Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas feels his penalty for spinning in the pitlane during Friday practice at the Styrian Grand Prix is "quite harsh". 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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Valtteri Bottas believes his three-place grid penalty for spinning in the pit lane during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was too harsh and suspects complaints from rival... read more »
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Lando Norris admits he is shocked by how close McLaren's Q3 lap times were to Mercedes' in Styria, as he was just half a tenth away from qualifying on the front row.... read more »
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Bottas spun his car while exiting Mercedes' pit box with 20 minutes remaining in second practice for the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday, briefly blocking the fast lane.The... read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty after he impeded Valtteri Bottas during Q3 at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Tsunoda matched his best F1 qualifying result to date by taking eighth place in Q3 at the Red Bull Ring, reaching the final stage of the session for the second time in three... read more »
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty following his impeding of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a grid penalty for impeding Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during Formula 1 qualifying in Styria. Tsunoda was judged to have... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has no doubt that McLaren's complaints over his pit-lane spin in Austria were purely for strategical gain. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas quipped that "everyone is trying to screw you" in Formula 1 as he hit out as his "harsh" grid drop at the Styrian Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has accused F1 of being a sport in which someone is "always trying to screw you over", pointing an accusing finger at McLaren in the wake of his pit... read more »
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Hamilton entered the race weekend looking to bounce back from a late defeat to Verstappen in France last Sunday, but struggled to match his pace through practice on... read more »
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Verstappen will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars... read more »
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Verstappen will start alongside Hamilton on the front row as Bottas will take a three place grid penalty for his FP2 pitlane spin, with the trio the only top 10 runners getting... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to take pole position at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix around the Red Bull Ring. Though Bottas and Hamilton followed up in second and third, the difficulties they had... read more »
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Max Verstappen took a superb pole position for Red Bull in Styria, with Valtteri Bottas taking P2 in front of Lewis Hamilton - but a grid penalty means the two title rivals... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has criticised the three-place grid penalty handed to Valtteri Bottas for the Styrian Grand Prix as "pretty harsh". read more »
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Both Mercedes drivers ended the opening day of the Styrian Grand Prix having made mistakes, but with very different consequences. Lewis Hamilton would've ended the day... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has set his sights on closing the gap to Max Verstappen this weekend, the world champion would've ended the day fastest had his lap not been deleted for... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a three-place grid drop for Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix, after he span his car in the pit lane during the closing minutes... read more »
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After an embarrassing looking spin in practice on Friday afternoon, Valtteri Bottas will now take a three-place grid penalty for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been given a three-place grid penalty for Formula 1's Styrian Grand Prix for his pitlane spin during second practice. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been given a three-place grid penalty after spinning in the pit lane in FP2 at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has received a three-place grid penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix after spinning in the pit lane following a routine tyre change during second practice. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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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 |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| 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 |