Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes is set to announce in the coming weeks who out of Russell and Valtteri Bottas will race for its senior squad next year, with Russell widely expected to land the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Toto Wolff got to spend some quality time together at Spa, sitting in a truck with one another. read more »

Mercedes will not announce who will get the seat alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2022 until both Valtteri Bottas and George Russell have secured their Formula 1 futures. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is to join Alfa Romeo pending confirmation of George Russell's move to Mercedes, GPFans Global understands. read more »

Mercedes has been weighing up for some time who will partner Hamilton at the team in 2022, considering current Williams driver Russell as a replacement for Bottas.Russell has... read more »

The Formula 1 rumour mill has been fired up again with French broadcaster Canal+ claiming Valtteri Bottas will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo. read more »

Lando Norris, Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll all serve five-place grid penalties for the Belgian Grand Prix which means a shake-up following qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas could struggle to recover from his grid penalty at Spa, the Finn worried that his W12 isn't set-up for the wet. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says losing tyre temperature on his out-lap hampered his Formula 1 qualifying performance at the Belgian Grand Prix.  read more »

Karun Chandhok says Valtteri Bottas is "not" that good when it comes to races, but Paul di Resta feels that makes him an "ideal" team-mate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed he is hoping for a dry Belgian Grand Prix after locking in a set-up that "wasn't really for the wet". read more »

Toto Wolff has confirmed the decision about which of Valtteri Bottas and George Russell will drive for Mercedes next year has been made. read more »

It is the first time the team has finished second quickest in qualifying since Valtteri Bottas at the 2014 German Grand Prix. read more »

Toto Wolff says Mercedes has made a decision between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas over who will get the team's second Formula 1 seat for 2022. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed a decision has been made as to who will partner Lewis Hamilton at the F1 team in 2022. read more »

Mercedes has been considering for a number of months who will partner Lewis Hamilton next season, having agreed a new two-year deal with the seven-time world champion earlier... read more »

Mercedes is still yet to reveal whether Russell will be promoted from Williams to drive alongside Hamilton next season, or if it will choose to keep Valtteri Bottas on for what... read more »

Lewis Hamilton conceded strategy for the Belgian Grand Prix would be "difficult" for Mercedes after Valtteri Bottas could only qualify eighth. read more »

Lewis Hamilton completed the top three, with Valtteri Bottas down in eighth in the second Mercedes.Rain intensifying ahead of Q3 meant conditions switched back to the drivers... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was quick in both sessions at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday, and he foresees another close battle between Mercedes and Red Bull this weekend. read more »

George Russell has insisted his personal relationship with Valtteri Bottas has not been damaged by the ongoing deliberations over the second seat at Mercedes for 2022. read more »

Lewis Hamilton concedes his "loyalty" to Valtteri Bottas may not be enough to save the Finn's race seat as that decision is Toto Wolff's. read more »

Bottas or Russell? Debating Mercedes' big decision read more »

Mercedes got their weekend to a perfect start, posting the fastest time in the first practice courtesy of Valtteri Bottas. Although Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended up... read more »

After Valtteri Bottas topped the opening free practice session for Mercedes at Spa-Francorchamps, Verstappen fought back in the second session with a 1m44.472s to take top spot... read more »