Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas knows he needs to perform out on track if he wants to continue with Mercedes as Toto Wolff admits there are others waiting in the wings. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says earning some free champagne by appearing on the podium was a positive to take from the Austrian Grand Prix, as he finished in third without looking like... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes still have work to do to ensure that their cars are able to perform at high temperatures. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says it was "painful" to see Valtteri Bottas's and Lewis Hamilton's cars handicapped by cooling issues in the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas admit that managing high temperatures compromised their races. read more »

Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Max Verstappen has won the Austrian Grand Prix, and by doing so secured the first Honda powered victory since the company's return to the sport in 2015. Leclerc was passed... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes were denied engine modes due to overheating fears which meant he could not race at maximum performance throughout the Austrian Grand Prix read more »

Max Verstappen lived up to his billing as a Formula 1 star as he overtook Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc in the final 20 laps of the Austrian GP to win... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas start third and fourth in Austria. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says it is weird how Ferrari "always" seems to gain half a second on the straights no matter the circuit layout read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton's grid drop penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix is "a big opportunity to get closer to him" read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt a small miscommunication with his Mercedes Formula 1 team hindered him when rival drivers "parked" on track before their final runs in Austrian... read more »

A difficult end to qualifying for Valtteri Bottas in Austria did not end his chances of a third straight Spielberg pole, with the Finn believing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc... read more »

Valtteri Bottas qualified fourth for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, but will move up one place thanks to team-mate Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty. read more »

Charles Leclerc was the man to beat in Free Practice 3 in Austria, ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Charles Leclerc was the fastest driver on the grid as the Ferrari driver edged out the Mercedes' of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the the third practice session... read more »

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 »