Valtteri Bottas has warned that Mercedes look to be in "their own league" in pre-season testing but feels Williams can take on Ferrari and Red Bull... 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 ended the first day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya with the second quickest time. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes has been in a league of its own during testing and is hoping Williams will challenge the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull to be the best of the rest... read more »
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Williams' Valtteri Bottas says it is clear Mercedes is 'in a league of its own' as it turned up its pace at the start of the final pre-season F1 test. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes no one will challenge Mercedes in the early part of the 2016 Formula 1 campaign on the evidence so far in pre-season testing read more »
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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says he is hopeful that the outfit can fight with Ferrari and Red Bull in 2016, but concedes it is unlikely Mercedes will be caught. Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reckons it will be "very tricky" for any team to challenge Mercedes in 2016, given its pace in pre-season testing. Mercedes has spent the… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Williams has "improved many of the weaknesses of last year", following Formula 1's first pre-season test read more »
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Valtteri Bottas - "I feel a bigger step in the improvement than what we did last year..." read more »
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After a few problems during Formula 1 pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas hopes to have a clean run tomorrow for Williams Martini Racing. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas hopes the FW38 enables Williams Martini Racing to fight for victories in 2016. read more »
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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says his team needs to be able to win races this year after two seasons of finishing third in the constructors' championship without a race... read more »
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Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas admit that the expectations will be high, as the team prepares for the 2016 Formula One season. read more »
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Bottas: Williams needs to be fighting for wins read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that Williams will be able to fight for Grand Prix victories in 2016, after releasing images online of its FW38 on Friday. Bottas has taken eight... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that Williams "needs to be able to win races" during the 2016 season, following the launch of the team's new car, the Mercedes-powered… read more »
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Williams has revealed its testing schedule for both Barcelona tests, with Valtteri Bottas set to debut the FW38 on Monday. Bottas will take part in the first two days of the... read more »
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Williams have announced their driver schedule for the first Barcelona test with Valtteri Bottas set to debut the FW38 on Monday... read more »
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Williams has confirmed its driver schedule for pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Valtteri Bottas set to debut the FW38 on… read more »
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Speculation linking Valtteri Bottas with a Scuderia Ferrari race seat for the 2016 Formula 1 season was "disturbing" read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits that unrelenting rumours linking him to Ferrari "didn't help with the results and concentration" last season... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says speculation linking him with a move to Formula 1 rival Ferrari last summer was "disturbing" and affected his concentration and results read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he will continue to analyse whether an overtaking move is on, but insists he will commit fully to the move once it begins. read more »
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Bottas: 'Aggressive driving has changed my image' read more »
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Don't expect Valtteri Bottas to back off from future wheel-to-wheel battles in future with the Finn saying he has adopted a more aggressive approach... read more »