Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez roll out of the garage and onto the track for their first practice session in F1! For more F1® videos, visit: https://www.Formula1.com Visit... read more »
Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Catch up with all the F1 news from the first media day of the 2026 season in Australia. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas had expected to serve a five-place penalty on his F1 return, but a look at the rules explains why it has 'vanished'. read more »
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Aston Martin rivals poke fun at the team's woes, but could there be some truth to it? read more »
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Today's press conference with Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, George Russell, Arvid Lindblad, Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will not have to serve the 5-place grid drop meted out to him in Abu Dhabi 2024. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas had reason to celebrate before even turning a wheel in anger in Melbourne, as his return to F1 officially approaches. The post Why Valtteri Bottas has ‘good... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will avoid starting his Formula 1 comeback at Cadillac with a grid penalty incurred over a year ago thanks to a tweak to F1's regulations. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas pokes fun at Aston Martin's problematic start to F1 2026. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas won't serve an F1 grid penalty at the Australian Grand Prix after all. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' return to the Formula 1 paddock has come with an unexpected bonus: the five-place grid penalty he thought he'd carry into F1 2026 has simply... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas faces a grid penalty for his Cadillac F1 debut. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reminded the world of the incredible power of porridge at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, dominating the race in what is perhaps his greatest win in F1 so far.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will make his first F1 appearance since 2024 at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Cadillac F1 star Valtteri Bottas has revealed his 2026 helmet design, while stood naked in a swimming pool (no, you're not dreaming). read more »
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Valtteri Bottas impressed by Cadillac's current F1 testing form read more »
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The new Cadillac Formula 1 team is keeping expectations in check ahead of its upcoming grand prix debut.The General Motors brand thoroughly assembled its ambitious project,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez make their return to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac for the 2026 season. They've delivered some incredible victories throughout their F1... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas had the whole media room laughing when he lost his concentration after qualifying in Canada back in 2018! For more F1® videos, visit: https://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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The private shakedown at Barcelona has prompted Valtteri Bottas to admit that Cadillac has a "mountain to climb" before F1 debut. The post Valtteri Bottas admits... read more »
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As Formula 1's first expansion team in a decade, Cadillac is very much up against it to take on F1's establishment when its veteran race winners Valtteri Bottas and... read more »
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Hear Isack Hadjar, George Russell, Valtteri Bottas and some of Formula 1's team principals as they react to day 1 of the Barcelona Shakedown. For more F1® videos, visit:... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed how the new F1 2026 car handles, and couldn't keep the smile off his face... read more »
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You knew before you even clicked on the headline that it was going to be Valtteri Bottas, didn't you? read more »
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Valtteri Bottas joked he was rooting for his 'fellow Australian' when asked who would beat him to the Drivers' Championship in his F1 return. The post Valtteri... read more »
Australian Grand Prix
8th of March 2026
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 0 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 0 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 0 |
| 4 | George Russell | 0 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 0 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 0 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 0 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 0 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
