Valtteri Bottas claimed his seventh pole-position for Formula 1's 1000th race but expects a strong challenge from Lewis Hamilton and Scuderia Ferrari. read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start on pole for the first time since last September's Russian GP alongside Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Chinese GP. read more »

The Finn blasted his way around the Shanghai International Circuit to take a seventh career pole, and his first Pirelli Pole Position Award of the season. For more F1® videos,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas: 'OK' lap 'luckily good enough for pole' read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he was "experimenting" throughout Chinese Grand Prix qualifying after "battling" his car more than his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate and... read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels confident going into the Chinese Grand Prix having claimed pole position but isn't keen thinking too far ahead. read more »

Ferrari may have had the straightline speed but over a complete lap it was Valtteri Bottas who was quickest in qualifying, grabbing pole position in China. read more »

Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes locked out the front row for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, just a few hundredths ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel will lead an all-Ferrari second row on... read more »

Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to take Chinese GP pole read more »

Valtteri Bottas fends off team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tight battle for pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed his first Formula 1 pole position of the 2019 season in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton to secure pole position for the Chinese GP as Mercedes held off Ferrari in a pulsating qualifying. read more »

Ferrari may have had the straightline speed but over a complete lap it was Valtteri Bottas who was quickest in qualifying, grabbing pole position in China. read more »

Just like on Friday, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas proved fastest in the last free practice session before qualifiying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel was once... read more »

Valtteri Bottas once again edges out the Ferraris as Alexander Albon brings FP3 to an early close following massive crash. read more »

Valtteri Bottas went quickest for Mercedes in what proved to be an unrepresentative final practice session for Formula 1's 2019 Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas quickest as Alexander Albon crash curtails third practice read more »

Valtteri Bottas ensured Mercedes hold an advantage over Ferrari heading into Chinese GP qualifying as he set the pace in final practice. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put in a late run to beat Sebastian Vettel to P1 in final practice for the Chinese GP, a session in which Alex Albon brought out the reds as he crashed heavily. read more »

Valtteri Bottas removed doubt that Mercedes might be unable to compete with Ferrari as he reignited the fight by going fastest, narrowly quicker than Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, but believes that Mercedes still needs to improve its performance. read more »

As Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets for Mercedes in China on Friday, teammate Lewis Hamilton had a more difficult time of it. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claims he is "struggling" with the handling of his Mercedes after finishing seven tenths adrift of Valtteri Bottas in FP2. read more »