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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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Although it goes against his "racing instinct" to use Valtteri Bottas to aid Lewis Hamilton's championship challenge, Toto Wolff admits Mercedes may have to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was handed a five second penalty for colliding with Sergey Sirotkin at the start, but reflects on a good damage limitation drive to P4 at the Belgian Grand Prix. read more »
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Weeks after Valtteri Bottas took issue with Toto Wolff's 'wingman' comment, it appears the role may become official. read more »
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Mercedes to discuss Valtteri Bottas support role after Monza read more »
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Bottas hit with time penalty after running into the back of Sirotkin's car on the opening lap at Spa. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has been given a five-second penalty and two penalty points for colliding with Williams's Sergey Sirotkin at the Belgian Grand... read more »
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Pierre Gasly missed out on a Q3 appearance by half a second but will start tenth thanks to Valtteri Bottas' penalty. read more »
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Title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel will start the Belgian GP from the front row of the grid while Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg are at the very back. read more »
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The Finn knew he was starting at the back of the field ahead of Qualifying following an engine penalty but still made it into the top ten. read more »
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Stoffel Vandoorne's troubles continued on Saturday morning at Spa as a close-encounter with Valtteri Bottas almost put him into the barriers. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valterri Bottas has avoided a penalty after he inadvertently put Stoffel Vandoorne off the road in final practice for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix read more »
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The FIA has reprimanded Valtteri Bottas for his role in the FP3 incident that led to Stoffel Vandoorne spinning out. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reprimanded for Stoffel Vandoorne FP3 incident read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was third fastest in Free Practice 2 but a grid penalty means he will start at the back of the grid no matter how he does in qualifying tomorrow read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen led the way on Friday afternoon at Spa, ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Raikkonen drove his SF71H to the top of the sheets through the forests of the Ardennes in Belgium. Hamilton and Bottas slotted in behind, with Vettel in fourth. read more »
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Both Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking engine penalties. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg will both start the Belgian Grand Prix from the back of the grid following engine changes. read more »
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After the latest raft of power unit changes for Spa, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg are set to start Sunday's race from the back of the grid. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start the Belgian GP at the back of the grid after taking Mercedes' new upgraded engine. read more »
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Mercedes confirms new engines, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg set for grid penalty read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is set to take a grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix after Mercedes confirmed it will introduce its upgraded Formula 1 engine at Spa read more »
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Mercedes and Ferrari have both brought upgraded engines to the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, with Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen braced for grid penalties. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will find out on Friday morning if he will start from the back of the grid at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, as Mercedes makes a final call on whether... 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 |

