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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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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 »
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Valtteri Bottas will have a new race engineer for the 2019 season with Tony Ross moving over to Mercedes' Formula E project. read more »
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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 »
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 |
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| 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 |