Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas shapes as potentially the most important cog in the driver market for 2020 as Mercedes weigh up the Finn's future alongside Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes is in the process of deciding between Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon to be Lewis Hamilton's team-mate in Formula 1 next year. It's a tough call for team... read more »

Esteban Ocon or Valtteri Bottas? The former is a sensible option for Merc. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he isn't paying attention to the "much bigger than I would like" gap in the F1 standings to Lewis Hamilton read more »

Under-fire Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has pointed out that 2019 has been his best season with the team performance-wise. read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

With Esteban Ocon looking increasingly likely to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season, Valtteri Bottas claims to have a Plan B. read more »

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 »

Valtteri Bottas has Plan B if he loses Mercedes seat to Esteban Ocon read more »

Valtteri Bottas is not resting on his laurels as he is working on a "Plan B and possibly a Plan C". read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Toto Wolff: One race won't determine Valtteri Bottas' future read more »