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Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
Team | Mercedes |
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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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Williams reserve driver Valtteri Bottas believes that young drivers do not get enough opportunities to drive Formula 1 cars before graduating to the top level of the sport. read more »
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Bruno Senna is hoping to stay at Williams in 2013. Most paddock experts are expecting the British team to keep the PDVSA-backed Pastor Maldonado on board, but pair him with... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton eased to the top of the times during first practice for the Korean Grand Prix to dispose of Fernando Alonso's quickest time. The Spaniard had been leading... read more »
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Two weeks after the Singapore Grand Prix, the Williams F1 team came in action today at the Suzuka Circuit for the first two free practice sessions of the Japanese GP. The team... read more »
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Jenson Button led a McLaren 1-2 during first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, as team-mate Lewis Hamilton just two-tenths shy of the lead pace. The McLaren duo dominated... read more »
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Williams test driver Valtteri Bottas is on track to be Finland's next F1 superstar - if he can get a regular drive read more »
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Lewis Hamilton finally confirmed who he'll be racing for in 2013, and whilst it didn't take many by surprise thanks to Eddie Jordan's prediction, or rather... read more »
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Williams's executive director Toto Wolff is confident that Pastor Maldonado will learn from his mistakes this season and mature as a driver for the future. The Venezuelan... read more »
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Toto Wolff insists there are no guarantees that Valtteri Bottas will race for Williams next year as the team's line-up is "all open at this stage"... read more »
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Williams driver line-up for 2013 is still open, according to executive director Toto Wolff, with test driver Valtteri Bottas in the running as a possible replacement for either... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will have to wait to discover his long-time F1 future according to Toto Wolff read more »
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Mercedes Michael Schumacher topped the first practice session for the Italian Grand Prix with a 1:25.422, some three-tenths quicker than anyone else. The German clearly put his... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said that he was pleased to get experience in a Formula One car in the wet despite the limited running he is able to do read more »
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Williams didn't put in much running today due to the difficult weather circumstances. Early on in the day, Valtteri Bottas was given the chance to drive the Williams... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that his Belgian Grand Prix practice outing for Williams was still a valuable learning experience despite difficult weather conditions read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi topped the first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix as the season kicks off again following a five week break. The Sauber driver mastered the... read more »
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Williams’ 2012 car holds more potential than has been seen at recent grands prix. That is the claim of the famous British team’s Finnish reserve driver... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Williams have been "unlucky" in recent races, but says they are determined to continue improving... read more »
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Williams is faster than it has been able to show in recent races and still stands a chance of scoring more top results later in the season, according to its reserve driver... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, currently Williams' reserve and 'Friday' driver, has admitted a race seat at the British team would be "ideal". The young Finn is... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is eager to stick with Williams for F1 2013 - and ideally in a race seat read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, currently Williams’ reserve and ‘Friday’ driver, has admitted a race seat at the British team would be... read more »
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Bruno Senna believes Saturday performances will be the biggest factor when it comes to deciding whether or not he will remain at Williams in 2012. With Pastor Maldonado... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he "really" doesn't know if he'll be racing for Williams next season despite being backed by the team's new executive director... read more »