Valtteri Bottas news

Leclerc beats Hamilton and Bottas to top spot in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Mercedes saw Valtteri Bottas crash out of practice on Friday, with the Finn also having suffered with technical issues that resulted in two engine changes. read more »

Valtteri Bottas escaped unhurt from a 23G impact with the turn six barriers during second practice on Friday at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Valtteri Bottas said his huge crash in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was deserved punishment for his mistake, backing more tracks to be as savage as the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas says he prefers circuits that penalise mistakes following his 25G accident during second practice for Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas prefers tracks that penalise errors despite heavy crash read more »

Despite paying the price for his FP2 error, Valtteri Bottas prefers racing on proper circuits that punish drivers instead of giving them acres of run-off. read more »

Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 in Austria, as Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel hit trouble. read more »

Red flag stoppages for Verstappen and Bottas crashes means that many drivers fail to post representative times, as kerbs and wind take their toll. read more »

Big crashes for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas lead to a truncated FP2 session in Austria, with Charles Leclerc ending quickest for Ferrari. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen both crashed out of an eventful second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time on... read more »

Charles Leclerc topped a stop-start second Formula 1 free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, which was interrupted by two red flags caused by Max Verstappen and Valtteri... read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc sets the pace in a dramatic second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix as Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen crash. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen crashed out, while Sebastian Vettel span into the gravel, in an extraordinarily dramatic second practice session at the Austrian GP. read more »

Charles Leclerc tops Austrian GP FP2 as Valtteri Bottas crashes heavily read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped a chaotic FP2 session in Austria with Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas both crashing out at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

On a day when kerb-climbing was all the rage, Lance Stroll showed his rivals how it should - or in this case should not - be done. read more »

FP2 for the Austrian Grand Prix was twice red-flagged, as Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas damaged their cars, while Sebastian Vettel came close to doing the same in a wild... read more »

Lewis Hamilton opens the Austrian Grand Prix weekend fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' Austrian Grand Prix weekend got off to a sluggish start as an oil leak kept him in the garage for the start of the first practice session in Spielberg.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas back to Spec 1 after Mercedes detects oil leak read more »

Mercedes faced fresh drama with its latest specification engine in Austrian Grand Prix Friday practice when Valtteri Bottas was forced to switch back to an old power unit read more »

Could Red Bull and Ferrari help Valtteri Bottas get back in the title hunt against Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton? read more »

Lewis Hamilton was unmoved regarding Mercedes' pursuit of an all-time Formula 1 record set by his idol Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at this weekend's Austrian Grand... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr has bumped Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas from the top three in Autosport readers' Formula 1 driver ratings after another impressive showing at the French... read more »