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Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
Team | Mercedes |
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Country | Finland |
Podiums | 45 |
Points | 1277 |
Grands Prix entered | 139 |
World Championships | N/A |
Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
Highest grid position | 1 |
Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Valtteri Bottas recovered from missing final practice and from a poor start to claim seventh place in the sprint race at Imola, giving Alfa Romeo two more points. read more »
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Alfa Romeo have changed the chassis on Valtteri Bottas' car prior to the Imola sprint. read more »
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Bottas suffered a broken exhaust during Q3 on Friday, and was told by the team to pull over and stop after telemetry flagged rising temperatures. Despite not being able to... read more »
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With teams needing to choose between focussing on the Sprint or the GP, Russell edges out Perez and Leclerc, as McLaren pair and Bottas are sidelined with technical issues. read more »
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In a qualifying session stalled by five separate red flags, Verstappen grabbed his first pole of the 2022 season, beating F1 world championship leader Charles Leclerc by 0.779s... read more »
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A mechanical problem for Valtteri Bottas on the run out of the Variante Alta had left the Finn's Alfa Romeo stationary at the side of the track, and brought out the... read more »
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Few cars ventured out at the start of the one-hour session - the only practice running available ahead of qualifying on the first sprint weekend of the season - before Valtteri... read more »
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The team currently lies sixth in the F1 world constructors' championship, with Valtteri Bottas having earned a sixth and an eighth in his three starts with the team, and... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is "not just a driver" with Alfa Romeo, but "also an important team member". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is a picture of calmness at Alfa Romeo (despite his coffee-fuelled daily routine). read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has warned Lance Stroll 'that's not how you race' after the Aston Martin driver forced him off the road in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas added four points to Alfa Romeo's tally for the 2022 season after claiming eight place in the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday. read more »
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Fred Vasseur says Alfa Romeo "f***ed up" Q2 in Melbourne, ending Valtteri Bottas' 103-race Q3 streak. read more »
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Alfa Romeo arrived in Australia looking to continue its strong start to the season after seeing Valtteri Bottas finish sixth in Bahrain and reach Q3 in Saudi Arabia before... read more »
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Alfa Romeo head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar has expressed his disbelief that Lance Stroll went unpunished in Australia for an altercation with Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Lance Stroll is "one of the more aggressive" drivers while the Canadian says the Finn was "sleeping" in Melbourne. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has labelled Lance Stroll racing conduct at the Australian Grand Prix as "on the limit". The pair were battling for position on lap 42 of the race,... read more »
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The Aston Martin driver was reported for making "more than one change of direction to defend a position" while battling with Valtteri Bottas.After an investigation he... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that Lance Stroll's driving crossed the line at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' streak of 103 consecutive Q3 appearances came to an end at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Finnish driver qualifying twelfth at Albert Park. read more »
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Bottas was left disappointed after his exit in the second qualifying segment at Albert Park ended his record of consecutive Q3 session appearances at 103.The Alfa Romeo driver,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas blamed a change to the set-up on his rear wing for the lack of pace that ended his run of 103 consecutive appearances in F1's qualifying top-10 shoot-out. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is eyeing another Q3 appearance this weekend in Australia after a competitive-looking Friday for the Alfa Romeo driver at Albert Park. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas will run a special Australian-themed helmet for Formula 1’s return to Melbourne. The Australian GP was the first race to be cancelled because... read more »