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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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Toto Wolff felt it was important for Mercedes to consolidate its one-two placings at the head of the field in the German Grand Prix rather than risk any kind of incident... read more »
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Toto Wolff saw Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas claim a one-two finish for Mercedes in the German Grand Prix, but he acknowledged the team were not the fastest on track this... read more »
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The Finn was left to rue the timing of the safety car during the German Grand Prix, with its interuption seeing him fall behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the final results. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »
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Mercedes made 'right decision' to call off battle - Valtteri Bottas read more »
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The Mercedes F1 team has moved to explain its decision to impose team orders on Valtteri Bottas in the closing stages of the German Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said that he has accepted Mercedes' decision to call off the battle between himself and Lewis Hamilton at the German Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas understands why he was told to hold position behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the German Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton recovered from 14th to take a fourth win of the season, after title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out late on. Valtteri Bottas completes Mercedes 1-2 with Kimi... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff said team orders were imposed on Valtteri Bottas at the German Grand Prix because the team had it "all to lose" in the closing stages read more »
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Toto Wolff has said that the team wanted to calm things down during the race, and that was the reason that Valtteri Bottas was told to hold position. read more »
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The German Grand Prix has become an unpredictable event thanks to short showers of rain hitting the track. Error-free strategies and zero-mistake driving saw Hamilton win the... read more »
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The qualifying session for the 2018 German Grand Prix saw home hero Sebastian Vettel impropriating the pole position ahead of Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and his team-mate... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel qualified in pole position for tomorrow's German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring. His lap of 1:11.212 was good enough to secure his 55th pole position,... read more »
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How did Sebastian Vettel beat Valtteri Bottas to pole at the 2018 German Grand Prix? Take a closer look... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »
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The Finn will join Sebastian Vettel on the front row of the grid on Sunday but felt he did not have the car beneath him to take pole position. read more »
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After securing pole at Hockenheim, Sebastian Vettel spoke to the media, along with Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas qualified in P2 for the German Grand Prix but admitted that the Ferraris had the pace on Saturday afternoon. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has no excuses for missing out on pole position for the German GP and admits Ferrari were purely quicker than Mercedes in qualifying read more »
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Vettel grabs pole position for his home grand prix with a stunning final Q3 lap to deny Bottas. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel took pole for the German Grand Prix with a new track record, ahead of Finnish duo Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton saw his afternoon end in... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel did what his home fans expected of him and set the best lap in qualifying to secure pole position for the German Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas will join him on... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel held off Valtteri Bottas to claim pole position for his home race, the German GP, while a hydraulic issue sidelined Lewis Hamilton in Q1. 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 |

