Valtteri Bottas news

The warm afternoon session got off to a false start, being immediately red flagged for Nikita Mazepin's Haas coming to a halt on pit exit. It led to the Russian remaining... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a dominant Mercedes 1-2 ahead of championship leader Max Verstappen in the third and final practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas continues to set the pace in Qatar as mysterious rear wing oscillation hampers Max Verstappen's efforts. read more »

Mercedes appear to be enjoying a good advantage over Red Bull heading into Qatar GP qualifying with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton in a one-two for the world champions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during final practice for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Bottas set a time of 1:22.310s to finish just 0.078s as... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged Lewis Hamilton in final practice in Qatar as Red Bull's rear wing actuator issues continued to hamper Max Verstappen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas spearheaded a Mercedes one-two in final practice ahead of qualifying for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix that proved problematic for Max Verstappen. read more »

Alfa Romeo announced earlier this week that it had signed Formula 2 title contender Guanyu Zhou for next season, partnering the incoming Valtteri Bottas.It ended the hopes of... read more »

In early September Mercedes announced it had signed Williams' George Russell to partner Lewis Hamilton for 2022 and beyond, with Valtteri Bottas moving to Alfa Romeo on a... read more »

After the first day of running in Qatar, Valtteri Bottas already feels close to finding his sweet spot. read more »

Andrew Shovlin has described Valtteri Bottas as looking like "the man" in the opening exchanges in Qatar after topping the Friday timesheets but the team is still shy... read more »

Valtteri Bottas ended the opening day of the Qatar Grand Prix on top, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in fourth after a difficult start to the weekend for the World Champion. read more »

On a busy opening day of track action at the Losail International Circuit, Bottas set the fastest lap of the day in FP2 of 1m23.148s to claim top spot ahead of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left singing the praises of Mercedes' "guesstimation" as he and the team hit the ground running on F1's first visit to Qatar. read more »

Hamilton heads into the Qatar weekend on a high after charging from 10th on the grid to win in Brazil last Sunday, cutting Red Bull rival Max Verstappen's championship... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes during second practice at Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.  read more »

While Piere Gasly was second fastest, just like in the first practice session, this time he was topped by Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes. Verstappen, the best man of the first... read more »

Valtteri Bottas leads the way in second practice as teams prepare to burn the midnight oil at the track and at base where the simulators will run through the night. read more »

Bottas finished ahead of Gasly and Verstappen in the second free practice session at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fastest in FP1 but it was Bottas who set the quickest time of the day - under the floodlights in FP2 - at 1m23.148s.Pierre Gasly was an... read more »

Just after darkness had fallen at the Losail circuit, Friday's second session got underway, with Kimi Raikkonen leading the pack out of the pits and setting the opening... read more »

Max Verstappen outpaced Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the inaugural Qatar GP - but the title contenders finished third and fourth on the timesheet, with Mercedes'... read more »

Valtteri Bottas put Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the shade under the lights for the first time ahead of this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set two laps quick enough for top spot during second practice for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix as Pierre Gasly surprisingly emerged as a contender. Bottas... read more »

Formula 1 cannot escape discussion over rear wings. This time Red Bull's rear receiving plenty of attention in second practice. read more »