Valtteri Bottas says he feels he is on the backfoot compared to some rivals in Monaco on account of struggling to get the tyres in the right window for one lap. Bottas, who has... 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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Although the decision may already have been made for him, Valtteri Bottas says he wants to know what his plans for 2022 are by the time of the summer break. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is looking to have his future at Mercedes settled sooner rather than later, so it doesn't become a "distraction". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is not letting his uncertain future with Mercedes distract him from his goal of winning races regularly in Formula 1. read more »
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Bottas is currently in his fifth season racing for Mercedes in F1, having routinely agreed one-year contract extensions with the team, the most recent of which expires at the... read more »
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Helmut Marko has dropped a not-so-subtle hint to Sergio Perez about his importance in this year's World Championship battle. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas would need to be driving "extremely badly" to be dropped mid-season, that's according to former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the drivers are "the stars of the show" in Formula 1, but cost-cutting in the sport is the "right direction" to take moving forward. read more »
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Charles Leclerc did not know he was following a Fernando Alonso precedent with his superb overtake on Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas realises the weight of expectation on his shoulders around winning a World Championship - and says he needs to be more selfish to achieve it. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has doubled down on his recent claim that he nearly gave up on Formula 1 after a painful 2018 campaign. read more »
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Mercedes have offered an explanation for why Lewis Hamilton had to force his way past Valtteri Bottas after team orders were issued in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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We set local school kids at Southfield Primary Academy in Brackley a challenge… what question have you always wanted to ask a Formula One driver? read more »
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If Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes, it is expected that either Valtteri Bottas or George Russell will take the other seat. But could another in-form driver... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has put his Mercedes AMG GT road car up for sale to raise funds for his home go-kart track in Lahti, Finland. read more »
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Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas' distant P3 in Spain wasn't a sign that mentally he is out of the game, adamant he's in a "good place". read more »
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1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill drops in to review a thrilling and historic race weekend in Spain with the F1 Nation Podcast team... Topics include: 0:00 - Welcome to this... read more »
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Although Valtteri Bottas is often criticises, Ho-Pin Tung says it is thanks to him that Mercedes often come out on top of the strategy game. read more »
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Ferrari finished as the leading midfield team in Spain on Sunday as Charles Leclerc took a comfortable fourth-place finish, having spent the first stint keeping Mercedes'... read more »
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Despite being ordered to move aside in Spain, Valtteri Bottas insists he's not worried about being shoved into a number two role. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he wasn't aware that Mercedes had issued team orders to Valtteri Bottas, believing they were "racing" for position. read more »
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Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict on Valtteri Bottas' hesitancy to follow team orders at the Spanish Grand Prix... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to rebound from his difficult start to the 2021 Formula 1 season, stating the Finn has "enormous speed". After the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision not to let Lewis Hamilton pass easily at the Spanish Grand Prix despite being told to move over by his team. read more »
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The Ferrari driver qualified third at Barcelona and was right behind Bottas after the start as they came out of the opening sequence of corners.However, he seized a brilliant... read more »
Brazilian Grand Prix
8th of November 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 |
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| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 380 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 261 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 259 |
| 4 | George Russell | 250 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 221 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 150 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 105 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 630 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 380 |
| 4 | McLaren | 371 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 104 |
| 6 | Alpine | 74 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 30 |
| 8 | Audi | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 7 |