Valtteri Bottas will have a new race engineer for the 2019 season with Tony Ross moving over to Mercedes' Formula E project. 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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In a strange move, Mercedes has given Valtteri Bottas both days in the W09 at the Abu Dhabi test. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he needs a break from Formula 1 after a "mentally tough" 2018 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' obvious unhappiness in Abu Dhabi leads to us making an interesting prediction for 2019. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has stressed the importance of getting Valtteri Bottas ''back to a good place'' after he endured another difficult race at the Abu... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff fears Valtteri Bottas will be "mentally damaged" by his winless campaign that ended in yet another below-par outing at the Abu... read more »
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Tony Ross will leave Mercedes' F1 operation to head up the engineering team for its new Formula E project. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished fifth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish off a tough season for the Finn read more »
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Plummeting from second to fifth in the Abu Dhabi GP without putting up much of a struggle, Toto Wolff fears Valtteri Bottas's 2018 season has left him mentally damaged. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix performance mirrored his 2018 Formula 1 season as a whole, as it started off promisingly before "everything... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas thinks the final race of 2018 was a perfect metaphor for his entire season. read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he is worried a disappointing 2018 campaign has taken its toll on Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes his run to a lowly fifth place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix "sums up" his 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will line up second for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he aims to finish the season with a win read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admitted that could not quite get his Mercedes where he wanted it during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »
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Bottas was in with a chance of grabbing pole position in Abu Dhabi right until the final sector, when time loss at Turns 18 and 19 caused him to lose out to Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the final qualifying session of 2018, where Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th pole of the year ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Hamilton leads Mercedes to a one-two finish in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit, edging out teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton claimed his 83rd Formula 1 pole position in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas completing the front-row. Sebastian Vettel... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a perfect qualifying result for Mercedes as the Silver Arrows will start from the front of the grid at tomorrow's 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 |