Valtteri Bottas was left disappointed after a Safety Car robbed him of a "deserved" win in Shanghai on Sunday. 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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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' inability to challenge Ferrari for pole position in China was surprising. read more »
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Mercedes has been left "surprised" by the 0.5s deficit to F1 rivals Ferrari during Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, concedes Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel proved to be the man to beat on Saturday morning in China, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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With little over a tenth-of-a-second separating the top four in today's second practice session, Bottas predicts another tight fight between F1's top two teams. read more »
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Balance issues during Chinese Grand Prix practice made Mercedes' F1 car hard to drive, says Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a well functioning Mercedes AMG F1 W09 car in the morning session at China as he topped the timesheet with team mate Valtteri Bottas backing him up in... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says he would have risked an overtake on Sebastian Vettel at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix if he had been in Valtteri Bottas' position. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says that were he in Valtteri Bottas' position last week he would have tried a move on Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Mercedes will take its in-race communication to "a new level" following issues in the first two F1 races of 2018, says Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says he would have "at least tried" to pass Sebastian Vettel for the Bahrain Grand Prix win if he was in Valtteri Bottas's position last weekend read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says he would "100 per cent" have attempted a final-lap pass on Sebastian Vettel if he had been in Valtteri Bottas' position in the Bahrain GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been accused of "bottling" his opportunity to charge down Sebastian Vettel and win the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas "bottled" his chance to overtake Sebastian Vettel late on in the Bahrain GP, former F1 driver Mark Blundell has told this week's F1 Report. read more »
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Although "married" to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Toto Wolff admits he has an eye on Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz for the future. read more »
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Drivers gain reputations for whether they are likely to risk crashing while overtaking, and who you have in your mirrors has a big impact on how you defend. read more »
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Second in Bahrain by just 0.699s, Valtteri Bottas says this past weekend's grand prix highlighted "some weaknesses" in Mercedes' W09. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reckons the Bahrain Grand Prix has highlighted weaknesses in Mercedes' 2018 F1 car. read more »
Canadian Grand Prix
24th of May 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 | 100 |
| 2 | George Russell | 80 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 59 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 51 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 51 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | 43 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 26 |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 16 |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 180 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 110 |
| 3 | McLaren | 94 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 30 |
| 5 | Alpine | 23 |
| 6 | Haas F1 Team | 18 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | 14 |
| 8 | Williams | 5 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |