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 »
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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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 »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas saw his Formula 1 title aspirations take a severe blow after retiring from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suffered a huge blow to his 2020 Formula 1 title hopes, after engine issues forced him to retire from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' quest to salvage the 2020 title fight took a major hit after he retired from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Nico Rosberg reckons now is the time for Valtteri Bottas to capitalise on Lewis Hamilton's "weakness" and pounce in the championship race. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was in blistering form at the Nürburgring as he claimed a magnificent pole position for the Eifel Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Study the mini sectors as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton duel for the first pole position at the Nurburgring in seven years! For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes one-two in Qualifying for the Eifel Grand Prix, much to the delight of Team Principal Toto Wolff. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he will get his "head down" and work to exploit the "opportunities" he believes will present themselves in Sunday's Eifel GP after... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' confidence has been boosted by beating Lewis Hamilton, but it's Max Verstappen's Red Bull which could provide the biggest threat. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas denied Lewis Hamilton top spot in Qualifying by more than a quarter of a second at the Nürburgring on Saturday for his fourteenth career pole position. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes it would have been risky to start Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on the medium tyres for Sunday's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. read more »
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It's another front row lockout for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team with Valtteri Bottas on pole position for the fourteenth time in his career. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was the man on top this morning at the Nürburgring, but Lance Stroll missed the session due to illness. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' pole lap time was a mind-boggling 4.129s faster than Lewis Hamilton's in 2013, the last time It's been 7 years since we were on track at the... read more »
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It was 24 hours later than planned, but Formula One's return to action at the Nurburgring was worth the wait. ESPN rounds up all the big stories from qualifying day for... read more »
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Toto Wolff says starting Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on medium tyres would have been a "big gamble" for Mercedes heading into Sunday's Formula 1 Eifel... read more »
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It's pole position #14 for Valtteri Bottas, his third Pirelli Pole Position Award of the season! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed his third pole position of the 2020 Formula 1 season at the Eifel Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes it is the "small details" that will make or break whether he turns his 14th Formula 1 pole position into his 10th career victory. 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 |

