Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valteri Bottas express are excited to out on the track in Shanghai ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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 is hoping for a stronger weekend for the Williams Martini Racing team in China after two relatively disappointing weekends in Australia and Bahrain. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it is "too early" to begin talks for 2017 but is keen to be in a position where he can win grands prix... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has said that Valteri Bottas doesn't need to apologise after the two collided at the Bahrain Grand Prix... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Williams needs to find more pace after suggesting his penalty wasn't the only reason for his disappointing Bahrain GP read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has accepted that Williams has slipped back in Formula 1's pecking order, following a below-par showing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas and… read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed Lewis Hamilton was losing a second a lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix after being hit at Turn 1. After a bad start, Hamilton was knocked... read more »
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After colliding with Williams's driver Valterri Bottas, Red Bull racer Daniel Ricciardo recovered magnificently to end the race in P4 at the Bahrain Grand Prix... read more »
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Toto Wolff believes that the damage to Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes W07 Hybrid, following a first corner collision with Williams' Valtteri Bottas, cost the Briton… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was happy not to have lost more ground to team-mate Nico Rosberg after racing with a damaged car throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix after a first corner clash... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was happy to finish fourth, especially on the back of damage to his front wing caused when he clipped the back of Valtteri Bottas' Williams at the opening... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt the drive-through penalty and the front wing damage on his Williams caused by his clash with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap heavily compromised his race... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo thought his car would suffer more from the front wing damage he sustained in Turn 1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo got caught up in a collision between... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he believed there was a genuine opportunity to pass Lewis Hamilton in the opening corner of the Bahrain Grand Prix after the pair clashed at Turn 1. Bottas... read more »
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Bottas 'disappointed' with ninth after Hamilton contact read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits it was a "shame" that he was penalised in Bahrain, and that his mistake also cost Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he felt he was going for a viable gap ahead of his penalty-punished clash with Lewis Hamilton in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says his car lacked performance for the entire Bahrain Grand Prix after he collided with Valtteri Bottas at Turn 1. For the second race in a row Hamilton had a... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton hauled his hobbled Mercedes to a podium finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but could do nothing to deny team-mate Nico Rosberg stretching his F1 points lead. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton's Bahrain Grand Prix ran into trouble on the very first lap when he suffered a slow getaway and got hit by Valtteri Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said he was trying to defend against attacks from behind when he collided with Lewis Hamilton at the start of Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton admitted relief at being able to recover to the podium positions after being hit by Williams rival Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the… read more »
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Nico Rosberg insists he is not thinking about the championship despite opening his 2016 account with back to back Grand Prix victories in Australia and Bahrain. Rosberg surged... read more »
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased to recover to third position after another difficult opening lap to a Grand Prix. Hamilton dropped to sixth from pole at the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt the Williams team had a good qualifying session in Bahrain on Saturday, and is aiming for a top five finish during Sunday's Grand Prix. read more »