Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas secured top spot on the grid for the return of F1's sprint event at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes introduced multiple new elements to his power unit. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said earlier on Friday that all teams were "struggling" with their power unit allocation for the season, and that the team had... read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the back of the field after being fitted with a new power unit at Monza. Mercedes fitted the new elements ahead... read more »

Alfa Romeo Team Principal Frederic Vasseur says he is considering "five or six" drivers to place alongside Valtteri Bottas for the 2022 Formula 1 season. Earlier this... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says the team could potentially take a grid penalty at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have... read more »

Bottas announced on Monday that he would be leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2021 season after five years at Brackley, ending his long-running partnership with Lewis... read more »

Signing Valtteri Bottas has opened the door for Alfa Romeo to put a "rookie", or another "experienced" driver, in the second car. read more »

Mercedes announced on Tuesday that Russell would be joining the team for the 2021 season, replacing Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas as a team-mate for seven-time world... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he is ready to become team leader at Alfa Romeo and effectively step out of a shadow cast by Lewis Hamilton's stunning success in F1. read more »

Theo Pourchaire has indicated that the next two rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship could determine his race plans for 2022. Pourchaire, who is part of the Sauber Junior... read more »

George Russell says Mercedes have made it clear that he and Lewis Hamilton will be heading into the 2022 Formula 1 season on an equal playing field. Mercedes confirmed earlier... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has acknowledged victories will be out of the question next year when he joins Alfa Romeo. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was informed of Mercedes' decision to drop him in favour of George Russell during Formula 1's summer break. read more »

Mercedes put an end to months of speculation by announcing on Tuesday that Russell would be joining its works F1 team next year, replacing Valtteri Bottas after spending three... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he will need "a different kind of mentality" to tackle what he sees as a project with Alfa Romeo following his years of F1 success with... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi says he is ignoring speculation over Alfa Romeo's 2022 driver line-up and doesn't want to "lose energy" by becoming distracted about his... read more »

Ralf Schumacher says it will be "nice" for Valtteri Bottas to have a team "behind him" when he joins Alfa Romeo next season. read more »

The team announced Valtteri Bottas for next year on Monday and, with the announcements of George Russell at Mercedes and Alex Albon's move to Williams following that, the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been a "first-class team-mate" to Lewis Hamilton during his time at Mercedes, says Mika Hakkinen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic Alfa Romeo can "make a good leap forward" when he joins them next year, thanks to F1's new regulations. read more »

Valtteri Bottas would have wanted to stay at Mercedes if a multi-year deal was available, but still would have left the team if one year was his only option. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has spoken about his pride of his performances and results during his time with Mercedes, but he is eager to end his tenure with them by helping them clinch an... read more »

It is official, Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes at the end of 2021, and Monza may well reveal what his priorities are before then. read more »

Max Verstappen had no concerns as he came up behind Valtteri Bottas at the Dutch Grand Prix, saying the Finn "races hard but fair". read more »