Far from being disheartened by the result, Mercedes is in fact 'happy' with its Russian Grand Prix pace... and it has high hopes for Valtteri Bottas. read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Sochi paddock following qualifying for the 2017 Russian Grand Prix. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (3rd): "I think we can... read more »

The Finn hopes to have a stronger car during Sunday's Russian Grand Prix than in qualifying, and is hoping to get ahead of the Ferraris. read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas had the pace to be on pole for the second Formula 1 race in succession had the Finn put his best sectors together read more »

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

Sebastian Vettel reacts to the first Ferrari front row lockout in nine years, plus the views of Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Felipe Massa, Max Verstappen,... read more »

The transcript of the Post Qualifying Press Conference organised by the FIA for the 2017 Russian Grand Prix involving Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas sit down with the press after qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is surprised by Ferrari's pace at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix after the Italian team locked out the front row of the grid for the first time in... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff felt Valtteri Bottas did have enough pace for pole position but admitted Ferrari's one-two in qualifying hurts a lot. read more »

Qualifying on second row not a 'bad thing' in Russia - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas thinks it is clear that Ferrari has the upper hand in Russia despite falling just one-tenth of a second short of pole in qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that the nature of the opening sequence of corners at the Sochi Autodrom can provide him with the chance to attack rivals Ferrari… read more »

Valtteri Bottas is downbeat about Mercedes' chances at the Russian Grand Prix after the Silver Arrows were locked out of the front row for the first time in 31 races. read more »

One day later, and on the back of Friday's two 90-minute free practice sessions, the third free practice saw Ferrari continue to be fastest, with Sebastian Vettel once... read more »

Issues getting the Pirelli Ultrasoft working as they would have liked affected Mercedes on Friday, but Valtteri Bottas still felt it was a positive day in Russia. read more »

The fourth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at the Sochi Autodrom, as teams prepared for the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday. The... read more »

PART ONE: DRIVERS - Daniil KVYAT (Toro Rosso), Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Daniil, welcome and happy birthday for yesterday. It is of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes it is too early into the weekend for Mercedes to be worried about Ferrari's apparent pace advantage at the Russian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel... read more »

All the best action from FP1 in Sochi, where Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas left their rivals trailing... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on... read more »

SOCHI, Russia -- Kimi Raikkonen made a solid start to the Russian Grand Prix weekend by edging out Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas to top spot in opening practice. Raikkonen is... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was fastest during the first practice session at the Sochi Autodrom. He narrowly topped his countryman Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes as the two Finns led the... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen topped the timesheets in a tricky opening session in Sochi, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton rounding off the top three. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the pace from Valtteri Bottas in Practice One for the Russian GP as F1's under-pressure Finns outpaced their respective championship-leading team-mates. read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen edged out Mercedes rival Valtteri Bottas during Friday's first practice session for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, as the pair… read more »