Felipe Massa believes Valtteri Bottas' struggles at Mercedes are more in his head than on track, with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton as his team-mate. 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 has said tyre warm-up when driving the Mercedes W12 is now an issue in cooler temperatures and not just in warmer conditions. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suggested Mercedes' attempts to rectify a longstanding weakness of overheating tyres in hot conditions has now left the team vulnerable when... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas doubts a driver will dominate a race this season after Mercedes took the first win of the season and Red Bull the second. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes can "unlock" hidden potential in the W12 and overhaul Red Bull's advantage to take the F1 constructors' title this season. read more »
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After a fraught Emilia Romagna GP for Mercedes, one of team boss Toto Wolff's main frustrations was the potential consequences of the huge accident suffered by Valtteri... read more »
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Two races into the new F1 season and Valtteri Bottas has already had his fair share of misfortune and criticism. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was at fault for the collision with George Russell at Imola, according to 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. read more »
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1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has placed the blame for Sunday’s Imola Grand Prix shunt on Valtteri Bottas’ shoulders, and is worried the Finn is already... read more »
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Sergio Perez can be more of a help towards Max Verstappen's title quest than Valtteri Bottas will be for Lewis Hamilton because he is "simply too slow". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists he never made any "sudden moves" in his battle with George Russell that could have led to their Imola crash. read more »
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The power unit in Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes F1 car was largely "damaged beyond repair" in his massive race-ending crash with George Russell at the Emilia Romagna... read more »
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Mercedes engineering director, Andrew Shovlin admits that Valtteri Bottas' car is mostly "beyond repair" following Sunday's high-speed crash at Imola. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has praised George Russell for admitting emotions got the better of him in the immediate aftermath of his collision with Valtteri Bottas at Imola. read more »
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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded he fears the team's title bid could be hindered by the financial impact of Valtteri Bottas' Imola... read more »
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Mercedes have confirmed Valtteri Bottas' poor performance at Imola was not caused by a car issue, just a lack of grip. read more »
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Mercedes has outlined its ambition to have its W12s in the same specification in Portugal in the wake of Valtteri Bottas' hefty accident at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.... read more »
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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' W12 has been mostly "damaged beyond repair" in his high-speed Imola crash. read more »
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The former F1 driver casts a critical eye over the big incident between Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Williams' George Russell that occurred during the Emilia Grand... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas concluded Pirelli's two-day Formula 1 test on its 2022 prototype tyres at Imola on Wednesday. Pirelli and Mercedes stayed on after... read more »
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Bottas and Russell collided while battling for ninth place in Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the severity of their crash resulting in a red flag.Both drivers... read more »
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Williams endured a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with both its drivers suffering sizeable accidents in a chaotic wet-dry race.On the opening lap Nicholas Latifi thumped... read more »
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Williams' head of vehicle performance Dave Robson has backed George Russell after his enormous crash with Valtteri Bottas on Sunday. read more »
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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has claimed the team must assist driver Valtteri Bottas to get on top of the tyre warm-up issues that destroyed his... read more »
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Toto Wolff fears Valtteri Bottas' Imola crash could have reaching consequences, taking money away from upgrades. 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 |