Valtteri Bottas news

Williams duo Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are confident that they have the car needed to challenge near the front in Formula 1 this season given the team's winter... read more »

Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan was upbeat about his team’s prospects for the Australian Grand Prix following the conclusion of winter testing in Barcelona.... read more »

Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top for the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the new season with a lap of 1:20.130. The German traded fastest laps with Ferrari's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton lit up the timing screens on Saturday to post the fastest lap seen during the two four-day tests at Barcelona so far. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:20.558 -... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the lack of understanding about the new Pirelli tyres this season will help rookies like him in the opening races read more »

The changeable conditions which blighted this morning's running gave way to altogether better weather late this afternoon at Barcelona, even allowing Valtteri Bottas to... read more »

Mark Webber came out on top on the first day of the final pre-season test for Red Bull to post a 1:22.693. He made the most of a drying circuit to beat Lewis Hamilton in the... read more »

Williams completed the most amount of mileage at the Circuit de Catalunya last week, despite the fact that it was the only team debuting a brand-new car. Over the course of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton ended up fastest on the final day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona on Friday. The Mercedes driver made the most of a break in the showers to post a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says it is difficult to judge where Williams are in the pecking order, saying they won't know until Australia... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Williams is targeting a challenge at the front of the grid immediately this season read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes that his rain-disrupted final morning of running in the Barcelona test allowed him to improve his pitstop skills. read more »

Williams enjoyed a strong third day of testing at Barcelona, with drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas sharing the driving duties. Both men managed to complete a... read more »

Fernando Alonso was the quickest man come the checkered flag on the third day of testing in Barcelona. He will hand the car over to Felipe Massa on Friday. The Spaniard's... read more »

Williams racers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas shared driving duties on the third day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. Maldonado drove during... read more »

Valterri Bottas has declared the FW35 a definite step forward over the outfit's 2012 car which won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finnish driver got his first taste of the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he "can really feel" the performance improvement on the new Williams FW35 and says the car is clearly better on traction read more »

Valtteri Bottas has highlighted improvements at the rear end of the new Williams FW35 as the most significant step forward the team has taken with its new car. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he instantly felt a step forward with the new FW35 chassis compared to its 2012 predecessor, having tested Williams's latest creation for the first... read more »

Sergio Perez went quickest on the second day of testing in Barcelona for McLaren, posting a lap half a second quicker than the fastest lap from the 2012 test. His lap was also... read more »

Williams rookie Valtteri Bottas believes that the FW35 is an improvement on the FW34. Bottas drove the car for the first time in Spain during testing on Wednesday, setting the... read more »

The second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya is already upon us, with a few line-up changes taking place. Lewis Hamilton makes his first appearance of the week for... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has highlighted consistency as one of the key areas Williams must improve while Valtteri Bottas is ready for his rookie campaign... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has admitted he is "tingling" ahead of the debut of his 2013 race car. After teammate Pastor Maldonado drives the new FW35 on day one in Barcelona,... read more »

Williams has pulled the covers off its new challenger, the FW35, at the Circuit de Catalunya. Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas were both on hand for the presentation, which... read more »