Valtteri Bottas news

Lewis Hamilton takes his sixth consecutive pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, recovering half a second on his final lap to snatch P1 away. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes had put an end to doubts that the team might struggle to beat Ferrari. As Hamilton took pole for the Australian Grand Prix and Bottas second, their 0.7s advantage over... read more »

Formula One steering wheels are immensely complex pieces of kit, but what do the different functions, buttons and dials do? Valtteri Bottas and Evan Short explain all... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner described the Mercedes W10 as appearing "stiff and difficult to drive", despite Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ending... read more »

Valtteri Bottas suspects Ferrari's pace remains a threat to Mercedes despite dropping back on the timesheet in FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas completed a solid opening day for Mercedes in Australia but believes other teams have yet to show their full potential. read more »

Lewis Hamilton sees no reason for Mercedes to change their driver line-up beyond 2019. After going through 2018 without a win, Valtteri Bottas' place alongside the... read more »

Mercedes were one-two in Free Practice 2 with Lewis Hamilton ahead of Valtteri Bottas as they lay the challenge down to Ferrari read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a very comfortable 1-2 in the second practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pips Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes pulls clear read more »

Valtteri Bottas is, for the first time in six years, going into a Formula One season illness free. read more »

The smart money says Ferrari and Mercedes will fight for victory at the opening race of 2019. A Melbourne victory for either of Sebastian Vettel or Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

The easing of driver weight rules for the 2019 Formula 1 season means this is the first year that Valtteri Bottas has not had a long illness during the winter read more »

Valtteri Bottas has returned to the F1 paddock with a steely determination to hit back in 2019 following a tough sophomore campaign with Mercedes, but will a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes someone who holds a big advantage over the driver behind will be tempted to pit and take risks to earn Formula 1's revived fastest lap bonus point read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes has already made improvements to its 2019 Formula 1 car after declaring Ferrari to be the pre-season favourite during testing read more »

Lewis Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas has made clear that he no longer wants to be cast in a support role at Mercedes. read more »

Feature: Valtteri Bottas striving to be F1's top dog in 2019 read more »

Mercedes are underdogs heading into 2019 - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has claimed that, since he returned from his holiday after the 2018 season, his goal for the 2019 Formula 1 campaign is "to beat... read more »

The 2019 F1 season gets under way in Melbourne's Albert Park this weekend. Get ready for rookie drivers, strong necks and Bottas' beard. read more »

In today's F1 Gossip, Hamilton inspired by MotoGP visit to the Qatar GP, Brawn provides positive update on F1, and Bottas vows to "beat everyone".  read more »

Valtteri Bottas: 'I've decided I'm going to beat everyone this year' read more »

"I'm going to beat everyone this year" is what Valtteri Bottas has declared in the build-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »