The Briton was happy to get through the Australian Grand Prix without any issues or mistakes but was not pleased to end up two laps down on the race winner Valtteri Bottas. 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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Lewis Hamilton has backed up Sebastian Vettel's claims that he didn't try all that hard in Melbourne, saying once Valtteri Bottas had the gap, he didn't see a... read more »
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To whom it may concern... Here's our first team radio compilation of the season, from the opening race in Australia! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen moved to play down the importance of their late-race battle to secure the bonus point for fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix, but both... read more »
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Despite Mercedes boss Toto Wolff favouring a cautious approach to the first race, Australia race winner Valtteri Bottas was determined to leave with F1's newest prize. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff delighted to see the return of the old Valtteri Bottas after nightmare 2018. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' level of dominance in Australia reminded Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff of his 2008 title-winning campaign. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton praised Valtteri Bottas for his win, as the Brit struggled to keep pace with his Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate. read more »
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Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver Valtteri Bottas dominates the season opener at Albert Park in impressive performance read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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 |

