Lewis Hamilton's coronation at the U.S. Grand Prix still looks very likely, but it won't be as straightforward as most expected after title rival Valtteri Bottas took... 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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The F1 world is ready to see his teammate be crowned world champion on Sunday in Austin - but Valtteri Bottas proved in qualifying that he is not going down without a fight,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says rectifying "many things" that were wrong with his Mercedes F1 car was crucial to claiming pole position for the United States Grand Prix. read more »
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Go onboard with Valtteri Bottas as he storms to pole in Texas, picking up his fifth Pirelli Pole Position Award of 2019... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel says he regrets being so conservative on his first United States Grand Prix Q3 run after losing pole to Valtteri Bottas by 0.012 seconds read more »
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Lewis Hamilton takes full responsibility for his qualifying struggles at COTA, as Mercedes F1 teammate Valtteri Bottas takes pole. read more »
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The fat lady might be on the verge of singing, but Valtteri Bottas is in no mood to let his Mercedes teammate start celebrating his sixth title just yet as he storms to COTA pole. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ended Mercedes' four-month drought without an F1 pole position as teammate Lewis Hamilton struggled for pace at COTA. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is on pole position for tomorrow's US GP in Austin, as title-favourite Lewis Hamilton will start fifth. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed his fifth pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix at Austin read more »
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Valtteri Bottas secured a potentially crucial pole position for the United States GP, with Lewis Hamilton only fifth in the other Mercedes as the championship leader struggled... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas takes pole for the United States Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton could manage only fifth. read more »
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It's Valtteri Bottas on pole position for the United States GP tomorrow at COTA, as the Finn was fastest in today's qualifying session. Vettel and Verstappen had to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will be on pole position for the 2019 United States Grand Prix after seeing off the late challenge of Ferrari to hold on to top spot. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas clinched his first pole position since Silverstone after pipping Sebastian Vettel to the P1 spot by a mere 0.012 seconds in Austin. Bottas set a new track... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is happy that only "tiny numbers" have separated himself and Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying this year. read more »
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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, made a quiet start to the 2019 United States Grand Prix weekend, as the first session saw their drivers run the new 2020 tyres. However, free... read more »
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Over the past week since the Mexican Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has been painted as the pantomime villain or Formula 1 after getting involved in a couple of near-scraps at the... read more »
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On the cusp of losing the title to Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas says he wouldn't swap the challenge that is partnering Hamilton for a weaker team-mate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is targeting a performance turnaround at the United States Grand Prix following his recent struggles at COTA. read more »
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Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko said Max Verstappen could not be faulted for the collisions he was involved in with both Mercedes drivers at the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Both Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas say they see nothing wrong with the way Max Verstappen conducts himself on-track. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo have spoken out in defence of Max Verstappen's driving style after Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel led criticism of the Red Bull... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas believe there is nothing wrong with Max Verstappen's strong style of driving. 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 |