Valtteri Bottas played the role of wingman for Mercedes, yet again, as he let Lewis Hamilton past him to cover Sebastian Vettel off during the Russian Grand Prix. 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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Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP following team orders for his team-mate Valtteri Bottas and a clever on-track pass on Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was victorious in today's Russian Grand Prix at Sochi after the Mercedes team asked their drivers to switch positions. This clearly left Bottas disappointed... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas starts on pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the Russian GP, but there are raft of grid penalties further back in the field. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits he would not enjoy watching Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton race each other in Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix read more »
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Watch: Valtteri Bottas relives his first win read more »
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Toto Wolff saw Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton lock out the front row of the grid for the Russian Grand Prix and hopes they can finish in the same positions on Sunday. read more »
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The Finn will start fourth on Sunday but was more than eight-tenths of a second down on polesitter Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it feels very good to return to Pole Position as he leads a Mercedes front row ahead of the two Ferrari cars for the Russian Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will start the Russian Grand Prix from second on the grid after a mistake on his final quick lap in Q3 prevented him from improving his time and beating Valtteri... read more »
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After qualifying on pole for the Russian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas spoke to the media, along with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff admits he is feeling uneasy about letting Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton race each other in Russia. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits he has a "tricky decision" to make ahead of the Russian Grand Prix after seeing championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualify behind... read more »
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Mercedes admit they are faced with a "tricky decision" over how Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton go about racing each other in the Russian GP amid the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his only focus is winning his first race of the season after claiming pole position for the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. read more »
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A mistake in the middle sector ended Lewis Hamilton's pole hopes in Sochi as he heaps praise on teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says having secured pole position for the Russian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton he will solely focus on a first F1 race win of the season read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas's pole position means it will now be "difficult" to impose team orders in the Russian Grand Prix read more »
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The Finn shaded his teammate Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes dominated qualifying in Sochi. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »
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At the track where he scored his first F1 win last year, Valtteri Bottas takes his sixth pole position, heading up a Mercedes front row lock-out. read more »
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n a qualifying session reminiscent of Formula One circa 2014-2016, Ferrari had no answer for Mercedes over a single lap. Nate Saunders analyses the main talking points from the... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Valtteri Bottas' pole will do his confidence good, but would not entirely rule out team orders coming into effect. read more »
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2017 Russian Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas pulls out all the stops to snatch Sochi pole from his Mercedes teammate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start from pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton, leading a Mercedes front row for Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

