Valtteri Bottas news

Ex-F1 driver Christijan Albers said it would have been "almost impossible" for Valtteri Bottas' Hungary crash to have been deliberate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' 300-metre cameo at the Hungarian Grand Prix was "not his finest moment" according to Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. read more »

Ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher does not see a future at Mercedes for Valtteri Bottas and suspects negotiations elsewhere are under way. read more »

Links between Valtteri Bottas and Alfa Romeo for 2022 continue to intensify following the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »