Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton say they expect Max Verstappen to be a threat at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix, despite their one-lap pace advantage.... 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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F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he will go "back to the drawing board" after being narrowly beaten to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix by Mercedes... read more »
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Bottas clinches pole as he leads a Mercedes front row lockout at the 2020 Austrian GP read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes is in a league of its own after crushing the opposition in qualifying on Formula 1's return to racing in Austria. read more »
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Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix poleman Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes is "in our own league", while team-mate Lewis Hamilton admits the W11's pace was a surprise read more »
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Valtteri Bottas gets the better of Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the F1 Austrian Grand Prix as Mercedes shine and Ferrari suffers at the Red Bull Ring read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes "seems to be in our own league" compared to its F1 rivals after qualifying on pole position for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was full of praise for Mercedes after taking pole for the Austrian Grand Prix, saying they are in their "own league". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes front-row lock-out in Austria as Red Bull edges out McLaren and Racing Point and Ferrari's worst fears are realised. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas turned the tables on his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton by claiming pole for the Austrian Grand Prix despite skating into the gravel on his final... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the opening race of the 2020 Formula One season, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position by 0.012s, while Ferrari's... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for Formula 1's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix as Mercedes crushed its rivals at the Red Bull Ring. Having finished 1-2 through... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas stunned Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by claiming the 12th pole position of his Formula 1 career on a day when Ferrari's worst fears came home to roost. read more »
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Finnish Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton stranded at 0.012s while Max Verstappen was more than half a second... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the first pole position of F1's delayed 2020 season for the Austrian GP despite a big error on his final lap. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was in a spot of bother but still held onto pole while Sebastian Vettel the big shock in qualifying in Austria, down in P11. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position as Mercedes dominated qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Ferrari had a shocking day. read more »
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Red Bull Racing protest the reigning champions 'DAS' as Hamilton and Bottas sweep opening day of Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Despite dominating the opening day of the Austrian Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas refused to acknowledge that their W11 was the dominant force... read more »
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Demonstrating their dominant form, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas topped the second practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix while their rivals Red... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Austrian Grand Prix second practice ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, leading a consecutive second Mercedes 1-2 to start Formula... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to top the opening day's action as Formula 1 returned in 2020. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton continued Mercedes' ominous start to the delayed 2020 Formula 1 season as he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas comfortably led the way in second practice at the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team are in a "tricky situation" regarding their 2021 line-up and Sebastian Vettel is an option. read more »
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Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton started his title defence in style by posting the quickest lap with a time of 1m04.816. The Briton was followed by his team-mate Valtteri... 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 |