Valtteri Bottas says he had taken too much out of his tyres to stay on the track after running wide on a flying lap which looked set to give him a maiden career pole position... read more »

Valtteri Bottas looked to be on course for his first F1 pole position in Russia, though the Finn himself doesn't believe his error cost him a shot at the top. read more »

Last corner error from Valtteri Bottas means Lewis Hamilton takes his seventh pole of the season ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. read more »

Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Russian Grand Prix by 0.2s from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, but faced the biggest challenge for the top spot from Williams driver... read more »

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix as an error at the final corner from Valtteri Bottas' proved costly read more »

Lewis Hamilton secured his seventh pole position of the season, outperforming his team mate Nico Rosberg and Williams' Valtteri Bottas, even though the latter came very... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's inaugural Russian Grand Prix, denying Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas at Sochi read more »

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom, outpacing Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and Williams driver Valtteri Bottas, who... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix after setting the quickest time during qualifying at the Sochi Autodrom. Hamilton's time of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton continued to dominate practice for the Russian Grand Prix during third practice despite a spin. The Briton was almost three-tenths quicker than team-mate Nico... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set a commanding pace during the final practice session for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. Hamilton's time of 1:38.726 was... read more »

The Williams Martini Racing outfit have a strong and productive first day at Sochi as Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa found their rhythm around the newest track on the Formula […] read more »

Lewis Hamilton moved clear of the F1 field during second practice by some margin. The Briton's 1:39.630 meant he was the only driver to dip below the 1:40 mark. FP2 Full... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has insisted a tyre blanket failure during opening practice for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix hasn t hurt him too much. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he was able to make up for lost time on Friday after a bizarre moment in FP1 when his car's tyres burst due to a malfunction with the tyre blankets read more »

Valtteri Bottas says that getting tyres into their operating window over one lap will be challenging, with tyre preservation not being an issue during practice. Bottas missed... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during the second free practice session for this weekend's inaugural Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. Hamilton set two times quick enough... read more »

Nico Rosberg topped the first ever practice session for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Mclaren's Jenson Button. FP1 Full Times -... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits that, in the conditions, there was little Williams could do to preserve its starting positions in the Japanese F1 Grand Prix. read more »

The Williams Martini Racing team continued their strong Suzuka pace on Saturday by locking out the second row of the grid behind the all-dominating Mercedes team. Valtteri... read more »

Valtteri Bottas qualified third for the sixth time this season with Felipe Massa fourth after a strong qualifying session for Williams Martini Racing. · Valtteri and Felipe... read more »

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

Valtteri Bottas reckons Williams has been able to cut the gap to the pace-setting Mercedes team at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Pole-sitter Nico Rosberg was joined by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the post-qualifying press conference at Suzuka... read more »

From third place on the grid, Valtteri Bottas is targeting points - and a return to the F1 podium - whatever the weather gods decide to throw at Suzuka on Sunday. read more »