Under-fire Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has pointed out that 2019 has been his best season with the team performance-wise. read more »
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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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After the Hungarian Grand Prix, as decisions are made over driver line-ups for next year, there are as many rumoured changes as confirmed drivers for 2020. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits that he has already been exploring other options should he not be retained by the Mercedes Formula 1 team in 2020 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he has a "Plan B and even a Plan C" in case he loses his Mercedes F1 seat to Esteban Ocon. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claims that the team will not make things "complicated" for Valtteri Bottas if they decide to leave him out of their driving line-up for... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he has a "Plan B" and "even a Plan C" in case he is not retained by Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's teammate next year. read more »
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Mercedes principal Toto Wolff believes it's important for the team to give Valtteri Bottas a "soft landing" if he loses his seat for 2020. read more »
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A difficult Sunday in Hungary sent Valtteri Bottas into the summer break under pressure - but Toto Wolff assures it won't bear on his Mercedes future. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff admits he wasn't able to celebrate Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian GP victory fully because Valtteri Bottas had endured such an... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he will "think differently" the next time he's wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton after his team-mate compromised him. read more »
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Andrew Shovlin was pleased with Lewis Hamilton's win in Hungary but disappointed that Valtteri Bottas' race was compromised as early as the first lap thanks to front... read more »
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With Esteban Ocon looking increasingly likely to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season, Valtteri Bottas claims to have a Plan B. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas can be as unhappy as he wants, however, Michael Masi says footage shows his contact with Charles Leclerc was his fault. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is not resting on his laurels as he is working on a "Plan B and possibly a Plan C". read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits his Formula 1 team's rules of engagement between its drivers compromised Valtteri Bottas in his first lap battle with Lewis Hamilton at the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said that he has sympathy for Valtteri Bottas after seeing him endure a tough time at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »
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Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says onboard footage of Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc's first lap clash in Hungary offered a 'distorted' view of who... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he has a "Plan B" in case Mercedes don't keep him for the 2020 F1 season after Toto Wolff confirmed it is now a straight fight... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it is important for drivers to have a "plan B" with regards to what team they will end up driving for, as he comments on speculation that he... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists his aggressive approach at the start of the Hungarian GP was not related to the uncertainty surrounding his future with Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has blamed Charles Leclerc for compromising his Hungarian GP, saying the Ferrari driver just "swept across and took my front wing". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the opening-lap move by Charles Leclerc that damaged the front wing of his Mercedes Formula 1 car in the Hungarian Grand Prix was "completely... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says a lock-up into the first corner snowballed into the first lap "mess" he endured during F1's Hungarian Grand Prix. 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 |