Sebastian Vettel increases his championship lead as he holds off Valtteri Bottas in thrilling Bahrain 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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Toto Wolff says Mercedes missed the undercut with Valtteri Bottas, forcing him onto a one-stop strategy along with Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has claimed his second successive win at the start of 2018 after holding off Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas for victory in an epic Bahrain GP. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel resisted a late charge from Valtteri Bottas to win a fascinating Bahrain Grand Prix and make it two wins from two races in the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »
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Sebastian Vettel secured victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, having controlled the race from the start. Valtteri Bottas came close, but failed to make it past the Ferrari. Lewis... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel beat Valtteri Bottas in a nail-biting finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix, a race that saw Lewis Hamilton recover to third and a double DNF for Red Bull. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth career victory in Bahrain, seeing off a late charge from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in the closing stages of the race. read more »
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Mercedes' technical director says the race performance for Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton should be stronger than it was in Qualifying. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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The Finn qualified in third, two tenths off of pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel, but says that there could be a three way fight in Bahrain. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits he found it "disappointing" to have missed out on the front row of the Formula 1 grid in Bahrain, trailing behind both Ferrari drivers in Q3. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel ended up ahead of team mate Kimi Raikkonen when it mattered, having trailed the Finn's times since Friday afternoon. The German's final lap was good... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes still have work to do to be competitive this weekend in Bahrain. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the continually changing Bahrain circuit conditions is causing Mercedes a set-up headache having lost out to Ferrari. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo does not think Valtteri Bottas' block during FP2 is worth a penalty despite saying the move was "not cool". read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo wasn't at all impressed with Valtteri Bottas's driving in Bahrain but hopes that Finn escapes punishment for blocking him in FP2. read more »
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The first practice session at Sakhir saw Daniel Ricciardo top the timing sheets, nothing that Red Bull may very well be in the fight for this weekend's race win. The... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo leads the way from Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen in opening F1 practice in Bahrain as Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen hits trouble. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is looking to bounce back from his disappointing weekend in Australia with a strong performance in Bahrain. read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas face the media ahead of the second round of the season in Bahrain... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like... read more »
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Softer tyre compounds, extreme aero and 'party modes' produced some eye-watering lap times in Melbourne. Jump onboard with Valtteri Bottas as he pulls some serious... 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 |