Valtteri Bottas has a new race engineer for 2019, with Riccardo Musconi having switched from Lewis Hamilton's side of the garage in order to assist the Finn. Bottas will... 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 says Ferrari remain the team to beat but feels Mercedes can overturn the performance deficit during the F1 season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: No concerns if Mercedes behind in Melbourne read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has a new race engineer for this season with Mercedes promoting Riccardo Musconi to the role. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas targets "fresh" start in 2019 as he begins work with new senior race engineer Riccardo Musconi. read more »
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We travelled to Finland to see what the Mercedes driver got up to during his winter break and how he's preparing for the upcoming 2019 season. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Alain Prost has added his scepticism to the new aerodynamic rules for 2019. In the paddock, opinions are split as Liberty and the FIA move to make overtaking easier, although... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has joined several other drivers in their belief that following and overtaking will be easier in 2019. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes will get on top of the "obstacles" it faces heading into the 2019 F1 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has joined a growing number of drivers who think overtaking will be easier in 2019. Initially, there was great scepticism about the changes to the front wing... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has said the team have used their time in Spain well, and are prepared for the start of the season read more »
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Although noting that Mercedes' W10 had improved over the course of the two pre-season tests, Valtteri Bottas admits it is by no means "perfect." read more »
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While Sebastian Vettel put Valtteri Bottas firmly in his place this morning, out-pacing the Finn by 0.340s, Lewis Hamilton believes the Ferrari SF90 has an advantage over the... read more »
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Just when it looked as if Sebastian Vettel would not be responding to Valtteri Bottas' challenge, the German bit and how. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel beat Valtteri Bottas to the top of the timesheets on the final morning of Formula 1's second pre-season test, with the fastest lap of the fortnight so far read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Ferrari remains the benchmark team to beat heading into the 2019 F1 season. read more »
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Having previously called for a raft of upgrades in order to battle Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas insists the German team needs to dig deeper. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes needs to find more to fight Ferrari read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says there is a "very small window" to get the tyres working in pre-season testing, and that is making a "massive... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is confident that Mercedes can overhaul Ferrari across the 2019 campaign, even if they turn up to Australia trailing the Scuderia. Ferrari have looked the team... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes still needs to find more from its latest aerodynamic upgrade to compete with Ferrari at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reveals how he will change his mindset going into 2019 by "not going to waste any single opportunity" read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was disappointed with his lack of track-time after his running was plagued by oil pressure issues. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas could only record six laps on the first day of Formula 1's second winter test, after suffering an oil pressure problem on his Mercedes, but says the team... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he expects to receive "equal" priority and treatment to Lewis Hamilton early on in the 2019 Formula 1 campaign, following incidents... 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 |

