Valtteri Bottas news

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 »

Williams has become the final team to launch their 2013 challenger after they unveiled their FW35 in Barcelona. The FW35 will be driven by Pastor Maldonado and Finnish rookie... read more »

Pastor Maldonado will give the Williams FW35 its track debut at the Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday. Williams will unveil the FW35 in the pits in Barcelona prior to the start... read more »

Williams have confirmed that they will unveil their 2013 car, the FW35, in the Barcelona pit lane on the opening day of the second pre-season test. The outfit took the decision... read more »

Williams believe Valtteri Bottas is not a genuine rookie given last year's experience with the team... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is effectively not a rookie driver heading into his debut season racing in Formula 1, according to Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar. read more »

Pastor Maldonado believes new team-mate Valtteri Bottas will benefit from last year's experience as a Friday driver for Williams... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes that running with Williams' 2012-spec car at Jerez will still prove useful for the Grove team. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the Jerez test was positive for Williams, despite using a development version of their 2012 car and not posting great times... read more »

Pastor Maldonado, who in 2013 enters his third F1 season with Williams, thinks new teammate Valtteri Bottas will get quickly up to speed. Actually, 23-year-old Finn Bottas is a... read more »

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was pleased with his return to the cockpit of a Formula 1 car at Jerez this week, the Finn back in action for the first time since the opening... read more »