Mika Hakkinen has backed Valtteri Bottas to take the next steps towards success in 2019 with Mercedes. read more »
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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 insists he is "not worried" about rumours linking Esteban Ocon to his Mercedes F1 seat for the 2020 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says a string of "strange races" masked his true performance over a winless 2018 campaign that the Mercedes man insists was not as bad as appears on... read more »
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One driver heads into F1 2019 already facing question marks over his future. Crash.net's Lewis Larkam assesses why Valtteri Bottas is the man most under pressure ahead of... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted that his 2018 Formula One campaign was the most disappointing of his career. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton as the Finn gears up for a 2019 campaign that will be decisive for his Mercedes future. Bottas went winless through 2018 and a repeat is unlikely to help his... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has no interest in listen to any advice from Nico Rosberg, despite the German being the last team-mate to beat Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas thinks this has been his most disappointing season in Formula 1, and has been worse that his debut 2013 campaign for Williams when he finished in the points... read more »
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Acknowledging that next season could be his last with Mercedes unless he ups his pace, Valtteri Bottas plans to "drive like I stole it." read more »
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Can anyone beat Lewis Hamilton? Will Charles Leclerc outscore Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari? Can Valtteri Bottas save his Mercedes career? We discuss some of the issues likely to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has vowed to adopt a "drive like I stole it" attitude next year as he fights for his Mercedes future after a difficult 2018 Formula 1 season read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits Valtteri Bottas "wants to disappear" after a disappointing 2018 F1 season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ended a difficult year with testing duties in Abu Dhabi, thanking the Mercedes team for their work in 2018. read more »
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The performance of Valtteri Bottas, who finished 2018 without a win on the board, was the only "slight flaw" in an otherwise incredible 2018 for Mercedes, says Ross... read more »
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F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn says Valtteri Bottas was the "only slight flaw" in Mercedes 2018 season, in which it wrapped up both world championships once more. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas wants to "disappear" back home for the winter to help recover from his disappointing Formula 1 campaign read more »
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Valtteri Bottas put in the quickest time on the opening morning of the end of season Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull are the recipients of the DHL awards for fastest lap and fastest pit stops in 2018. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the first morning of the post-Formula 1 season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi 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 |