Bottas has endured a difficult start to the 2021 season, retiring from two of the five races so far to leave him fourth in the drivers' championship, 58 points off leader... read more »

Bottas had hoped to take the fight to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Monaco after seeing pole-sitter Charles Leclerc fail to start, promoting the Mercedes driver to second... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he feels he is on the backfoot compared to some rivals in Monaco on account of struggling to get the tyres in the right window for one lap. Bottas, who has... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to rebound from his difficult start to the 2021 Formula 1 season, stating the Finn has "enormous speed". After the... read more »

A report in the UK press earlier this week claimed that Bottas may not see out the season at Mercedes after a sluggish start to the year that has seen him fall 37 points behind... read more »

While insisting that only a bout of the flu will keep Valtteri Bottas out of his Mercedes seat this season, Toto Wolff follows the Finn's example and takes a swipe at Red... read more »

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton defended Valtteri Bottas as an 'amazing team mate' on Thursday after the Finn faced questions about his future... read more »

The Finn brought out the safety car at the start of the second lap in Portimao after he ran into the back of Alfa Romeo team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi on the start-finish... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has called for people to give Valtteri Bottas a break and says that the Finn is 'an amazing team-mate.' read more »

Lewis Hamilton gives his support to teammate, Valtteri Bottas, urging that the Finn's critics "give him a break". read more »

Bottas has failed to beat Lewis Hamilton in any of the first three races of the season, leaving him 37 points behind his Mercedes team-mate in the standings.The Finn's... read more »

Mercedes team principal Wolff has been heard giving messages of encouragement to Bottas at a number of recent races after a request for more feedback from the Finn last... read more »

Bottas led the opening stages of the race after qualifying on pole position, but was overtaken by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during the first stint of the race.The Finn... read more »

Alfa Romeo has been given the right to have the penalty issued to Kimi Raikkonen in Imola - which demoted the Finn for 9th to 13th - reviewed. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has made Lewis Hamilton wait for his 100th pole position, the Finn beating his World Champion team-mate by 0.007s in Portugal. read more »

Russell lost control and slid into the Finn's Mercedes when he made a move on the outside heading into the first chicane.Both cars crashed heavily, and Mercedes boss Toto... read more »

Neither Valtteri Bottas or his car show any lingering after effects from Imola, as the Finn heads opening practice in Portugal, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. read more »

Bottas topped both practice sessions on Friday for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and said he felt "a lot happier" with the Mercedes W12 car than he did at the opening... read more »

Russell climbed from his wrecked FW43B and ran to accost Bottas while the Finn was still sat in his own badly damaged car after the pair had crashed battling over ninth place... read more »

1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has placed the blame for Sunday’s Imola Grand Prix shunt on Valtteri Bottas’ shoulders, and is worried the Finn is already... read more »

George Russell has issued a heartfelt apology to Valtteri Bottas "and to anyone who felt let down by my actions" in the wake of his crash with the Finn in the Emilia... read more »

George Russell has changed his view on Sunday's crash with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, conceding that the Finn was "probably not" to blame... read more »

Bottas topped both FP1 and FP2 on Friday for Mercedes, and said he felt "a lot happier" with the W12 car after battling rear-end instability through pre-season... read more »

Valtteri Bottas fears Red Bull still has pace in hand over Mercedes despite the Finn topping both Friday practice sessions at Imola. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' seat may be in doubt, but Johnny Herbert says the Finn is "absolutely" what Mercedes want from their second driver. read more »