Valtteri Bottas news

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 »

Mercedes made an impressive fast start to the United States GP weekend by finishing nine tenths ahead of Red Bull in opening practice, although pacesetter Valtteri Bottas will... read more »

Valtteri Bottas heads Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes set an imposing pace in first practice at the United States Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix as Mercedes finished a second clear of Formula 1 rival Red Bull.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas is set to take a five-place grid penalty at this weekend's United States Grand Prix for breaking Formula 1's engine rules.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes dominated opening practice for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix. Formula 1 has returned to the country for the first... read more »

2019 US GP winner Bottas edged out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by just four-hundredths of a second, while Max Verstappen was almost a second off the Finn's time in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 in Austin, and ended the session almost a full second faster than Max Verstappen in third. read more »

Mercedes continued its love affair with the Circuit of the Americas in crushing fashion as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton left their rivals trailing in first practice ahead... read more »

Valtteri Bottas will take a five-place grid penalty for this weekend's United States GP after Mercedes fitted a sixth new engine in his car - twice as many as is permitted... read more »

After serving grid drops for a new power unit in both Italy and Russia, Bottas will take a third penalty in four races after it was revealed on Friday ahead of first practice... read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has been hit with another grid penalty ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas will serve an engine-related grid penalty for the third time in four races at the United States Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is set to take a grid drop at this weekend's United States Grand Prix after having a fresh Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) fitted to his car. Bottas... read more »

A number of Formula 1 drivers have revealed special helmet liveries for this weekend's United States Grand Prix. F1 has travelled to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said that the prospect of Sauber selling off control of the Alfa Romeo team did not crop up in his contract negotiations. read more »

Bottas will leave Mercedes after the manufacturer decided to replace him as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate with George Russell and will join Alfa for next season after being... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he was unaware of Alfa Romeo's takeover talks prior to signing for the F1 team. read more »