George Russell admits he's "gutted" to have missed out on his first career pole position by just 0.026s, as he was beaten by Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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 says his pole position performance at the Sakhir Grand Prix came despite him not delivering the best of qualifying sessions during his time in Formula 1 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas branded the Outer Circuit as a "Mickey Mouse" track after taking pole for the Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads a Mercedes 1-2 in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, ahead of Max Verstappen, the trio covered by just 0.056s. read more »
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George Russell felt "gutted" to narrowly miss out on his maiden Formula 1 pole position in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, finishing second behind Mercedes... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edged Mercedes stand-in George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to claim pole position for the Sakhir GP with Formula 1's fastest-ever lap - as... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas narrowly beat Mercedes stand-in team-mate George Russell for pole position during a thrilling qualifying session for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix. With... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges out Mercedes substitute George Russell by just 0.026s to claim pole position for F1's Sakhir GP in Bahrain. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges Mercedes new-boy George Russell to pole position at the Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat George Russell in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, but only by 0.026s as Mercedes' temporary Formula 1 line-up battled for pole read more »
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Valtteri Bottas did what was expected by taking pole for the Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver faced tough competition on the high-speed Bahrain configuration, with Russel... read more »
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George Russell missed out on pole position for the Sakhir Grand Prix by just 0.026 seconds on his Mercedes qualifying debut to leave polesitter Valtteri Bottas breathing a huge... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas held onto pole position ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix by the finest of margins ahead of stand-in team-mate George Russell. The Finn was on provisional pole... read more »
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Under the floodlights in Bahrain, Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice for the Sakhir Grand Prix, two-tenths of a second clear of Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Max Verstappen sets up a Sakhir qualifying thriller as Valtteri Bottas gets his act together and George Russell finishes seventh. read more »
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Max Verstappen pipped Valtteri Bottas to end up fastest in the final practice ahead of the qualifying session for the inaugural Sakhir Grand Prix. George Russell finished... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the pace heading into qualifying by topping an incredibly close final practice session for F1's Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen thrust Red Bull into contention ahead of Sakhir GP qualifying by beating Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in final practice, as Friday... read more »
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Max Verstappen set the pace in final practice for the Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix, leading from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas as Friday pace-setter George Russell could only... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen led the way during final practice for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix on the Outer Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit. Verstappen... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas briefly thought he would get his first practice P1 at the Sakhir circuit in final practice only for Max Verstappen to pip him. read more »
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Mercedes claims it is not treating this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as a shootout between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas for a 2022 Formula 1 seat read more »
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Your initial reaction to the start of the Sakhir Grand Prix weekend has been flooding in, with much of the focus inevitably on Bottas v Russell. read more »
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Toto Wolff has dismissed talk of George Russell and Valtteri Bottas being in a shoot-out for the second Mercedes seat. read more »
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Valterri Bottas was left ruing a mistake in free practice one that damaged his Mercedes car and left him on the back foot after a tricky Friday ahead of this weekend's... read more »
Italian Grand Prix
19th of May 2024
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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 | Max Verstappen | 136 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 103 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 98 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 83 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 83 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | 41 |
| 7 | George Russell | 37 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 33 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | 27 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | 14 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 239 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 187 |
| 3 | McLaren Mercedes | 124 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 64 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 42 |
| 6 | RB Honda RBPT | 19 |
| 7 | Haas Ferrari | 7 |
| 8 | Alpine Renault | 1 |
| 9 | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |