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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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Today's press conference with Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon, Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton, Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc and... read more »
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Alfa Romeo confirm their 2024 driver lineup, with Zhou and Bottas staying with the team. read more »
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Alfa Romeo Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi says the side is evaluating the Formula 1 testing opportunities available to Theo Pourchaire next year. The team, which... read more »
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A new one-year deal for Zhou and exercising a contract extension option for Bottas has left Sauber junior Pourchaire to stay put as reserve driver.Pourchaire won the 2019... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay with the Alfa Romeo Sauber team for the third consecutive year in 2024. read more »
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Alfa Romeo will head into the 2024 season with an unchanged line-up, as the team confirmed that current drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, will continue their... read more »
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Alfa Romeo have announced that Zhou Guanyu will retain his seat alongside Valtteri Bottas for the 2024 F1 season. read more »
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Alfa Romeo will head into the 2024 season with an unchanged line-up, as the team confirmed that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will continue for a third year running. read more »
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Alfa Romeo have announced that both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay with the team for the 2024 season, despite rumours that Zhou may be replaced. read more »
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Sauber will enter 2024 with an unchanged driver line-up in Formula 1 after retaining Zhou Guanyu alongside Valtteri Bottas. Zhou stepped up to Formula 1 for 2022 at the team... read more »
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Alfa Romeo have announced Zhou Guanyu will retain his seat with the team next year alongside Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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While Bottas continuing with the Swiss outfit was a formality, there had been some question marks over Zhou.However, the Chinese driver has now been signed for a third year... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said that Fernando Alonso is an example for him of why he should continue in the sport, even though he's not enjoying the best of seasons with Alfa Romeo. read more »
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After adding a point to the tally in Monza, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu hope to find success in Singapore with a new package being implemented. read more »
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Zhou Guanyu looks set to remain with Alfa Romeo alongside Valtteri Bottas for a third season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said that he is 'happy to wait' until 2026 for podiums, when new regulations are likely to shake up the grid. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas scored a point at Monza by making a one stop, hard-medium tyre, strategy work to his favour for his first top ten finish since the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »
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Apex Capital has launched a new £43m sports investment fund with the backing of some athletes, including Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Despite Zhou being the first full-time Chinese F1 racer, there has been speculation he does not come with major financial banking to incentivise Alfa Romeo to agree new... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits he would be "happy to wait" until Audi's arrival and the change of regulations in Formula 1 in 2026 to stand on the podium rostrum once... read more »
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Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris have teamed up to back a new €50 million athlete-driven investment fund alongside Valtteri Bottas and a whole host of athletes from other arenas.... read more »
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Zhou Guanyu says discussions over his Formula 1 future for 2024 with Alfa Romeo are continuing to take place, adding he was "a lot more nervous" this time last year.... read more »
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Magnussen qualified only 19th at Monza and was one of only three drivers to take a gamble by starting on the hard rather than medium Pirelli tyres.However, while Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Hamilton has triggered much debate over the Italian Grand Prix weekend after suggesting that Verstappen's success in F1 has been easier to achieve because he has not faced... read more »