Nico Rosberg says Valtteri Bottas "needs to step it up" against Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton if he is to have any chance of winning the F1 world championship. 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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Mercedes hope that the decision to retire Valtteri Bottas from the Eifel GP after he encountered power issues will save him from an engine penalty. read more »
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Mercedes have a "lot of checks to do" but remain hopeful that Valtteri Bottas will avoid a grid penalty at the next race in Portugal following his retirement at... read more »
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Mercedes says it hopes its quick decision to retire Valtteri Bottas' car at Formula 1’s Eifel Grand Prix means the Finn will avoid grid penalties across the remainder of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says "of course" he believes he is a better driver than Lewis Hamilton, but he's not into doing "politics". read more »
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Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton showed Michael Schumacher-like qualities in mastering team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Eifel GP. read more »
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Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' early retirement allowed Lewis Hamilton a "straightforward" run to equalling one of... read more »
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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says he had total confidence in both of his drivers to avoid a collision at the start of the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton and... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas fell 69 points behind Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One title battle on Sunday and said he needed a miracle to deny the Briton a seventh... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt he could still have won Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix despite his error that gave Lewis Hamilton the lead, before retiring with an unexplained power... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he "needs a miracle" to overhaul the 69-point gap to Lewis Hamilton in the F1 drivers' championship. read more »
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As he suffers Mercedes first DNF of the season, Valtteri Bottas admits that he will need "a miracle" to revive his championship bid. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas concedes only a miracle would see him challenge Lewis Hamilton for this year's title after retiring from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes it will now take "a miracle" for him to wrestle the 2020 Formula 1 title away from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Mercedes continued its daunting march towards the 2020 championship titles by dominating yet another race. While a power unit-related issue for Valtteri Bottas prevented the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' hopes of a late-season challenge to Lewis Hamilton for F1's world championship suffered a potentially knockout blow after a rare bout of Mercedes... read more »
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Toto Wolff says he "enjoyed" the fight between Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Eifel Grand Prix, and had no concerns about contact read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he doesn't know the exact reasons for Valtteri Bottas' Formula 1 power unit failure at the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he needs a miracle to recover any Formula 1 title hopes in 2020 following his retirement at the Eifel Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits he "would need a miracle" if he is to beat Lewis Hamilton to this year's Formula 1 world championship after losing ground in Sunday's... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was left to rue a Mercedes power unit failure which has severely dented his chances of winning the 2020 F1 drivers' title. read more »
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As Valtteri Bottas suffers Mercedes first DNF of the season, Lewis Hamilton and the German team cruise to another brace of titles. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's all-time Formula 1 win record by taking victory in the Eifel Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen, while Valtteri Bottas retired... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton rose to the challenge to match Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 victory record, and did so on the German’s home soil at the Nurburgring for the Eifel... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton took victory at today's Eifel Grand Prix after taking the lead from teammate Valtteri Bottas. As the Finn later retired, Max Verstappen ended up in second... 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 |