Lewis Hamilton has explained he and pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas need to "work as a team" to negate the powerful tow Max Verstappen will enjoy at the start of the... 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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Mercedes stunned Red Bull by locking out the front row of the grid for Sunday's race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as Valtteri Bottas headed up a 1-2 finish in... read more »
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Mercedes stunned Red Bull by clinching a 1-2 in qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Saturday as Bottas secured his third pole of the season.Red Bull was expected... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has confirmed he will support Lewis Hamilton's F1 championship charge at the Mexico City Grand Prix should circumstances allow. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is to discuss team orders with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton following a shock front-row lock-out for the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »
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Despite the prospect of team orders, surprise pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas still thinks there is an opportunity for him to win the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »
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The drivers discussed Saturday's qualifying session in Mexico, which saw Mercedes pull off a surprise front-row lockout from championship rivals Red Bull. 0:00 Bottas 0:12... read more »
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Mercedes stunned Red Bull with a qualifying turnaround to secure a front row lockout, with Bottas sealing his 19th career pole position in F1 ahead of team-mate Lewis... read more »
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Ride onboard with Valtteri Bottas as the Finn claims his 2nd Pirelli Pole Position Award in three races - his first in Mexico! For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Max Verstappen says Red Bull endured a "terrible" qualifying in Mexico City on Saturday, as the team was forced to settle for positions on the second row. After... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton described Mercedes' front-row lockout in Mexico City as a "real surprise" after the reigning champions upstaged rivals Red Bull. Red Bull led the... read more »
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Red Bull had been in a commanding position ahead of qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after topping FP2 - and completing favourable long run pace compared to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has labelled his surprise pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix as 'one of the best laps' of his Formula 1 career. read more »
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Red Bull entered qualifying as the favourite for pole position after comfortably taking a 1-2 finish in final practice, led by Perez, as Mercedes finished over half a second... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas labelled his pole position lap at Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix as one of the best of his career. Mercedes sprung a surprise during qualifying at the... read more »
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On a weekend when Red Bull had looked to be in a class of its own, Mercedes turned the tables on it main F1 rival in qualifying with Bottas and Lewis Hamilton locking out the... read more »
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Mercedes entered the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez expecting to trail Red Bull for outright pace, with the high downforce requirements of the track playing... read more »
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Red Bull went into qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as the favourite for pole after sweeping to a 1-2 finish in final practice, led by Sergio Perez.But Mercedes... read more »
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Bottas will start in front of Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being... read more »
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Sergio Perez took fourth in front of his home crowd, with the Red Bull duo having their final laps ruined when coming across stable-mate Yuki Tsunoda off the track in the... read more »
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Shock barely covers it as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton upset the form book by locking out front row for Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Bottas takes pole position as Mercedes lockout the front row in qualification at the 2021 Mexican GP read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed a surprise pole position as Mercedes locked out the front row, with Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen only third on the grid at the Mexico... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas took pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton in an unexpected Mexico City GP one-two as Mercedes pulled off one of the turnarounds of the season to shock Max... read more »
