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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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Rubens Barrichello hasn't turned his back on Formula 1 completely, and still believes there may be a way for him to return in the future. The veteran of 322 F1 starts, a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is striving for his third driver role with Williams to blossom into a 'long career' racing for the former champion team read more »
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Williams' third driver Valtteri Bottas says he's ready to step up to a race seat, and hopes to build a long-term career with the British team read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has reiterated his desire to race for Williams next season, saying he wants a "long career" with the F1 team... read more »
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Toto Wolff, a shareholder and now Williams' new executive director, has ruled out testing the famous British team's 2012 car. Williams test driver Susie Wolff's... read more »
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Williams reserve Valtteri Bottas has confirmed that he is hoping to join fellow Finns Kimi Raikkonen and Heikki Kovalainen on the grid in 2013. read more »
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Toto Wolff says he won't get involved in any discussion on Valtteri Bottas's future with Williams as he is the driver's financial backer... read more »
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Bruno Senna was feeling confident about the future after Sunday's Hungarian grand prix. Surrounded by burgeoning paddock rumours the Williams shareholder Toto... read more »
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Williams test driver Valtteri Bottas was circumspect after a spin in Friday morning's practice which left him in the barrier. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits it was his mistake that put him into the barriers at Hockenheim on Friday... read more »
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Williams had a complicated Friday due to the weather, making it difficult to get any consistent data to set-up the car. In the morning, Valtterri Bottas created even a bit more... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has taken responsibility for his crash towards the end of Friday morning practice at Hockenheim. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admitted that it was his mistake that caused him to crash in first practice from the German Grand Prix but feels it is part of his learning process read more »
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McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton led the way on Friday morning in Hockenheim for first practice for the German Grand Prix. The duo were running the newly revised... read more »
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In a brand new feature our Features Editor Daniel Chalmers gives his opinions on questions from The F1 Times readers. Do you think another driver can win a race this season?... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reckons he's ready to step up into a Formula One race seat having gained experience as a Williams tester... read more »
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Williams test driver Valtteri Bottas says that he would "feel happy" to take up a race seat immediately but is eyeing a drive in 2013 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels ready to step up to a race seat in Formula 1, now that he has had half a season of testing for the Williams team. read more »
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As the Silverstone test for young drivers came to a conclusion, Valtteri Bottas was once again at the helm of the FW34 where he completed more mileage and settled in with the... read more »
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The second and final day of the young driver test at Silverstone came to a close today and once again the Valtteri Bottas topped the time sheets. The Williams driver was... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets on the second day of the Silverstone Young Driver Test read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led the way again today on the second and final day of the 'alternative' Young Driver test at Silverstone. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas once again set the pace at Silverstone as the Williams tester had the edge over his Marussia rivals... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas once again topped the times at the Silverstone young driver test, with Friday marking the end of the two-day test attended by Williams, Marussia and HRT. The... read more »