Damon Hill believes Valtteri Bottas has successfully raised his game against Lewis Hamilton and some level of tension will be inevitable if they end up in an exclusive battle... 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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In the most dominant team start to a season ever, Valtteri Bottas currently leads Mercedes team-mate Hamilton by just a point, and will be hoping to increase his advantage at... read more »
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Charles Leclerc says it is understandable that his partnership with Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari has begun under intense media scrutiny, in a way that is perhaps not replicated... read more »
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Mercedes may hold the 1-2 in the championship by more than 30 points, however, Lewis Hamilton insists Valtteri Bottas is not his only rival for this year's title. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that there hasn't been a "single word" said between himself and Mercedes with regards to an extension on his current contract with... read more »
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Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Ocon expects Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to fight all the way until the end of season. read more »
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Esteban Ocon says the "war" between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas for supremacy at Mercedes and in the world drivers' championship will last throughout... read more »
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2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was won by Valtteri Bottas for the fourth consecutive 1-2 finish for Mercedes. CheckeredFlag looks at the performance up and down the grid read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he sees similarities in the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton's fight with former team-mate Nico... read more »
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Having retaken the lead in the Drivers' Championship on Sunday evening, Valtteri Bottas is hoping his fine form will lead to a "quick" agreement on a new deal... read more »
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As Valtteri Bottas ramps up his title challenge, Toto Wolff is confident that there will be no repeats of the hostility seen in 2016. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is eager for the team to avoid another intense rivalry between team-mates like they had between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, but insists... read more »
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Toto Wolff was delighted to see Mercedes claim their fourth consecutive one-two finish of 2019 in Azerbaijan as Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to the win. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas's form at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season has already prompted concerns at Mercedes about the emergence of another intra-team rivalry read more »
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Valtteri Bottas's resurgence at the start of 2019 has prompted comparisons to Nico Rosberg's 2016 season, when the German overcame Lewis Hamilton to win his only... read more »
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Ross Brawn credited the mental strength displayed by Valtteri Bottas in the opening four rounds of the 2019 season, which sees him leading the drivers' championship from... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas explains how changing his set-up and development approach with Mercedes has helped his own performances read more »
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is confident that the team's upgrade package for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix did not contribute to the Sebastian Vettel's... read more »
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Ross Brawn has said he has been really impressed with Valtteri Bottas' start to the season and how he has raised his game against Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Ross Brawn feels Valtteri Bottas has shown "grit and determination" to take the fight to Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Mercedes wrote themselves into Formula 1's record books by securing a fourth one-two finish from as many races in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas regaining... read more »
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A confident Valtteri Bottas claims his storming start to the season is proof that his approach to F1 2019 is working. read more »
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The Mercedes drivers sit 35 points clear of the rest of the field four races into the 2019 season - but it's not a two-man title fight, insists Hamilton. read more »
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Mercedes have explained that Lewis Hamilton was not to blame for a costly loss of tie under Virtual Safety Car conditions at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which cost the world... read more »
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Thanks to a resurgent Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton is facing a challenge from a team-mate for the first time since 2016. read more »
Brazilian Grand Prix
8th of November 2026
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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 | Kimi Antonelli | 380 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 261 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 259 |
| 4 | George Russell | 250 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 221 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 150 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 105 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 630 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 380 |
| 4 | McLaren | 371 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 104 |
| 6 | Alpine | 74 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 30 |
| 8 | Audi | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 7 |