Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes has already made improvements to its 2019 Formula 1 car after declaring Ferrari to be the pre-season favourite during testing 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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Lewis Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas has made clear that he no longer wants to be cast in a support role at Mercedes. read more »
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Feature: Valtteri Bottas striving to be F1's top dog in 2019 read more »
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Mercedes are underdogs heading into 2019 - Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has claimed that, since he returned from his holiday after the 2018 season, his goal for the 2019 Formula 1 campaign is "to beat... read more »
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The 2019 F1 season gets under way in Melbourne's Albert Park this weekend. Get ready for rookie drivers, strong necks and Bottas' beard. read more »
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In today's F1 Gossip, Hamilton inspired by MotoGP visit to the Qatar GP, Brawn provides positive update on F1, and Bottas vows to "beat everyone". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: 'I've decided I'm going to beat everyone this year' read more »
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"I'm going to beat everyone this year" is what Valtteri Bottas has declared in the build-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

