Valtteri Bottas has likened driving the final sector at the Sochi Autodrom to "rally-style driving" after struggling for grip in Formula 1 Friday practice. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he and Mercedes can still make substantial strides at Sochi after revealing the W11 was "too nervous" on low fuel runs at certain stages. Bottas... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says there's "more to come" despite comfortably topping the times in practice in Russia on Friday read more »

Lewis Hamilton expressed surprise over the gap Mercedes held over the rest of the field following Friday practice at Sochi amid a lack of grip throughout the day.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he has "a lot of work to do" to get on terms with the pace of Mercedes F1 teammate Valtteri Bottas at the Russian GP. read more »

Mercedes were in a class of their own today, and it's Valtteri Bottas the fastest of the two for the second time on Friday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas heads Mercedes 1-2 in FP2 at Sochi as Red Bull struggles for pace, losing out to Renault and McLaren. read more »

Valtteri Bottas sets the pace ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the Russian Grand Prix despite scruffy sessions for both Mercedes drivers. read more »

Valtteri Bottas once again set the pace as he doubled up to top second practice for F1's Russian GP and complete a Friday practice clean sweep. read more »

Valtteri Bottas out-paced Lewis Hamilton in second practice for the Russian GP as Mercedes stormed clear, with the Finn enjoying the perfect start to a weekend on which his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped second practice at Formula 1's 2020 Russian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while Renault's strong start to the Sochi weekend continued as... read more »

Lewis Hamilton endured a mistake-strewn Friday as Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished quickest in both practice sessions ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during a largely uneventful second practice session for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix. Bottas set a time of... read more »

The first session of the Russian Grand Prix was filled with spins and crashes, but it was Valtteri Bottas who lead the field in Free Practice One. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace in opening practice for the Russian GP which was disrupted by a crash for Nicholas Latifi, while F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton was only 19th. read more »

Valtteri Bottas tops the timesheets in an opening session at Sochi which sees crashes for Carlos Sainz and Nicholas Latifi. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped a disrupted opening practice session at Formula 1's 2020 Russian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton ending up 19th after his run on the softest tyres... read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets ahead of surprise closest rival Daniel Ricciardo in a crash-heavy Russian GP first practice, while Lewis Hamilton finished down in 19th on... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas opened the Russian Grand Prix weekend atop the standings in a session in which team-mate Lewis Hamilton struggled. Bottas, who claimed his maiden... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas is fastest in an incident-packed first practice session at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas destroyed the competition in FP1 for the Russian GP as Carlos Sainz lost a wing and Nicholas Latifi brought out the red flags. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says that it's only a matter before things "click" and he returns to getting poles and winning races again. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes it's a "matter of time" before he returns to winning ways in Formula 1 after missing out on yet another race win last time out at Mugello. read more »

Mercedes have paid tribute to the physical condition of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas after the "punishing toll" the Tuscan Grand Prix took on their bodies. read more »

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