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 »
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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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 »
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Mercedes turns the form book on its head as Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton to a one-two in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas continued to display strong form and solidly took pole position with both of his fastest laps faster than anybody else. Lewis Hamilton was second fastest as Max... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas sprung a surprise to claim pole position as Mercedes pulled out a shock 1-2 during qualifying for Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix. Red Bull had been... read more »
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Well, who saw that coming? Mercedes locked down the front row of the grid for the Mexico Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas on pole. read more »
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Mercedes scored its first front-row lock-out of the season to stun Red Bull in qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »
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The German manufacturer has been battling some durability issues with its internal combustion engine, which has prompted its own works team and customer squads to take grid... read more »
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Alfa Romeo expects to make a call on its second Formula 1 driver for 2022 after next week's Brazilian Grand Prix, following the collapse of the Andretti takeover... read more »
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Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur says a decision on its driver line-up is set to be taken after Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo has recruited current... read more »
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The F1 world championship leader produced a 1m17.301s to top FP2 by an impressive 0.424s from Valtteri Bottas, who had been fastest in the first practice session, with Mercedes... read more »
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The world champion had arrived in Mexico City well aware that Red Bull would likely have the edge, with its car and engine package having proved so good at the high-altitude... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says his deficit to Max Verstappen during practice for Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix is purely down to Mercedes' speed versus Red Bull. Hamilton... read more »
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Verstappen's title rival Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in first free practice, but the Dutchman bounced back to top FP2 later in the afternoon - setting the quickest... read more »
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After finishing one-tenth of a second behind pace-setter Bottas in FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Verstappen struck back by comfortably topping FP2 for Red... read more »
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Mercedes dictated the early pace in Mexico, but championship leader Max Verstappen bounced back in the afternoon session to end the opening day on top. The Mercedes duo of... read more »