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Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas

TeamMercedes
CountryFinland
Podiums45
Points1277
Grands Prix entered139
World ChampionshipsN/A
Highest race finish1 (x7)
Highest grid position1
Date of birth28/08/1989
Place of birthNastola, Finland

Latest F1 news on Valtteri Bottas

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Bottas confident Hungary crash won't influence Wolff

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1071 views )

Following Sunday's Demolition Derby, Valtteri Bottas remains confident that it will not influence Toto Wolff when it comes to deciding the team's 2022 line-up. read more »

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Wolff: Bottas Hungary crash won't influence 2022 F1 driver decision

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1079 views )

Mercedes is currently weighing up whether to continue with Bottas as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate for next season, or promote junior driver George Russell into the senior... read more »

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Bottas faces a "tough summer" after Hungarian "bowling" - Hill

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1225 views )

Damon Hill has suggested Valtteri Bottas is in for a "tough summer" with his Hungarian Grand Prix blunder 'hanging over' into the shutdown. read more »

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Palmer: Bottas wasn’t being brave, it was a mistake

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 838 views )

Valtteri Bottas wasn't trying to be "brave" on the opening lap in Hungary, it was a simple mistake as he braked too late says Jolyon Palmer. read more »

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Marko can ‘only shake head’ at Hamilton’s complaint

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1180 views )

Helmut Marko reckons Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian complaints are ironic and Valtteri Bottas' Spa penalty is a joke. read more »

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McLaren 'trusts' FIA over Bottas and Stroll crash verdicts

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1249 views )

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has backed the FIA and stewards "to make the right decision" after handing Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll five-place grid... read more »

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Bottas doesn’t think one race will ‘influence anything’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 589 views )

Valtteri Bottas doesn't believe his Hungarian GP mistake, one that caused a multi-car crash, will influence Mercedes' 2022 driver decision. read more »

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Gasly ‘should have been looking at podium’ in Hungary

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 912 views )

Pierre Gasly says he and AlphaTauri should have been in podium contention in Hungary after the chaos that unfolded on the opening lap. Gasly qualified a superb fifth at the... read more »

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Bottas blunder costs Red Bull another power unit

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 860 views )

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed another engine has been lost following the lap one carnage at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

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Bottas management "working" on Mercedes driver's F1 future

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1123 views )

Valtteri Bottas has confirmed manager Didier Coton is working on securing the Mercedes driver's F1 future. read more »

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Video: What On Earth Happened At Turn 1 In Hungary?! | Jolyon Palmer's F1 TV Analysis

over 4 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1459 views )

We know it was total chaos, but why? Jolyon Palmer takes a closer look at the pile-up at Turn 1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix that took out Checo Perez, Lando Norris, Valtteri... read more »

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"A small mistake with large consequences" - Wolff on Bottas' Hungarian GP Error

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1217 views )

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas made a small mistake at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix that had drastic consequences for many front-running drivers. read more »

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Bottas penalty: I’ll take it, you can pass at Spa

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 703 views )

Valtteri Bottas says he will "take" his Belgian GP grid penalty on the chin as Spa is a track where drivers can pass. read more »

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Masi explains why F1 drivers landed T-shirt reprimands

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1090 views )

Sebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas were all called to see the stewards after the race, and all received the same penalty.A non-driving reprimand... read more »

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Red Bull fears it has lost Perez’s engine after Hungary shunt

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 847 views )

Red Bull fears it will have to scrap Sergio Perez's Honda power unit from the Hungarian Grand Prix, after it was involved in a first-lap incident. Perez was eliminated... read more »

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Bottas mistake won't influence Mercedes choice

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 769 views )

Valtteri Bottas' mistake at the Hungarian Grand Prix will not influence Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's 2022 driver decision. read more »

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JV suggests Bottas to Aston, Stroll to Mercedes

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1020 views )

1997 F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve had an interesting suggestion for the driver market which would see Lance Stroll join Mercedes for 2022. read more »

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Harsher penalty for Bottas, Stroll if track were dry – FIA

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 989 views )

The FIA would have handed Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll harsher penalties had the track been dry, but given the circumstances, they feel as though a five-place grid penalty... read more »

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Verstappen ‘had less downforce than Schumacher’ after clash

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 785 views )

The damage to Max Verstappen's Red Bull RB16B was such that "Mick Schumacher had more downforce" in Hungary, according to team boss Christian Horner. Verstappen... read more »

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FIA explain penalties given to Bottas and Stroll

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 789 views )

Michael Masi has explained why Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll were given five-place grid penalties for the Turn 1 incidents in Hungary. read more »

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Norris slams Bottas for 'trying to be a hero' after Lap 1 Hungarian GP F1 crash

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1187 views )

Lando Norris has hit out at Valtteri Bottas for 'trying to be a hero' on the opening lap of Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix after the Mercedes driver caused a... read more »

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Hamilton kept waiting as Bottas, Ocon score firsts in Hungary and a new record for Alonso

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 680 views )

Lewis Hamilton will have to wait until after F1's summer break for his 100th grands prix victory but for Esteban Ocon, Alpine and France, the race in Hungary was a day... read more »

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Horner: Bottas’ Spa penalty ‘not a real punishment’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 957 views )

Christian Horner says Merc used a "great strategy" in Hungary as Valtteri Bottas took out both Red Bulls, getting a pointless penalty for it. read more »

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Shovlin sorry for ruining Max, Sergio and Lando’s day

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1023 views )

Andy Shovlin says Mercedes "can only apologise" after Valtteri Bottas caused a four-car crash at the Hungarian GP. read more »

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The factors that led to F1’s biggest shock of 2021

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 882 views )

The driver who entered the Hungarian Grand Prix 13th in the standings, following a slump, wound up as Formula 1's 111th different winner. How did Esteban Ocon and Alpine... read more »