Esteban Ocon made his first appearance as an official Renault driver in Abu Dhabi's post-season test on Tuesday, with Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas... 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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George Russell's latest appearance in Mercedes colours is not pitting him up against Valtteri Bottas, says Toto Wolff. read more »
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The Finn started from the back of the grid but he didn't stay there long, carving his way through the pack to only just miss out on a podium finish. For more F1® videos,... read more »
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Charles Leclerc feared losing Abu Dhabi podium to a charging Valtteri Bottas read more »
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The Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team used the last race weekend of the season for experimenting with 2020-specification engine components after it had to install fresh... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt his "fun" recovery drive through the field at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was one of the best performances of the 2019 F1 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was one of his best performances of the 2019 season, having carved through the field from 10th to finish fourth. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will take another crack at trying to stop his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and he has a plan. read more »
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SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team, had what seems a positive day as they made it through to the second qualifying session. It saw Lance Stroll take thirteenth in qualifying and... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is the big loser on the Abu Dhabi grid, falling from second to 20th as a result of an engine penalty. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is "feeling better" after falling ill in the days leading up to the Abu Dhabi GP weekend. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will form an all-Ferrari second row of the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday after Valtteri Bottas' penalties are applied. read more »
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Mercedes will see Lewis Hamilton start from pole position in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while Valtteri Bottas' will start last after his grid penalties for engine... read more »
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Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon will start second and fifth in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix once Valtteri Bottas' penalty is applied. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says he has been battling an illness during the entire Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend read more »
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Valtteri Bottas hopes the "many compromises" Mercedes has made to his strategy during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend will help him recover through the field. read more »
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Hamilton ended his longest pole drought since 2011 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, beating Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday, although Valtteri Bottas will drop to the rear of the grid following a multitude of... read more »
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In the final qualifying session of the year, Lewis Hamilton grabbed his first pole position since the German Grand Prix in a session which saw Mercedes dominating the... read more »
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped the third and final free practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, narrowly beating the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri... read more »
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Max Verstappen edged out the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to take bragging rights ahead of the final qualifying session of the season. read more »
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Max Verstappen shot into pole contention for the final qualifying of F1 2019 after topping Practice Three at the Abu Dhabi GP, with the in-form Red Bull star edging Mercedes... read more »
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Mercedes is forced into a second change of power unit elements on Valtteri Bottas's car ahead of this weekend's race in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes second new power unit of Abu Dhabi GP weekend 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 |

