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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 is desperate to end the 2018 F1 season strongly with victory in the final two races of the year. read more »
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The Mercedes Formula 1 team says the hydraulic failure that stopped Valtteri Bottas in final Mexican Grand Prix practice was a problem not seen "for many years" read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has praised the "big improvement" made by his Mercedes F1 team ahead of qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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The Finn will start fifth on the grid after being disappointed not to get a perfect lap during the top ten shootout, although he praised his mechanics for getting an engine... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has heaped praise on his Mercedes mechanics, after they changed his engine in between practice and qualifying. read more »
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Mercedes is changing the engine in Valtteri Bottas's Formula 1 car ahead of qualifying in Mexico after his problem in final practice read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff is expecting Valtteri Bottas to take on a new engine in Mexico after his stoppage in final practice. read more »
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In markedly different conditions to Friday, Max Verstappen continues to set Mexico pace as Bottas suffers hydraulics failure read more »
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Max Verstappen was fastest in a mixed conditioned final practice ahead of qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, beating Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Verstappen quickest once again in a damp final practice as Valtteri Bottas hits trouble for Mercedes. read more »
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Max Verstappen claimed the practice hat-trick for the Mexican Grand Prix as Mercedes were hit with more troubles with a hydraulic failure for Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas could be hit with a grid penalty for the Mexican GP after a hydraulic failure curtailed his running in FP3. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the cars of Valtteri Bottas are lacking power in the high altitude surroundings of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has decribed his bad luck during the early part of 2018 as a "joke", adding it has compromised his F1 title hopes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said he knew the race at Austin was going to be "difficult", in part because of the lack of running they were able to do as a result of the wet... read more »
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Twice told to move over for Lewis Hamilton in Austin, Valtteri Bottas wished his team-mate had wrapped up the World title on Sunday afternoon. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he wished teammate Lewis Hamilton was able to wrap up the 2018 F1 world championship at the United States Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt there was more time to be found had he managed to get his tyres into the correct window at the start of his final Q3 lap. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon escaped punished at the United States GP after being investigated for exceeding the maximum lap time in qualifying. read more »
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Formula 1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon have escaped punishment after being investigated for driving unnecessarily slowly on their inlaps in United States Grand Prix... read more »
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The stewards clear both Bottas and Ocon of wrongdoing after an investigation following qualifying for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas picks out Kimi Raikkonen as his 'main focus' to beat at the United States GP 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 |