Max Verstappen claimed an extraordinary German GP victory after one of the most dramatic F1 races in recent years, with chaos throughout and costly crashes for Lewis Hamilton,... 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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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas say that Ferrari's retirement from German GP qualifying was unfortunate. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas explained that braking issues throughout qualifying hampered his efforts, putting it down to the sizable gap o pole-sitting Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he didn't have consistent braking with his Mercedes throughout qualifying for the German Grand Prix and feels it restrained him to third read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says a "surprising" brake issue hampered him in Formula 1 German Grand Prix qualifying, where he finished third behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff wants Valtteri Bottas to take pride from his qualifying record compared against Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Lessons learned in Austria sees cooling update on Mercedes prove beneficial, says Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Toto Wolff has said there has been interest in Valtteri Bottas from other teams and a decision on the Finn's Mercedes future will be made in August. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reckons the Mercedes Formula 1 team would have "struggled massively" to run in the heat of Friday's German Grand Prix practice without an update... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both hoping for rain this weekend after a blistering hot day of practice at the Hockenheimring. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will use Formula One's August break to decide whether to Valtteri Bottas will continue on as Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2020. read more »
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Toto Wolff says that he intends to make a decision on his team's 2020 line-up over the summer break. read more »
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Mercedes F1 duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are hoping for rain at the German Grand Prix after Friday's hot temperatures. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas hails the progress from Mercedes' cooling upgrades after feeling the team "would have struggled massively today" in Germany read more »
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Mercedes' Toto Wolff says the team may send Esteban Ocon out on loan if they agree to keep Valtteri Bottas on for 2020. read more »
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Mercedes has set an August deadline to decide on the future of Valtteri Bottas, whose contract is up at the end of the 2019 F1 season. read more »
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Mercedes principal Toto Wolff admits that if they continue with Valtteri Bottas, then Esteban Ocon will need to go elsewhere to continue his development. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says a decision on whether or not the team will retain Valtteri Bottas for the 2020 season will be taken during the August break read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested that Esteban Ocon is a contender for Valtteri Bottas' Formula 1 seat with Mercedes. read more »
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Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel topped the first Formula 1 free practice session of the German Grand Prix weekend at Hockenheim read more »
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Sebastian Vettel topped an F1 timesheet for the first time in four races as Ferrari outpaced Mercedes in Practice One at a sweltering German GP. 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 |