Neither Valtteri Bottas nor Zhou Guanyu finished inside the top ten in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a difficult weekend for Alfa Romeo. 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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It was a pointless weekend for Alfa Romeo in Azerbaijan, with Valtteri Bottas ending eleventh and Zhou Guanyu retiring. read more »
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A suspected issue related to new parts meant Valtteri Bottas was outshone by colleague Zhou Guanyu in Baku. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes something was "fundamentally wrong" with his Alfa Romeo during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after being left a sitting duck for much of the race. read more »
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Bottas endured a frustrating weekend in Baku after his pace completely vanished from Saturday onwards. In the race, he was a sitting duck, finishing a lapped 11th while... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes there was something "fundamentally wrong" with his Alfa Romeo C42 after a subdued performance in Azerbaijan. Bottas has spent the majority of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas made it through to Q2 at Kevin Magnussen's expense. read more »
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Red Bull's Sergio Perez narrowly headed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during final practice for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Perez set a time of 1:43.170s on... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo can fight for a Q3 spot in Baku despite their Friday pace. read more »
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The Hinwil-based team has a limited supply of the latest upgrades and opted not to put them on the cars of Bottas and Zhou Guanyu on Friday so as not to risk sustaining any... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu look to further progress and push for more points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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The rookie, who became the first full-time Chinese F1 driver when he joined the grid alongside Valtteri Bottas this season, admits his season has been "quite up and... read more »
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Alfa Romeo must eliminate the mistakes in Baku that have proven costly for them this year, says Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has claimed it is "crucial" that Alfa Romeo achieves a "trouble-free weekend" after a string of reliability issues this year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes a clean Friday will enable Alfa Romeo to display its full potential after a spate of recent setbacks during practice. Bottas has been on an encouraging... read more »
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Security of a contract through to the end of 2024 means Sergio Perez has the foundation to build a World Championship challenge. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hopeful the "normal" Azerbaijan corners will help Alfa Romeo bounce back from a difficult weekend at the recent Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is feeling the "motivation" at Alfa Romeo at the moment. read more »
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Rebellion Timepieces have designed fifty watches, with Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou as their inspiration. read more »
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Ten-time grand prix winner Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for 2022 after leaving Mercedes following a five-season stint, signing a multi-year deal with the Swiss-based... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has joked the chaos-inducing pre-race rainfall at the Monaco Grand Prix was "sorted by Netflix". read more »
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Russell was promoted from Williams to a race seat at Mercedes during the off-season to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas as Hamilton's new team-mate.The Briton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished the Monaco Grand Prix in ninth place, with Alfa Romeo Team Principal Frederic Vasseur putting the result down to the teams' aggressive strategy calls. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas continued his impressive start to the 2022 season by moving up from twelfth on the grid to score two points for ninth place in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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George Russell says he feels he has managed to maximise his results across the opening third of the 2022 Formula 1 campaign. Russell joined Mercedes for 2022, taking the place... read more »