Theo Pourchaire will run in first practice for the United States Grand Prix in place of Valtteri Bottas for the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN team. 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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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas finished fifteenth, while Zhou Guanyu crossed the line in sixteenth at the Japanese Grand Prix, where the team introduced promising new upgrades. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes F1 was "lucky" to avoid a serious incident at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Theo Pourchaire will make his FP1 debut next weekend at the US Grand Prix, driving for Alfa Romeo. Pourchaire, who is part of the Sauber Academy, will drive Valtteri... read more »
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The French 19-year-old, who currently lies second in the FIA Formula 2 points standings, will make his first appearance in Alfa Romeo's C42 at the Circuit of the Americas... read more »
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All drivers were obliged to use full wet tyres for the restart after the red flag, although it was apparent as they ran behind the safety car that intermediates were soon going... read more »
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Mixed emotions from both Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN drivers after a second round exit in qualifying as they still remain positive in scoring some points in Sunday's race. read more »
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The team is currently holding sixth in the constructors' table, but Aston Martin closed the gap to 15 with a good double finish in Singapore last weekend, and Haas and... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu both finished outside of the points in Singapore and they are hoping the team can improve in Japan. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has explained the factor that elevates Suzuka ahead of Silverstone in his personal ranking when it comes to leading tracks on the F1 calendar. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he "enjoyed" staying ahead of Mercedes' George Russell during the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. Russell endured a difficult race for... read more »
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Russell had started from the pitlane after taking a new power unit under parc ferme, and during his attempt to regain ground he went up an escape road after making contact with... read more »
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Teams are obliged to electronically return two sets of dry tyres per driver within two hours of the end of FP1. In addition those tyres have to be physically returned to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was happy with his day in Singapore on Friday after finishing seventh fastest, and he believes Alfa Romeo are in the fight for Q3 this weekend. read more »
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They nevertheless ended up second and fourth behind Sainz, splitting Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, who had topped the day's earlier FP1 session at the... read more »
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Today's press conference with Esteban Ocon, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Alex Albon, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz and Sergio... read more »
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It's been three years since F1 took to the streets of Singapore. Alex Brundle takes a look at how the Silver Arrows pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas tackled the... read more »
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While the Hinwil-based squad has made good progress in 2022, and showed impressive speed early on in the campaign, more recent inconsistent form and reliability dramas have... read more »
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Alfa Romeo has announced that Zhou Guanyu will continue to partner Valtteri Bottas in 2023. read more »
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Alfa Romeo has confirmed that it has retained Zhou Guanyu for the 2023 Formula 1 campaign. Zhou joined the team this year, becoming the first-ever F1 driver from China. He is... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes there is no reason why Alfa Romeo should look to change its driver line-up for 2023 with Zhou Guanyu yet to secure a new deal. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed a 'computer-says-no' response from Mercedes when he and Lewis Hamilton often suggested set-up ideas during their time with the team. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suggested F1 reverts to a two-day schedule in order to add meaning to each session as has been proposed by CEO Stefano Domenicali. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas speaks exclusively to Crash.net F1 Editor Lewis Larkam about life away from Mercedes, why he doesn't care what people think of him, and... read more »
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Alfa Romeo had a trouble free Friday at the Italian Grand Prix, with both drivers wearing special helmets for the team's home weekend. read more »
