Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas opened the Russian Grand Prix weekend atop the standings in a session in which team-mate Lewis Hamilton struggled. Bottas, who claimed his maiden... 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' Valtteri Bottas is fastest in an incident-packed first practice session at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas destroyed the competition in FP1 for the Russian GP as Carlos Sainz lost a wing and Nicholas Latifi brought out the red flags. read more »
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Carlos Sainz and Nicholas Latifi were both involved in first practice crashes ahead of this weekend's Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that it's only a matter before things "click" and he returns to getting poles and winning races again. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes it's a "matter of time" before he returns to winning ways in Formula 1 after missing out on yet another race win last time out at Mugello. read more »
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Mercedes have paid tribute to the physical condition of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas after the "punishing toll" the Tuscan Grand Prix took on their bodies. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suffered during the Tuscan Grand Prix due to loads at Mugello being amongst... read more »
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Mercedes has explained why it turned down Valtteri Bottas' request that he be put on a different tyre strategy to his teammate at Mugello. read more »
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Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were forced to exercise extreme caution en route to their latest one-two finish... read more »
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Mercedes has revealed a tyre problem reminiscent of those faced at Silverstone prevented Valtteri Bottas going on to a different strategy at Mugello. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas left Mugello on Sunday night staring at a 55-point chasm to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton who had again stolen the show with his victory in the Tuscan Grand... read more »
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W Series racer Alice Powell believes the crash at the Safety Car restart of the Tuscan Grand Prix was "poor from all involved" - but not leader Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Recently, we did an Ask Me Anything on r/Formula1 with Valtteri - a huge thank you to Reddit for the many, many questions that were submitted! read more »
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F1 chief Ross Brawn believes Valtteri Bottas is now facing a "mental battle" in his 2020 title fight against Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is now facing a "mental battle" in his fight with Lewis Hamilton, according to Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn, following the outcome of the Tuscan Grand... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has declared as "offensive" comments from Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas that safety is being compromised for the sake of... read more »
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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn fears that failing to win the Tuscan GP will have a big psychological effect on Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle believes Valtteri Bottas can't be blamed for the multi-car crash at the Tuscan Grand Prix. read more »
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Ross Brawn believes Valtteri Bottas will be hurting following his latest defeat to a "relentless" Lewis Hamilton in the Tuscan Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been told he "talks a good game" but "ultimately you never see fight from him in the race" following the Tuscan Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says those who crashed under the first restart at the Tuscan GP shouldn't "whine about it" as he did nothing wrong. read more »
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Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi hit back at drivers, including Valtteri Bottas, who suggested organisers have been trying to make race restarts more exciting. A large... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says rivals shouldn't blame Valtteri Bottas for the restart carnage at Mugello, that belongs to the "decision-makers". read more »
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A madcap afternoon at Mugello ended with Lewis Hamilton beating Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon. Here are our conclusions from the Tuscan Grand Prix. 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 |