Valtteri Bottas continues to set the pace at Sochi, as Mercedes is boosted by confirmation that Max Verstappen will start from the back of the grid after taking on new engine. read more »

Bottas was fastest in both FP1 and FP2, twice beating his reigning world champion Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton around a track where he's always excelled.Russian Grand... read more »

Valtteri Bottas continued his early dominance of the Russian Grand Prix weekend by setting the pace ahead of Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second... read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas carried over his form from the opening session to top the second practice for the Russian Grand Prix, narrowly beating his team mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes hold all the early momentum at the Russian GP after Valtteri Bottas secured another one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second practice, while championship leader Max... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 during second practice for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix, with Pierre Gasly third for AlphaTauri. Bottas set a time of 1:33.593s to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas enjoyed a Russian Grand Prix practice double on a day when Red Bull decided to hand Max Verstappen a new power unit. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the opening free practice session of the Russian Grand Prix weekend on Friday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas, a two-time winner at Sochi, outpaces teammate, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as Russian Grand Prix weekend gets underway. read more »

Valtteri Bottas leads Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas made a fast start to the Russian Grand Prix weekend by topping opening practice from Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes have never been beaten in Sochi, winning every race since the first at the Winter Olympics venue in 2014. The Anglo-German team seemingly intends to continue this... read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 during the opening practice session for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom. Bottas clocked a time of 1:34.427s to finish... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was the Mercedes driver to beat in Friday's first practice for the Russian GP, two-tenths up on Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Valtteri Bottas spearheaded a straightforward Mercedes one-two in the first practice session for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. read more »

Valtteri Bottas made a flying start to the Russian GP as he led home a Mercedes one-two in Practice One, with championship leader Max Verstappen third. read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he would 'take one for the team' if Mercedes asked him to let title contender Lewis Hamilton overtake in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he felt Mercedes stopped him from going for the 2021 World Championship earlier in the season. read more »

As he prepares to head to Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas admits that he is fully prepared to obey team orders as teammate Lewis Hamilton targets eighth title. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he would be willing to "take one for the team" and accept team orders from Mercedes to support Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 title bid. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is prepared to "take one for the team" and aid Mercedes' and Lewis Hamilton's respective title challenges if such a situation... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has conceded it felt like he "wasn't allowed" to contend for this year's F1 title by Mercedes but would "take one for the team" to... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Valtteri Bottas is mentally prepared for his switch to Alfa Romeo from Mercedes next season. read more »

It has been announced that Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will take part in a special snow and ice edition of the Race of Champions. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas is "driving better than ever" in Formula 1. read more »