Lewis Hamilton stole Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory from Valtteri Bottas after a safety car caused by the Red Bull Formula 1 drivers colliding set up a dramatic Baku finish 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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Lewis Hamilton has won his first race of the year, thanks to a very unfortunate retirement of Valtteri Bottas a few laps from the end. Kimi Raikkonen finished second for... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo has stood by his belief that Valtteri Bottas should have been more daring when attempting to win the Bahrain GP earlier this month. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will start second and third on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will line up third for tomorrow's Azerbaijan Grand Prix and feels it was a good result for the team read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is planning a two-pronged Mercedes attack on Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas re-live an action-packed qualifying in Baku. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was the fastest man in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and will hence start Sunday's race from pole position. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas... read more »
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The Finn feels Mercedes has worked to do to ensure they are competitive against Red Bull and Ferrari in Baku this weekend. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas blamed balance issues in his Mercedes F1 car for what he labelled as a "messy" Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has described his opening day in Baku as "messy" and that the W09 is "not an easy car to driver at the moment". read more »
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Bottas: Mercedes' W09 'not easy to drive at the moment' read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he will consider taking more risks in battles for Formula 1 victories following the Bahrain Grand Prix where he lost out to Sebastian Vettel read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the first session at Baku and flushed away fears that Mercedes were slowly dropping down the pecking order. The Finn didn't have much of a margin... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas starts the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time of the session ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez. Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas quickest in opening session in Baku, as Ferrari falters and Verstappen crashes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped first practice for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix while Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull during Friday's opening session read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the opening practice session ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Max Verstappen's scrappy start to the season continued with another accident. read more »
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Slipping and sliding their way around the Baku street circuit, Valtteri Bottas was quickest in Friday's first practice while Max Verstappen met the barriers. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas pipped Daniel Ricciardo to set the early pace at the Azerbaijan GP, but Max Verstappen suffered more misery as he crashed out of Practice One. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads Azerbaijan GP FP1, Max Verstappen crashes read more »
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Bottas fastest in the first F1 practice session of the Baku weekend as Red Bull and Ferrari have more difficult sessions. read more »
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Max Verstappen crashes again - this time in Azerbaijan GP first practice, as Valtteri Bottas sets fastest time. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas brushes off speculation he could be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo at Mercedes for 2019, saying he finds the rumours "normal". 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 |
