Valtteri Bottas led a dominant Mercedes 1-2 ahead of championship leader Max Verstappen in the third and final practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas continues to set the pace in Qatar as mysterious rear wing oscillation hampers Max Verstappen's efforts. read more »

Mercedes appear to be enjoying a good advantage over Red Bull heading into Qatar GP qualifying with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton in a one-two for the world champions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during final practice for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Bottas set a time of 1:22.310s to finish just 0.078s as... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged Lewis Hamilton in final practice in Qatar as Red Bull's rear wing actuator issues continued to hamper Max Verstappen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas spearheaded a Mercedes one-two in final practice ahead of qualifying for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix that proved problematic for Max Verstappen. read more »

Alfa Romeo announced earlier this week that it had signed Formula 2 title contender Guanyu Zhou for next season, partnering the incoming Valtteri Bottas.It ended the hopes of... read more »

In early September Mercedes announced it had signed Williams' George Russell to partner Lewis Hamilton for 2022 and beyond, with Valtteri Bottas moving to Alfa Romeo on a... read more »

After the first day of running in Qatar, Valtteri Bottas already feels close to finding his sweet spot. read more »

Andrew Shovlin has described Valtteri Bottas as looking like "the man" in the opening exchanges in Qatar after topping the Friday timesheets but the team is still shy... read more »

Valtteri Bottas ended the opening day of the Qatar Grand Prix on top, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in fourth after a difficult start to the weekend for the World Champion. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left singing the praises of Mercedes' "guesstimation" as he and the team hit the ground running on F1's first visit to Qatar. read more »

Hamilton heads into the Qatar weekend on a high after charging from 10th on the grid to win in Brazil last Sunday, cutting Red Bull rival Max Verstappen's championship... read more »

Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri is remaining realistic despite putting in a highly competitive showing during practice for Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix. Gasly was... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes during second practice at Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.  read more »

While Piere Gasly was second fastest, just like in the first practice session, this time he was topped by Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes. Verstappen, the best man of the first... read more »

Valtteri Bottas leads the way in second practice as teams prepare to burn the midnight oil at the track and at base where the simulators will run through the night. read more »

Max Verstappen outpaced Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the inaugural Qatar GP - but the title contenders finished third and fourth on the timesheet, with Mercedes'... read more »

Valtteri Bottas put Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the shade under the lights for the first time ahead of this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set two laps quick enough for top spot during second practice for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix as Pierre Gasly surprisingly emerged as a contender. Bottas... read more »

Theo Pourchaire is set to remain in Formula 2 next year after missing out on a 2022 Formula 1 drive at Alfa Romeo. The Hinwil-based squad announced earlier this week that... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Alfa Romeo's driver decision was "completely" to Fred Vasseur, the team just kept him informed of their plans. read more »

Drivers' championship leader Verstappen enjoyed a decent margin over AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas by the end of FP1, starting the... read more »

Max Verstappen put the ongoing off-track controversy behind him to storm clear of the field on F1's Qatar debut, much faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was informed of Alfa Romeo's decision to sign Guanyu Zhou for the 2022 Formula 1 season but had no say on who would be his teammate.  read more »