Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in first practice at the British GP. 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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Valtteri Bottas is running his third and final penalty-free engine at Silverstone this weekend after Mercedes opted for a "precautionary" engine change. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges closer to penalty after component changes read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes on his third power unit of the season as Mercedes carries out further checks on Austrian unit. read more »
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Mercedes confirms Valtteri Bottas will use a fresh power unit at this weekend's British Grand Prix, with the change coming as a precaution following his retirement in Austria. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will use a fresh Mercedes Formula 1 engine in Friday's first practice session at Silverstone while the power unit he used in France and Austria undergoes... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will use a fresh version of Mercedes' latest engine at the British GP as a precautionary measure after his car failure last week in Austria. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes heart from the way Mercedes has responded to the reliability issues that caused both its cars to retire last Sunday in Austria, giving the Finn confidence... read more »
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Mercedes technical boss James Allison is hopeful neither Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas will be hindered by engine penalties at the British Grand Prix. read more »
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The problems that befell Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton during the Austrian Grand Prix were not related, according to Mercedes' Technical Director James Allison. read more »
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Mercedes have admitted they are still not completely certain Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will avoid grid penalties at this weekend's British GP following their car... read more »
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Mercedes are still checking for "unknown gremlins" that may have led to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' double DNF in Austria, hoping that it won't lead... read more »
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Mercedes is still checking that there are no "unknown gremlins" from Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas's Austrian Grand Prix failures that could cause future... read more »
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It is only a matter of time before Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas commit to Mercedes for next year's championship, says Niki Lauda. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' season appears to be going from bad to worse through no fault of his own. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has described his recent run of bad luck in 2018 as a ''bad joke''. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted the misfortune dogging his 2018 Formula 1 season "feels like a bit of a bad joke" after the Austrian Grand Prix poleman retired from... read more »
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A loss of hydraulic pressure is what caused Valtteri Bottas' retirement from the Austrian Grand Prix, with the Finn saying there was nothing he could have done to prevent it read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he's bemused by the poor fortune plaguing his 2018 Formula 1 campaign after suffering hydraulics failure in Austria read more »
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Valtteri Bottas: F1 2018 misfortune 'feels like a bad joke' read more »
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Mercedes suffered a day of disaster in the Austrian GP with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas both forced to retire due to car failure. read more »
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Ride onboard with Raikkonen, Verstappen and Bottas as they jostled for track position at the Red Bull Ring. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on... read more »
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Losing hydraulic pressure and second place in Austria, Valtteri Bottas said it happened "suddenly" without any warning. read more »
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Max Verstappen and Red Bull took advantage of a VSC for Valtteri Bottas' retirement to win Sunday's Austrian GP ahead of Kimi Raikkonen while Lewis Hamilton was a... read more »
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Mercedes insists they won't play favourites in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas given a fair shot at fighting for the race win. 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 |

