Valtteri Bottas has been disqualified from today's qualifying session after his team was unable to provide the required fuel sample. 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 is set to be disqualified from qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix after Alfa Romeo failed to provide a one-litre fuel sample at the end of the session. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is likely to be excluded from qualifying for Formula 1's British Grand Prix due to an insufficient fuel sample. Bottas stopped on track during the closing... read more »
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Exclusion from qualifying is the standard outcome for the offence, with Alex Albon the last driver to get such a penalty at last year's Australian GP.Bottas stopped on... read more »
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Sergio Perez endured a disastrous afternoon at Silverstone on Saturday, suffering yet another Q1 exit before Valtteri Bottas was forced to stop on track. read more »
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Today's press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, Kevin Magnussen and... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have both got their hands on the much-anticipated Mercedes-AMG ONE road car thanks to their connections with the team. read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu hope to move on from their difficult time in Austria, and hope to find more pace with the upgraded C43 in Silverstone. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has joined Lewis Hamilton in becoming the owner of a spectacular Mercedes road car worth $2.7 million. read more »
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F1 2023's extremely tight midfield battle is trademarked by an ebb and flow of teams rushing out parts that can yield several positions, but while several teams have made... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated with his track position at the end of the Sprint Shooutout in Austria after he exited the session in the first segment. The Mercedes driver... read more »
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The Swiss team has been bringing new parts to the track on a regular basis at recent races, but the Silverstone update is seen as particularly valuable as it is aimed at... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hoping he can put in a good performance and score some points in Austria as he looks to build some momentum. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes there is still room for improvement at Sauber as the team prepares to become Audi’s factory Formula 1 team in 2026. Audi acquired a minority stake in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said that Alfa Romeo will remain in the battle for the top 10 if the team keeps 'doing its job' as they head to the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Ex-Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard reckons there has been a "turning of the tide" within Mercedes recently in favour of Lewis Hamilton. George Russell replaced... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is one of Formula One's strongest characters, blended with a calm nature and wealth of experience, he makes an incredibly solid driver for any team to have. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas scored a point in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, his first top ten since Bahrain, but it was a weekend to forget for Zhou Guanyu. read more »
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Eat. Sleep. Win. Repeat. Max Verstappen extended his Championship lead to 69 points with P1 at the Canadian Grand Prix, equalling Ayrton Senna’s 41 race wins and securing Red... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he and Alfa Romeo can be encouraged by its display in Canada as he returned to the points for the first time since Bahrain's season-opener. Bottas was... read more »
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Video: Debriefing an eventful but encouraging #CanadianGP with Valtteri Bottas & Zhou Guanyu. #F1 read more »
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The Mexican finished the session in 12th place and missed out on Q3 for the third race in a row.Like other drivers Perez opted to do a banker lap on intermediates before... read more »
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It's Canada, eh?! Catch up with all the happenings on and off the track in Montreal! Including Valtteri Bottas' new lumberjack lifestyle, George Russell partying with... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton went quickest in a rain-affected second practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton led Mercedes team-mate George Russell to top spot ahead of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped the first practice session in Canada, but CCTV issues around the circuit saw extremely limited running. 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 | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | 51 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 800 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 459 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 426 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 382 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 80 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 73 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 68 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |