Valtteri Bottas is still "hopeful" that he has what it takes to launch a World Championship title bid and feels "one day it will come". read more »
Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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 |
9
Williams reports a rise in the revenue of its Formula 1 team for 2017, aided by the deal brokered with Mercedes to release Valtteri Bottas from his contract. read more »
1
Mercedes says it conducted its fastest pitstop under the current Formula 1 regulations in the Chinese Grand Prix, changing Valtteri Bottas's tyres in just 1.83 seconds read more »
22
Saturday night in Shanghai and we're rolling into the best party in town, as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas open the brand-new Mercedes Me store! read more »
29
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas recently filmed a new advert for sponsors Petronas, here is a little behind the scenes look at what went on with them. read more »
2
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called on the team to "stay calm" and "get their heads down" but said Valtteri Bottas' race performance did offer... read more »
15
Video: Bottas opens up on 100 F1 starts read more »
22
Join Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Technical Support Engineer Salvatore behind-the-scenes on set for the shoot of the awesome new PETRONAS MOTORSPORTS commercial!... read more »
29
Toto Wolff praised both Daniel Ricciardo for his optimistic overtakes in China, but also Valtteri Bottas for being clever to avoid a collision with the Australian as the two... read more »
5
Though disappointed at the outcome, Valtteri Bottas believes that Shanghai was his strongest performance of the year thus far. read more »
9
Valtteri Bottas should have won the Chinese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen could have won it. But it was Daniel Ricciardo who stole the show... read more »
15
Valtteri Bottas felt he, Mercedes deserved Chinese GP victory read more »
1
Clever driving from Valtteri Bottas was all that avoided a collision with Daniel Ricciardo in the Chinese Grand Prix lead battle, according to Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto... read more »
29
Valtteri Bottas feels the Safety Car cost him the race win in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »
29
Daniel Ricciardo won a thrilling Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen read more »
5
Today's post-race press conference with Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »
34
Daniel Ricciardo overtakes Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas in consecutive moves on his way to a stunning win in Shanghai. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
2
Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen discuss an epic Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
3
Valtteri Bottas said he felt in complete control of the Chinese Grand Prix before the Safety Car period which swung the race towards its eventual winner, Daniel Ricciardo. read more »
9
Valtteri Bottas disappointed after losing out to Daniel Ricciardo for China F1 victory, but team boss Toto Wolff heaps on the praise. read more »
2
Daniel Ricciardo handed out a lesson in overtaking as he picked off Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas to win the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas was left disappointed after a Safety Car robbed him of a "deserved" win in Shanghai on Sunday. read more »
6
Daniel Ricciardo can celebrate a brilliant victory that he made possible thanks to several decisive overtakes after a safety car period 20 laps from the end. Valtteri Bottas... read more »
22
Honest. Open. Valtteri Bottas on 100 starts in Formula 1... From the highest of highs, to the lows. His heroes, his goals for the future. And why he won't settle for... read more »
29
The Finn is surprised not to have been in the fight for pole-position. Instead, he'll start third behind both Ferraris and ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
- D
- H
- M
- S
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

