Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas kicked off the Mexican Grand Prix weekend by setting the fastest time in opening practice, ahead of Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton.  read more »

Bottas leads a Mercedes 1-2 at the first free practice session at the 2021 Mexican GP read more »

Verstappen's team-mate, Sergio Perez, missed much of the one-hour session after crashing at the Peraltada corner in the early stages and breaking his rear wing - just as... read more »

Mercedes once again demonstrated its eye-catching pace after Valtteri Bottas went quickest in the opening session for the Mexico City Grand Prix, narrowly edging his team mate... read more »

Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez covered by just 0.269s as drivers struggle for grip at a dusty Mexico City. read more »

Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in first practice at the Mexican Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace in Mexico City GP first practice as he and Lewis Hamilton ensured Mercedes started a crucial weekend with a slight edge over Max Verstappen, whose... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a closely-contested opening practice session for Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday. Bottas clocked a time of 1:18.341s to finish just 0.076s... read more »

Valtteri Bottas pipped Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to be quickest in FP1, but the Briton is under investigation by the stewards. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed his fingers are tightly crossed that his Mercedes engine problems are behind him ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says if there is "an opportunity for me to help Lewis with the points", he will do what he can for his Mercedes team-mate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is prepared to help Lewis Hamilton's 2021 Formula 1 title bid against Max Verstappen "in a reasonable way". read more »

Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi admits it is "not easy" racing while question marks linger regarding his future in Formula 1. Just one vacancy remains on the... read more »

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Valtteri Bottas does not think there is "anything personal", it's just Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen wanting the same prize. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is 'certainly not a phenomenon' like Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, according to Toto Wolff. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has stated categorically there is no personal conflict between championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as Formula 1 enters the final furlong of... read more »

Timo Glock believes Sergio Perez is playing the 'support' role for Red Bull better than Valtteri Bottas is managing at Mercedes. read more »

Porridge or coffee?  read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff asserts that George Russell knows there are boundaries he can't cross when he joins the team next year. Russell has been signed to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is convinced Mercedes will be "in a better place" this weekend when it tackles one of its weaker circuits in Mexico following its recent power unit... read more »

All is not lost for Mercedes in Mexico, according to Valtteri Bottas, as the Silver Arrows head there with a more optimised engine. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed over the United States Grand Prix weekend that the German manufacturer was facing "some reliability issues that keep coming back"... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has moved to defend Valtteri Bottas's performance at the United States Grand Prix, insisting his driver "didn't drop any... read more »

Valtteri Bottas took a sixth internal combustion engine of the season in Austin, but Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says this will help the team. read more »