Valtteri Bottas has downplayed talk of him entering this season as Mercedes' number two driver, a role he was forced into last year. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is positive following the first week of pre-season testing read more »

Although little can truly be noted from times set during testing, Valtteri Bottas reckons Ferrari are looking great on "both short runs and long runs." read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he believes Ferrari are ahead of the world champions at the end of the first week of pre-season testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas came close to venting his anger after struggling last season and concedes "feeling like I haven't achieved anything" in F1 read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes' main Formula 1 rival Ferrari seems to be "a bit ahead" based on pre-season testing so far read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he has turned the negativity of a winless 2018 into motivation for the year to come, suggesting that the barren campaign could end up helping him in the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is committed to helping Valtteri Bottas improve in 2019, after his Mercedes teammate went through the whole previous season without registering a race win. The... read more »

Valtteri Bottas finished the second day of testing in sixth place, confident that the work the team are putting in is pushing the car in the right direction. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have both offered their first thoughts of driving the W10 in Barcelona. read more »

Valtteri Bottas amassed a total of 69 laps in Mercedes' new W10 on the first day of Formula 1 winter testing, and says that improvements have already started on the car... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that Valtteri Bottas has the "full backing" of the team following a disappointing finish to the 2018 Formula 1 season,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has the "full backing" of the Mercedes F1 team heading into 2019, says Toto Wolff.  read more »

After many long months of waiting, Mercedes racers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas got their first taste of 2019 machinery on Wednesday, as they took the new W10 for a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says criticism he received last year was something he had to shoulder but wants to use it as "an extra boost" for 2019 read more »

Refreshed following their winter breaks, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both relishing the season ahead. read more »

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today completed the first laps with its 2019 challenger. Named the Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, the 2019 contender ran on the 2.98 km... read more »

Mercedes are the first team to show a 2019 Formula 1 car on-track, having unveiled the team's 2019 challenger - the W10 - on Wednesday. Valtteri Bottas was first to get... read more »

Mercedes have broken cover on the W10 - the car the Silver Arrows will hope can deliver a sixth consecutive drivers' and constructors' championship in 2019. A... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are raring to go for 2019. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are ready for 2019 as it targets an unprecedented F1 feat read more »

Valtteri Bottas is sure that Robert Kubica's return to F1 will boost Williams' morale after a dire 2018 read more »

Having learned from a tough 2018 season, Valtteri Bottas is up for the fight in 2019 and ready to give it his all. read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains excited for the fact that every driver starts the season on an even playing field with zero points at the beginning of the 2019 Formula 1 season, and... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has found motivation from the criticism he received in 2018 and is "excited" about starting fresh in the 2019 campaign. read more »