Valtteri Bottas says he's prepared to "sacrifice" his own chances of a good result to help Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 title bid against Max Verstappen. 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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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes "never planned" on having him slipstream Lewis Hamilton in qualifying as "usually it goes wrong" read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he had to change to an older power unit ahead of Formula 1 qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix due to reliability concerns. read more »
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Bottas finished over nine tenths of a second off pole-sitter Max Verstappen's lap time in Q3 as Red Bull took a surprise pole position ahead of Mercedes, which had led FP2... read more »
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Mercedes has reached an agreement with Alfa Romeo for Valtteri Bottas to make his debut for his new employers during post-race testing in Abu Dhabi. Formula 1 is staying on at... read more »
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The third and final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix saw Mercedes continue to dominate the proceedings at the Yas Marina Circuit with Lewis Hamilton compfortably topping... read more »
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Hamilton leads Verstappen and Bottas in final practice heading into qualification at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start work with new team Alfa Romeo with immediate effect once the curtain comes down on his five-year stint with Mercedes on Sunday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has brushed off his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice contact with the wall at turn 14 as "a nice drift". read more »
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Hamilton leads Ocon and Bottas in second free practice in the crucial second practice session at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »
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His Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen was quickest in FP1, but Hamilton set the fastest time of the day in FP2 at 1m23.691s.Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP1 results: Verstappen... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he'll do what it takes to help Lewis Hamilton win the title as he'd "rather have my team-mate win than the opposition". read more »
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Championship leader Verstappen started the race weekend on the right foot as he finished ahead of Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in FP1, lapping almost... read more »
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Verstappen leads Bottas and Hamilton in first free practice at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »
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Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, edging the Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Formula 1 title leader Max Verstappen set the fastest time during the opening practice session for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen clocked a time of... read more »
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The Mercedes team is buzzing about a "dream finish" in the Abu Dhabi F1 season finale as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton prepares to go wheel to wheel with Max... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he has "mixed feelings" about his five-year tenure in Formula 1 with Mercedes. read more »
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A rival team tried to persuade Valtteri Bottas to renege on his agreement with Alfa Romeo after it had been signed. read more »
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2022 Formula 1 rookie Guanyu Zhou has chosen number 24 as his permanent race number, according to the FIA's entry list. Zhou, who will become China's first F1 driver,... read more »
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A Mercedes "mistake" over tyres made it more difficult to finish on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium, says Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Esteban Ocon came within a few hundred metres of a podium finish in Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, only to be denied on the line by Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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The Alpine driver had been running third behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for much of the Jeddah race, before facing a late challenge from Valtteri Bottas.Although he... read more »
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Alpine's Esteban Ocon has been left with "difficult feelings" after missing out on his second podium finish of the year in Jeddah by one-tenth of a second. On... read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »