Valtteri Bottas admits having to take a continued defensive approach in F1 races is "getting annoying". 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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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said that pole position was achievable for him at Interlagos and found his third place in qualifying "a bit disappointing". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was disappointed to have only qualified on the second row of the grid after feeling he had the pace to "grab" pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has secured his 10th pole position by going fastest in qualifying today in Brazil. Sebastian Vettel was a close contended but ended at 1 tenth while Valtteri... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man at Interlagos for Ferrari ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was half-a-second adrift of Vettel in third. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the second practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix after making progress with the set up throughout the day. read more »
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Mercedes appeared to be back at their normal form as they topped the second practice session at Brazil. On the back of a troubled Mexican GP weekend, Hamilton eagerly noted... read more »
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Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport's Valtteri Bottas topped the timing sheet in Free Practice Two ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton by just three milliseconds. read more »
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Bottas pips Mercedes F1 teammate Hamilton to P1 by just 0.003 seconds in FP2 at Interlagos. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges out Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.003s in second practice, with Sebastian Vettel also looking strong. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas topped the second Friday free practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos read more »
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Lewis Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas fastest in Brazilian Grand Prix second practice. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas headed a Mercedes 1-2 by 0.003 seconds after the second practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has challenged Lewis Hamilton handing his teammate a victory before the 2018 campaign is over. Bottas was ordered aside to hand Hamilton a win in... read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has likened the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to being in "Alice in Wonderland". read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said it is like "Alice in Wonderland" having Valtteri Bottas in the team as there are no team politics. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he won't be called on to return the favour Valtteri Bottas paid him back in Russia by handing his team-mate a race win. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is "confident" security has improved at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and he's not gifting Bottas a win if Mercedes can seal the title. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he has no plans to 'gift' a win to teammate Valtteri Bottas in return for Sochi. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas wants to beat Lewis Hamilton fair and square and does not want to be handed a victory in the final two F1 races of 2018. 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 |