Valtteri Bottas is adamant he's not giving up on the title race despite Lewis Hamilton having enough of an advantage that he would wrap it up in Mexico. 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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Following a relatively long win drought in a season when Mercedes designed a dominant car, Valtteri Bottas finally emerged victorious at Suzuka, Japan. Just several days after... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists he is not giving up on the Formula 1 championship quite yet, but understands how fortunate he will have to be to overcome runaway leader Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: My own fault I face points deficit to Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has vowed that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be left to decide their championship battle between them on-track. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton doubts that he will be able to secure a result good enough to secure his sixth world championship at Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas' expense in Mexico... read more »
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Mercedes pledges equal treatment between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Although Valtteri Bottas' chances of snatching the World title away from Lewis Hamilton are slim, Toto Wolff says Mercedes will play the "most-fair game" with... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas can see performance gap to Lewis Hamilton shrinking read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be given "equal opportunity" to win the 2019 F1 title. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was the man to lead Mercedes over the line in Japan, and the way it all unfolded felt like a well deserved thank you. read more »
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Lewis Larkam reflects on a typhoon-disrupted Japanese Grand Prix as Valtteri Bottas got back to winning ways. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Lewis Hamilton will easily win the world drivers' title for a sixth time, despite Valtteri Bottas winning the Japanese Grand Prix to cut his lead in... read more »
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The Japanese Grand Prix weekend was obviously a bit of a strange one. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton must finish on the podium to have a chance of wrapping up a sixth world title at the Mexican GP. Here's what teammate Valtteri Bottas needs to do to take... read more »
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'Ideal' start perfect for Japan win - Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was back in the zone, but a perfect score was exclusively reserved for one midfield runner in the Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes he could have won the Japanese Grand Prix with "better guidance", but Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff said the strategy always leaned... read more »
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Only two teams in F1 history have won six constructor titles in a row: Ferrari (1999-2004) and now Mercedes (2014-2019). And with only Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas still... read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hoping for more dominant performances after cruising to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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2019 Japanese Grand Prix Race Report read more »
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Toto Wolff admitted Mercedes faced a "50-50 call" when opting to pit Lewis Hamilton from the lead towards the end of the Japanese GP, but stressed that Valtteri... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has sent a defiant message to his doubters and those who say he underperforms in the second half of the season, simply saying "f*ck you". read more »
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Not for the first time, Ferrari snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, allowing Valtteri Bottas to take Suzuka win and Mercedes a historic sixth successive title. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

