Valtteri Bottas has denied that he could be replaced at Mercedes mid-way through the 2021 Formula 1 season, labelling the rumours as "bullshit". Bottas, whose... 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 rubbished reports that he could be replaced by Mercedes during the 2021 Formula 1 season, calling them "bull****". read more »
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Bottas has failed to beat Lewis Hamilton in any of the first three races of the season, leaving him 37 points behind his Mercedes team-mate in the standings.The Finn's... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has described reports that he could be replaced at Mercedes mid-way through the 2021 Formula 1 season as "bullshit". read more »
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Mercedes won't jump at issuing team orders as they don't want to "get a down" Valtteri Bottas, says F1 journalist Lawrence Barretto read more »
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In the latest F1 gossip column, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has dismissed speculation that Valtteri Bottas will be dropped mid-season in favour of George Russell. read more »
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Ralf Schumacher thinks it "makes no sense" for Mercedes to think about ditching Valtteri Bottas for George Russell mid-season. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles said they were "foolish" with their timing to pit Valtteri Bottas and chase fastest lap in Portimao. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he may stop his motivational radio messages to Valtteri Bottas after it failed to help his driver catch Max Verstappen in the Portuguese... read more »
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Red Bull principal Christian Horner would be "surprised" if Mercedes are thinking of swapping Valtteri Bottas and George Russell mid-season. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes he may have to curb his enthusiasm in future when it comes to delivering motivational in-race messages to Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Toto Wolff said his motivational radio messages to Valtteri Bottas may change in the future, after his pace "flatlined" at the Portimao. read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe Mercedes will axe Valtteri Bottas mid-season and replace him with George Russell. read more »
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Mercedes are 'losing faith' in Valtteri Bottas and could replace him with George Russell before the season ends, according to the Daily Mail. read more »
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Toto Wolff has called for Mercedes to learn from the "stupid moment" it made with regard to Valtteri Bottas' fastest lap bid in the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Wolff has been heard giving messages of encouragement to Bottas at a number of recent races after a request for more feedback from the Finn last... read more »
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The British driver's success at the Algarve circuit was possible thanks to the work Mercedes has had to do to get on top of its early balance issues, plus a different rear... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits to being mystified at the loss of pace which saw the pole-man end the race in third. read more »
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Hamilton was able to extend his championship lead by recovering from third after the safety car restart to battle through to victory, passing both Verstappen and team-mate... read more »
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Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton scored the 97th victory of his career in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, passing Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas en route to the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says a sensor issue caused Valtteri Bottas' engine to go into a safety mode and cost him five seconds in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff conceded the team had 'let Valtteri Bottas down' after a sensor issue caused his W12 to enter a safety mode whilst hunting down Max... read more »
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Tune into all the radio chatter as the drivers finished their race at Portimao! 0:00 Hamilton 0:23 Verstappen 0:56 Bottas 1:18 Perez 2:16 Norris 3:01 Leclerc 3:34 Ocon 3:55... read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was left perplexed by his lack of pace during the first stint in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. 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 |