The old sporting adage that "nice guys finish last" rings true more often than not in Formula 1. Sunday proved that Valtteri Bottas has had enough of being typecast... 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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Valtteri Bottas had "no reason" to think Mercedes would impose team orders on him in Australia. read more »
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After two years of playing second fiddle to Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas showed us his new "**** you" mentality in Australia. read more »
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The GPFans F1 Podcast is back to discuss the first race of the 2019 season and an epic win for Valtteri Bottas at the Australian Grand Prix. Harry Benjamin, Matt Scott and Rob... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' Australian GP victory return is a fairy-tale - Toto Wolff read more »
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Valtteri Bottas declared "to whom it may concern, fuck you" as he took the victory in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Toto Wolff "forbade" his drivers from going for the fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix but Valtteri Bottas bagged it anyway, wanting the 26 points. read more »
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Toto Wolff reveals that Valtteri Bottas was under instructions not to go for the fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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The pre-season favourite struggled in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, coming home fourth almost a minute behind race winner Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed the reason for his cryptic, sweary outburst over the radio following today's Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes kicked off the 2019 Formula 1 season with a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix, but it was Valtteri Bottas rather than a troubled Lewis Hamilton that took... read more »
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Five of the best images from the Australian Grand Prix where Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed victory. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says his drivers ignored pre-race instructions to not chase the new bonus point for fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix read more »
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Toto Wolff confirmed that Valtteri Bottas and his race engineer Riccardo Musconi directly disobeyed his instructions not to chase the bonus point for the fastest lap at the... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel believes Lewis Hamilton's "boredom" was the main reason for the Mercedes man finishing the Australian Grand Prix with such a huge deficit to... read more »
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The final round-up from the paddock in Melbourne following Valtteri Bottas' Australian Grand Prix victory. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas explained that his "f*** you" message after winning the Australian Grand Prix was directed at those who had taken a negative view on him during his... read more »
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His three previous wins were edge-of-your-seat thrillers - but Valtteri Bottas tore up the form book to crush the field in Australia on Sunday. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says he is "very happy" to see Valtteri Bottas record his first F1 race victory in over a year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas dedicates Australian Grand Prix victory to F1 race director Charlie Whiting following his tragic passing. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has hailed his dominant lights-to-flag win for Mercedes at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix the best performance of his career. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has explained the colourful radio message he addressed to his critics after winning the Australian Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he has 'some ideas' as to why Valtteri Bottas' outpaced him during the Australian Grand Prix but acknowledged that his Mercedes'... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he was especially pleased with Valtteri Bottas' dominant Australian Grand Prix victory as he believes some people had been too quick to write... 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

