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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 given fans an early glimpse of the Mercedes W12 ahead of its launch on Tuesday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has undergone his Mercedes seat fit ahead of next week's launch of the W12. read more »
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That's one way to make your rookie debut in a Mercedes! Super-sub George Russell was called in to replace Lewis Hamilton for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix following his... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says those who criticise him make him even more determined to prove them wrong as he prepares for his fifth season as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have been promised by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff he will discuss their futures for 2022 and beyond with them first before George Russell. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is entering a potentially career-defining season in Formula 1. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas "doesn't stand a chance" up against Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, according to Gerhard Berger. read more »
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With F1's rumour mill still speculating about Lewis Hamilton's contract situation, Valtteri Bottas says he does "not care" if the Brit signs a new deal. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas does not get bogged down by criticism, but instead finds motivation from said critics to do better in Formula 1. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says armchair critics who feel he should be doing better against Lewis Hamilton only serve to motivate him rather than get him down read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is confident the more experienced Sergio Perez can push Max Verstappen harder than Alexander Albon was able to last season, which he hopes... read more »
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In the latest F1 gossip column, Jordan on how he would handle Hamilton's contract negotiations, Baku hopes to welcome fans on return to calendar, and Bottas records... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas claimed sixth place in the overall results during his latest foray into rallying in his native Finland. Bottas uses rally driving to... read more »
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Mercedes F1 Team's nine-time F1 race winner Valtteri Bottas finished the Tunturi Rally in sixth position which has been his third Arctic Rally finish in a row. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas completed an "amazing week" by finishing sixth in the Arctic Lapland Rally - his third straight top-10 result in that event. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was on course to improve upon last year's result after day one of the Arctic Lapland Rally, sitting eighth in the overall standings. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is not a Nico Rosberg, and prefers to do his talking on track as opposed to playing mind games with his teammate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has taken a swipe at the driver he replaced at Mercedes, claiming he “prefers to do the talking on track” by “racing fair”, rather than resorting to mind games... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said he does not want to get involved in playing mind games like Nico Rosberg did with Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says he has no interest in playing any mind games with team-mate Lewis Hamilton like his predecessor Nico Rosberg did read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has said "it's not easy being my team-mate" in launching another defence of his Mercedes colleague Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Toto Wolff believes Mercedes must avoid knee-jerk reactions to driver performances after Valtteri Bottas' roller-coaster season in 2020. read more »
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Toto Wolff has praised Valtteri Bottas's mentality, and specifically his ability to handle being on the end of "insane" bad luck in 2020. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes his race pace was the area he improved on the most throughout the 2020 F1 season. 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 |