2016 world champion Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas can put the nightmare of 2018 behind him and "annoy" teammate Lewis Hamilton this season. 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's former teammate Nico Rosberg says both Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas have the potential to challenge the world champion this year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished fifth at the weekend's Artic Lapland Rally in Finland, winning a stage along the way. Maurice Hamilton looks at why such achievements deserve... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas takes a stage win to finish fifth overall on his rally debut. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished fifth overall, having taken a stage win, as he enjoyed a successful rallying debut at the Arctic Lapland Rally. The Mercedes Formula 1 driver took to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas enjoyed a productive rally debut, claiming a stage win and finishing P5 overall in the Arctic Lapland Rally. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes fifth, and stage win, on rally debut read more »
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Wolff expects to see improvements from Bottas in 2019 as he fights to keep his Mercedes drive for 2020. read more »
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In today's F1 gossip, Daniel Ricciardo explains why he left Red Bull for Renault, Finland evaluating possible F1 race and Valtteri Bottas is "fully recharged"... read more »
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Ahead of what is a crunch season for the Finn, Valtteri Bottas reports back for duty at Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has lost the backing of Wihuri for 2019 after Billionaire Antti Aarnio-Wihur cited costs of sponsorship and poor results for ending partnership. read more »
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The season has not even started yet and it already feels like the writing is on the wall for poor Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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In today's F1 Gossip column, F1 legend Mario Andretti has doubts over Charles Leclerc's Ferrari switch, Silverstone set for new surface, new digs for Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been dropped by his main sponsor Wihuri, after being described as "weak" in 2018 as he embarked on a winless campaign for the constructors'... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has suffered an untimely blow after losing his main sponsor ahead of the 2019 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas sponsor ends deal over 'weak results' read more »
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Valtteri Bottas shows off his Arctic Rally M-Sport Fiesta read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that the team are "100% behind" Valtteri Bottas for 2019 after a disappointing year for the Finn in '18. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that the return of Robert Kubica to Formula 1 could catalyse a new era of positivity for Williams, and hopes his old team can be rejuvenated by their... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will be keeping a close eye on his former team in 2019 and thinks Robert Kubica can help put Williams back where they "deserve to be". read more »
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes that Valtteri Bottas has the ability within him to beat his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, to a driver's championship in the future, but... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Robert Kubica's F1 return will help lift up Williams from a dreadful 2018 read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas must show he is a match for his world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2019 if he is to keep his race seat with the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Valtteri Bottas need to perform at the same level as Lewis Hamilton in order to have a chance of staying with the team. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas must perform at the same level as Lewis Hamilton in the 2019 Formula 1 season to keep his Mercedes race seat for next year, says boss Toto Wolff 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 |
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| 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 |
