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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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Lewis Hamilton has revealed how Valtteri Bottas differs from the rest of his team-mates in F1. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists he is not concerned by Alfa Romeo's current form in Formula 1 ahead of his move to the team next season. read more »
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George Russell says he is anticipating a great challenge when he lines up alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022. Russell joined F1 with Williams in 2019 as a Mercedes... read more »
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Jenson Button has said moving down the grid to drive less competitive machinery at Alfa Romeo will be a "tough pill to swallow" for Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will fulfill a career goal when he debuts in the Race of Champions at the upcoming 2022 staging. read more »
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Antonio Giovinazzi has backed Valtteri Bottas for success at Alfa Romeo, but it's still not yet clear as to what his own future with the team looks like. read more »
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Antonio Giovinazzi is hopeful Valtteri Bottas can replicate the effect Kimi Raikkonen has had on Alfa Romeo when he replaces his fellow Finn in 2022. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is banking on the new Formula 1 regulations in 2022 to give him a "completely different" Alfa Romeo car to work with. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed he has "always wanted" to take part in the Race of Champions ahead of his first appearance in the event this winter. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed he remains motivated to end his Mercedes career on a high by claiming a fifth F1 constructors' title as a partner with Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer said if he needed to choose a 'wingman' in his team, he'd have Valtteri Bottas over Sergio Perez. read more »
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Robert Shwartzman says he would be "really happy" to obtain a reserve driver role in Formula 1 for the 2022 season. Shwartzman, who is part of the Ferrari Driver... read more »
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Alfa Romeo is known to be weighing up replacing Giovinazzi for next season, considering a number of drivers to partner the incoming Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes.Alpine junior... read more »
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Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has explained why he believes Valtteri Bottas is the best team-mate he has ever had. Following the announcement that Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas may be onto his fifth engine but that doesn't mean Lewis Hamilton has to take a fourth, says Honda's Toyoharu Tanabe. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has expanded on why Valtteri Bottas has been his best team-mate in Formula 1 - it is all down to communication. read more »
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The Mercedes Formula 1 team has provided an explanation for why Valtteri Bottas was unable to replicate his charge through the field at Monza in last Sunday's Russian... read more »
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Andy Shovlin has blamed tyre wear and understeer for Valtteri Bottas' inability to follow Max Verstappen through the field in Sochi. read more »
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Christian Horner has all but thanked Valtteri Bottas for not holding up Max Verstappen in Russia, saying the Finn was "very fair". read more »
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has criticised Valtteri Bottas' for 'gifting' position to Max Verstappen during the Russian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has explained the difficulties faced by Valtteri Bottas on his way to P5 in the Russian Grand Prix. read more »
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Gerhard Berger thinks Max Verstappen got into Valtteri Bottas' head before the Russian Grand Prix - to ease his passage through the field. read more »
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Bottas took a new power unit for Sunday's race, and moved back to 16th on the grid, ahead only of other drivers who had taken penalties - including Max Verstappen in... read more »
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The Canadian had a power unit change prior to qualifying after suffering an issue on Friday, and thus started 18th, just ahead of the also-penalised Valtteri Bottas and Max... read more »