Valtteri Bottas insists that he is not yet set to play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton, despite receiving a Mercedes team order in the German Grand Prix 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 has said that no team orders are in effect at Mercedes at the Hungarian Grand Prix and there are "no plans" for him to play a support role. read more »
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Mercedes chief Toto Wolff shoots down the idea of favouring Lewis Hamilton in order to maximise his F1 world championship charge at the risk of hampering Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Mercedes' Chief Race Engineer Andrew Shovlin praises Valtteri Bottas for showing 'class and professionalism' in following team orders when battling with... read more »
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Having told Valtteri Bottas not to attack Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff insists Mercedes would have made the "same call" had their positions been reversed. read more »
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Toto Wolff explains why Valtteri Bottas was ordered not to challenge Lewis Hamilton for Hockenheim lead. read more »
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Video: Bottas reflects on first single-seater win read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says he would have asked Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to hold station in the German Grand Prix irrespective of who was leading read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas race to a perfect result on Mercedes home turf at Hockenheim, scoring a 1-2 finish after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel slithered into the... read more »
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Toto Wolff: Mercedes would have made same call if Valtteri Bottas was ahead read more »
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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 »
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 |

