Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas has expressed confidence that he should be able to get to the end of the Formula 1 season without incurring any more penalties. Bottas was relegated to the back... read more »

Hear the highs and lows from team radio as the drivers finished their race in Austin, Texas... 0:00 Verstappen 1:01 Hamilton 1:35 Perez 2:07 Leclerc 2:32 Ricciardo 3:11 Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says it could be "quite tricky" recovering at the USGP as the Ferraris and McLarens are "not the easy cars to overtake". read more »

Ferrari grabbed the initiative in the ongoing battle for third in the world championship at Austin when, after recovering from a difficult day, Leclerc qualified fifth, ahead... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Red Bull's superior performance in Formula 1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix shows that it clearly made a "bigger step" than... read more »

Jenson Button is baffled by Mercedes' engine woes, the Brackley squad putting Valtteri Bottas onto his sixth ICE of this season in Austin. read more »

The Finn qualified only fourth at COTA on Saturday after a "messy" final lap, and goes back five places to ninth after taking a new engine.To get involved in the... read more »

The world champion outfit is facing a difficult end to the 2021 campaign as it juggles concerns about the durability of its internal combustion engines (ICE).Valtteri Bottas is... read more »

Winner of the Turkish GP, Toto Wolff hopes Valtteri Bottas stays in form and that he can be "very helpful" for Lewis Hamilton's title quest. read more »

Four drivers have been hit with grid penalties for the United States Grand Prix with Fernando Alonso, George Russell and Sebastian Vettel set for back of the grid start while... read more »

As Valtteri Bottas takes another grid penalty, Toto Wolff admits that fears over reliability have left Mercedes pondering the prospect of risking a similar move for Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes "lost some ground" to its rivals after a strong start to Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, believes Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes laid down a marker in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton ended third fastest on Friday at the Circuit of the Americas, while Valtteri Bottas goes into Qualifying with another grid penalty for another engine change. read more »

Mercedes revealed on Friday ahead of the United States Grand Prix that Valtteri Bottas would be taking a third grid penalty in four races after having a new engine fitted to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has asserted that he can still contend for victory in Formula 1's United States Grand Prix despite taking a grid penalty. Bottas will drop five places from... read more »

Mercedes would not rule out Formula One title contender Lewis Hamilton taking another engine penalty this season after team mate Valtteri Bottas incurred a five-place drop at... read more »

Bottas set the quickest time of the day in FP1, which was fractionally faster than Red Bull's Sergio Perez managed when he topped FP2 later in the afternoon.US Grand Prix... read more »

Max Verstappen branded Lewis Hamilton a "stupid idiot" and gave the seven-time F1 champion the middle finger following a practice skirmish ahead of the United States... read more »

Mercedes revealed on Friday in Austin that it had taken a third fresh engine for Bottas in four races, resigning the Finn to a five-place grid penalty.Mercedes customers... read more »

Mercedes has not ruled out installing Lewis Hamilton's car with fresh engine components at some point during the final races of the 2021 season, which would result in a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas will take a five-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies for the U.S. Grand Prix after Mercedes changed his car's internal combustion engine. read more »

As Valtteri Bottas takes on his sixth ICE of the season, there is growing concern over the reliability of the Mercedes power unit, though Toto Wolff doesn't appear overly... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has conceded the manufacturer's engines have "no durability" after Valtteri Bottas was forced into another change ahead of the... read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton to top the opening practice session for the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton's championship rival Max Verstappen... read more »

Bottas leads Hamilton and Verstappen in the first free practice session at the United States GP read more »