Neither Valtteri Bottas or 2012 racewinner Pastor Maldonado made it out of the opening phase of qualifying in Barcelona. 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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Felipe Massa continued Ferrari's good form with the fastest time on Saturday morning ahead of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Italians looks to be... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists that Williams is recovering from its slow start to the 2013 F1 season, and looks forward to better performances in weeks to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that Williams is beginning to uncover more performance after a troublesome start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign, explaining that the outfit's... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels Williams have made progress in Spain having brought several upgrades to the Barcelona circuit.. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas declared that his upgraded Williams felt the best the car had all year in Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, but still was unsure if the performance... read more »
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Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen and Williams' Valtteri Bottas have both been hit with fines for speeding in the pit lane during Friday's second... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel pipped Fernando Alonso to the top time, with the Spaniard splitting the Bulls - all three of which were covered by less than a tenth. Kimi Raikkonen led... read more »
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Fernando Alonso set the quickest lap on Friday morning in Spain in front of his home crowd, just ahead of team-mate Felipe Massa. The damp weather made things difficult for the... read more »
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Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Gutierrez and Daniel Ricciardo faced the media in Spain... read more »
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Today's press conference with Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Gutierrez, Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Pastor Maldonado equalled Williams’s best result of the season as he finished the Bahrain Grand Prix in eleventh place. Both Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas stopped... read more »
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Williams' Pastor Maldonado finished 11th with Valtteri Bottas 14th in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The team split strategies once again with both cars running a... read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne admits that the first part of the 2013 has not gone well for him after being the only driver to retire in Bahrain. Vergne made contact with... read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne had the dubious honour of being the only driver not to reach the chequered flag in Bahrain after being hit at the start... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel took his second win of the 2013 season after dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix once he passed pole sitter Nico Rosberg in the opening laps. The Red Bull driver... read more »
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Williams had another difficult qualifying session today as Valtteri Bottas qualified 15th with Pastor Maldonado 17th for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The car however did look... read more »
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The grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix will look a little different compared to the qualifying results after the three pre-race penalties have been applied. Mark Webber is demoted... read more »
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Nico Rosberg will start the Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position, just a week after his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, secured pole in China to give Mercedes their first consecutive... read more »
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Ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, we sat down with Williams's Valtteri Bottas for a chat. read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen was the pacesetter during second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as he set a 134.154 in his Lotus to edge out the Red Bull pair. Mark Webber was the leading... read more »
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Felipe Massa kicked off his Bahrain Grand Prix weekend with the fastest lap of the opening practice session to nip ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso in second, just under a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished 13th ahead of Pastor Maldonado in 14th in this afternoon’s Chinese Grand Prix. Williams therefore leaves China without points, leaving the team 8th in... read more »
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The stewards have decided not penalise the seven drivers found to have been using DRS within a yellow flag zone following a collision between Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian... read more »
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Fernando Alonso took his first victory of the 2013 season at the Chinese Grand Prix to bounce back from the disappointment of his first lap retirement in Malaysia last time... read more »