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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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Formula 1 will not extend the blue flag margin past its current time of 1.2s, despite Valtteri Bottas calling for just that in Singapore. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was outspoken on the radio during the Singapore Grand Prix after believing blue flags should have shown sooner when following Nico Hülkenberg, but Charlie... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen needed '10 more laps' for chance to attack Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Formula 1 has no need to change its blue flag rules, says race director Charlie Whiting, despite complaints from drivers about difficulties passing backmarkers in the Singapore... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits he 'can't be happy' with fourth place due to difficulty in improving his result thanks to Saturday's qualifying result. read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen admitted that he would have required his compatriot, Valtteri Bottas, to make "bigger mistakes" for him to get past. read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen says he was condemned to a low-key fifth place finish after qualifying as he had no way past Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Almost seven-tenths of a second separated fourth placed Valtteri Bottas from his polesitting team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he doesn't understand how he ended up so far off Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying in Singapore. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he "can't be happy with fourth" on the grid for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has described the first two practice sessions as "positive" ahead of the Singapore GP weekend read more »
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Max Verstappen believes other F1 drivers have got away with worse behaviour as his frustrations continue about his Monza penalty. read more »
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The Marina Bay Street Circuit - Home of the Singapore Grand Prix and the original Formula One night race! Valtteri Bottas talks us through the challenges of this tight,... read more »
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Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said he apologised to Valtteri Bottas for referring to him as a "butler" at Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: 'Disappointing and amazing' I've yet to take 2018 F1 win read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is still yet to win in 2018, and has said that his winless run is both "disappointing and amazing". read more »
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Christian Horner praises Max Verstappen for his drive at the Italian Grad Prix, despite being handed a peanlty for hitting Valtteri Bottas off the track. read more »
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Red Bull driver Verstappen was set to take a podium at Monza, before a late clash with the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas resulted in a five seconds time penalty, dropping him to... read more »
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The Autosport team evaluates the decisions made by the stewards for the two high-profile incidents at the Italian Grand Prix, explaining why they were right to issue no action... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel does not want Ferrari to impose team orders on Kimi Raikkonen, despite Formula 1 title rival Mercedes' Italian Grand Prix instructions to Lewis... read more »
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Mercedes is sure a one-two finish could have been on the cards at Monza had Valtteri Bottas not lost time in a collision with Max Verstappen. read more »
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Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says fans of the team must remember its own history before criticising Mercedes using Valtteri Bottas to help Lewis Hamilton win... read more »
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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen says he was disappointed by the boos directed to Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas at Monza. read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen has accused Valtteri Bottas of being a hesitant overtaker and said Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel would have got past him cleanly at the... read more »
Spanish Grand Prix
14th of June 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 | 156 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 90 |
| 3 | George Russell | 88 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 75 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | 60 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 58 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 43 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 29 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 26 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 26 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 244 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 165 |
| 3 | McLaren | 118 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 72 |
| 5 | Alpine | 41 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 39 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Williams | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |

