Valtteri Bottas believes progress made with the set-up of his Mercedes F1 car proved crucial to beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at Silverstone. 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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Valtteri Bottas says making up a "deficit" with his Mercedes Formula 1 car set-up in qualifying was the key to taking pole position for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed to relentless preparation helping him find the edge over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton confessed he "wasn't that great" after being pipped to pole position by Valtteri Bottas at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas pipped Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix in an epic qualifying battle. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges out Lewis Hamilton for 70th Anniversary Grand Prix pole as Max Verstappen is the only top ten driver to start the race on hards. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, as Nico Hulkenberg stunned Max Verstappen to take third for Racing Point read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix while Racing Point's super-sub Nico... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes pole position for 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, with 'super-sub' Nico Hulkenberg third. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas nicked pole position off Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the death as just 0.063 seconds separated the duo in qualifying for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Qualifying at Silverstone was again a Mercedes affair, but contrary to 7 days ago, Valtteri Bottas didn't miss the opportunity and beat teammate Hamilton by 0.063s. Racing... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position from Lewis Hamilton with a superb final lap as the Finn wrestled back some much-needed championship momentum ahead of F1's 70th... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is back on pole, this time for the 70th Anniversary GP, while Red Bull gambled in qualy with Max Verstappen starting on hard tyres. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas topped the time charts once more as Lando Norris charges to third in Final Practice. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time ahead of Valtteri Bottas in final practice for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, as the fragile nature of the soft tyres... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas kept Mercedes firmly in front in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 70th Anniversary race in Silverstone. Lando Norris... read more »
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Mercedes continued its dominance of Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix weekend as Lewis Hamilton finished fastest in Saturday morning's final practice session.... read more »
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Mercedes maintained its dominance of practice ahead of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton again edged team-mate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas appear poised for another closely-fought pole position battle at Silverstone after Mercedes drivers were split by barely a tenth of a second... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas seemed to deliberately go a bit slower in sector one in FP3 to save their reds, and go quickest. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton heads team-mate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes dominated second practice at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to the top spot in FP2 for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, with the Mercedes drivers setting their best tyres on different... read more »
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Mercedes revelled in the hot conditions at Silverstone as Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas split the one-twos in practice ahead of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton moved back ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the battle of the Mercedes' in the second practice session for F1's 70th Anniversary GP this weekend. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton fronted Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas during second practice for Formula 1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone. Mercedes has won all four... 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 |