Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has labelled team orders as "tough" but says he understands why they were applied during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas… read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists the team still believes in giving its drivers "equal opportunity" to race in 2017, though he admits it will have to consider team... read more »

Mixed emotions for Valtteri Bottas after the Bahrain Grand Prix, where a generator failure on the grid harmed his hopes of a maiden win in Formula 1. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits that an order to let your team mate pass during a racing competition is the worst thing a driver could hear. The Finn was told by Mercedes to let Lewis... read more »

Mercedes has revealed that Valtteri Bottas' struggle for pace in the opening stint of the Bahrain Grand Prix was caused by a "perfect storm" of problems on the... read more »

Toto Wolff: Generator failure caused early struggles for Valtteri Bottas read more »

Despite starting with both drivers on the front row of the grid in Bahrain, Toto Wolff saw both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas drop behind Sebastian Vettel on race day. read more »

A win didn't transpire for the Finn after achieving pole during yesterday's qualifying in Bahrain, as Bottas struggled throughout the race with balance issues. read more »

The harsh reality of life at Mercedes hit Valtteri Bottas on 47th lap of Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Today's post-race press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

It's a thriller, start to finish: Valtteri Bottas is on pole but watch out for drama from the off as the Finn looks for his first F1 win... For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

Valtteri Bottas's lack of pace in the opening stint of Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix was the result of running incorrect tyre pressures because Mercedes generator... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has two wins in three races to celebrate for the first time in a while. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, contemplates the "serious challenge" from Ferrari,... read more »

SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Valtteri Bottas says he understands why Mercedes ordered him to let teammate Lewis Hamilton pass at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but admits he did not like doing... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas talk to the media after the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas frustrated by sub-par race pace in Bahrain read more »

Starting from pole, Valtteri Bottas had been targeting his first F1 win on Sunday in Bahrain, only for a tyre pressure problem to leave him a distant third at the chequered flag. read more »

Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix by 6.660 seconds over Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to earn his second victory of the 2017 Formula One championship. Scuderia... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he hated the order to let Lewis Hamilton pass in Bahrain but understood why the decision was made. read more »

Sebastian Vettel claimed the outright lead of the Formula One championship by winning a tense Bahrain Grand Prix, despite a late charge from Lewis Hamilton. In a race which saw... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left to rue a "tricky race" as he struggled with his rear tyres at the Bahrain Grand Prix, dropping from the lead to third… read more »

Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix, getting past both Mercedes cars towards a reasonably comfortable victory. Lewis Hamilton finished in second position while pole... read more »

Sebastian Vettel got the better of Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to take his and Ferrari's second win of the season at the Bahrain Grand… read more »

Toto Wolff has equated Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' rivalry to that of tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as there is a "lot of respect." read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has praised Valtteri Bottas' level-headedness after the Finn beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Bahrain Grand… read more »