Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says he wants to make it a "no-brainer"decision for the team to retain him past the 2020 season read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that they selected Valtteri Bottas ahead of Esteban Ocon for the 2020 Formula 1 campaign as they viewed putting the Frenchman alongside Lewis... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says that, if Mercedes want to retain his services for the 2021 season, then it would be a "no brainer" decision to remain with the Silver Arrows. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the strength of his bond with Lewis Hamilton was proven in the background changes made at Mercedes in 2019. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Valtteri Bottas will have had access to many of his racing secrets in 2019, with a member of Hamilton's engineering team having switched sides in the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that he had to find a "new ace" to keep his performance advantage in 2019 after losing his engineer to team-mate Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he was given a "great opportunity" in 2019 to work with one of Lewis Hamilton's ex-engineers and learn more about the six-time Formula 1... read more »

Toto Wolff has hailed the driver partnership between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, describing the pair as a "sensational" line-up. read more »

Valtteri Bottas enjoyed his finest season in Formula 1 to date in 2019, but may still have ended the year with a tinge of regret. read more »

Mercedes has a "sensational driver line-up" in Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas that is competitive without compromising the team's objectives, says its... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes that Mercedes would have dropped him at the end of 2019 if there was no improvement on the previous season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas reckons his performance in the 2019 drivers' championship has seen him reclaim his love for Formula 1, which he admits deteriorated slightly after the 2018... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was his standout moment from the 2019 F1 season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits that he "lost a little bit" of love for F1 in 2018, but found it again last season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas suspects he would have lost his Mercedes Formula 1 drive with a repeat of 2018, but instead has rediscovered the love of racing that he lost last year read more »

Valtteri Bottas is keen to continue with Mercedes in 2021 but is "open" to other options should the Brackley squad not renew his contract. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he remains open to opportunities outside of Mercedes for 2021, but remains certain for now that the Silver Arrows remain the team to be with in Formula 1. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the circumstances surrounding Lewis Hamilton's sixth title triumph helped to soften the blow of losing out to his Mercedes team-mate in the 2019 title... read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains open-minded about his F1 future - but says it would be a "no-brainer" to remain with Mercedes beyond 2020. read more »

Valtteri Bottas still has a "surreal" feeling about his season-opening win in Australia, saying it felt like someone else was driving the Mercedes car. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes his season-opening Australian Grand Prix victory was his best performance in Formula 1 this year and still feels like it happened to someone else read more »

Valtteri Bottas will release version "2.77" as he looks to stop Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton winning a seventh title in 2020. read more »

Valtteri Bottas reckons he'll need to improve once again in the Formula 1 off-season if he is to have any hope of beating Lewis Hamilton, but won't need a repeat of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas would give himself an eight of 10 for his performance across the 2019 F1 season and insists he can "definitely do better" next year. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he will need to be version '2.77' of himself to win the Formula 1 title next year read more »