Valtteri Bottas news

Max Verstappen has again defended Valtteri Bottas after he was criticised for weak defending at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he could have done a "better job" at defending from Max Verstappen at the start of the Mexico City Grand Prix and conceded criticism from... read more »

The Finn has signed a multi-season deal to join Alfa Romeo from next year, giving him proper long term job security for the first time in his F1 career.Bottas entered F1 with... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he drove the entire Mexico City Grand Prix with "guilt" and expected a penalty after his collision with Valtteri Bottas but has since... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will both wear special helmet liveries for this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton, a two-time winner at... read more »

After infamously being on the wrong end of team orders in Russia in 2018, Valtteri Bottas admitted it was like "biting my own teeth together". read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes having a multi-year deal has made him greater understand the pressure he felt of continually racing on one-year contracts. Bottas has competed in... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas admits he might have been able to do a "better job" of keeping Max Verstappen behind at the start of the Mexico City Grand... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has put his recent streak of form down to the "freedom" offered to him by a multi-year contract at Alfa Romeo. read more »

The Finn did not get away brilliantly from pole position in Mexico City last weekend, as Verstappen, who started right behind him, was able to drag up alongside him down a gap... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes he could have finished on the podium had he not collided into Valtteri Bottas in Mexico City, but the McLaren driver is determined to respond with an... read more »

The Williams driver will replace Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton's teammate next year, after three impressive campaigns for his current outfit.While no stranger to... read more »

In the latest Formula 1 gossip column, Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur says the team plans to announce its second driver after this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix, while... read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels he will leave Mercedes at the end of this season "a failure" after being unable to win the F1 world title. read more »

It’s Valtteri’s TikTok era. We’re just living in it.  read more »

Swapping from Mercedes to Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas says “you just never know” if Ferrari could be in his future. After five years with Mercedes, Bottas is off to Alfa Romeo... read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has conceded the F1 team is unsure of what caused the pit stop delay for Valtteri Bottas at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with... read more »

Alfa Romeo have spoken to Antonio Giovinazzi, admitting they "misjudged" the pace of Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo, ruining his race. read more »

Having had rolling one-year contracts and media speculation around his future, Valtteri Bottas admits the pressure has had an effect on him. read more »

Damon Hill felt Daniel Ricciardo should have backed out earlier to avoid hitting Valtteri Bottas at the start in Mexico. read more »

Lewis Hamilton may be losing his grip on the 2021 title, but Jolyon Palmer says this is where Valtteri Bottas comes in to save his team-mate. read more »

Does Valtteri Bottas still have the motivation to support the title challenge of Lewis Hamilton? Timo Glock does not believe so. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has explained how Valtteri Bottas' botched start meant he was unable to give a planned tow to his teammate, before compounding his... read more »

After trailing Red Bull in practice, Mercedes turned the tables by taking a front row lockout in qualifying as Bottas pipped Hamilton to pole.But Verstappen managed to sweep... read more »

Guenther Steiner was encouraged by Nikita Mazepin's tyre management in Mexico as he managed to hold off a Mercedes and a McLaren until his first stop. read more »