Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel all went below the previous lap record as F1 upped the pace in practice for the Spanish GP. read more »

The fifth round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya as teams prepared for the Spanish Grand Prix on... read more »

Mercedes driver Bottas was fastest in FP1, but fell back in the afternoon session, with the sixth quickest time. read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the afternoon session in Catalunya, after ending the morning behind his Mercedes team-mate, Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is convinced Ferrari and Red Bull has more time to gain on Mercedes in Spain and is anticipating a renewed threat in qualifying.  read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was quickest in free practice one ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes pairing lead the way by over a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the times as Formula One returned to Europe for the Spanish Grand Prix. Even though the first practice session was dominated by data verification of new... read more »

Valtteri Bottas: 'Fine details' separating Mercedes duo in 2018 F1 season read more »

Valtteri Bottas finishes eight-tenths clear of the field in first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as Robert Kubica makes his first official F1 appearance for over seven years. read more »

Valtteri Bottas heads Mercedes 1-2 in opening practice as new track surface and winds cause problems for rivals. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was in a class of his own at the Barcelona circuit on Friday, topping the timesheet by 0.8s ahead of Lewis Hamilton on a day when Robert Kubica returned to F1... read more »

Valtteri Bottas dominated the opening practice session for Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes established an early advantage over Ferrari read more »

Valtteri Bottas dominated the opening practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix, following an incident-packed 90 minutes that saw Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull end up in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set a blistering early pace for Mercedes, while Daniel Ricciardo crashed the upgraded Red Bull, on an incident-filled opening morning of practice at the Spanish GP. read more »

Valtteri Bottas tops error-strewn opening F1 Spanish GP practice session read more »

Valtteri Bottas fastest in Spanish GP first practice, in which several frontrunners spin and Daniel Ricciardo crashes read more »

Video: Valtteri Bottas drives Mercedes F1 car on public roads in Italy read more »

13km of public roads. Valtteri Bottas. And a Championship winning car. Because it's not every day that you get to drive a F1 car through an Italian town... Don't... read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels he is driving at his best for Mercedes heading into this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix read more »

When Mercedes needed a driver for a demonstration run at Imola, one man got the nod over both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Flying visit to Imola, 13km F1 car run along public roads, spectacular trophy presentation... even for Formula One star Valtteri Bottas, this was no normal day... read more »

At an award ceremony unlike any other, Valtteri Bottas picked up the prestigious Bandini Trophy in Brisighella, Italy. read more »

Robbed of the Baku win through a late puncture, Valtteri Bottas says he'll use that disappointment to make himself even stronger come this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the heartbreak of losing a near-certain first win of the 2018 Formula 1 season in Baku has only served to make him stronger read more »

Valtteri Bottas has picked up the Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini, which is awarded to a commendable performer in Formula 1. read more »