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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 insists Valtteri Bottas must raise his game in 2018 and challenge his teammate for the title. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Valtteri Bottas needs to challenge for the title in 2018 and has backed him to deliver a stronger second season with the… read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said that Valtteri Bottas will have to show he is capable of matching Lewis Hamilton next season, but has backed him to do so. read more »
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Jacques Villeneuve has slammed Valtteri Bottas’s performances during his maiden year at Mercedes as “almost embarrassing” and suggests a replacement. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs to challenge for the Formula One title in 2018, and has backed his driver to come back stronger in his sophomore season with... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has called on race fans to design the helmet he will wear in 2018. read more »
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Mercedes have revealed a new competition that will see Valtteri Bottas wear a fan-designed helmet throughout the 2018 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will take a lot of positivity from his 2017 performances, feeling he learned something from every race, and will head into 2018 with much more confidence. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas launches 2018 helmet design competition read more »
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Mercedes has launched a competition that will provide fans with the opportunity to design Valtteri Bottas' helmet for the 2018 Formula One season. read more »
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Mercedes has launched a fan competition to design a new helmet for Valtteri Bottas for the 2018 Formula 1 world championship season. read more »
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Fans have been given the chance to design Valtteri Bottas's crash helmet for the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »
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It's one thing taking three top-end Mercedes-Benz beasts for a spin... But it's quite another when you've got Formula One superstar Valtteri Bottas behind the... read more »
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Just days after the 2017 Formula 1 season concluded in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to celebrate Mercedes… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his maiden year at Mercedes has been a fast-track learning experience and is approaching 2018 with a different mindset. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has warned Valtteri Bottas about another dip in form for his second season at the team. read more »
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Olipas upea kausi Valtteri Bottas! Ennen suuntaamista juhlapyhien viettoon hän äänitti tämän Joulutervehdyksen sinulle! read more »
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Valtteri Bottas wishes you a merry Christmas and a successful happy new year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits that he must be more consistently competitive to be able to take on Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton and challenge for the world championship read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is ready to face a new and improved Valtteri Bottas in 2018 and feels his team-mate has adapted well to life at Mercedes. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he expects Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to provide a sterner challenge in 2018, after pulling clear in their battle through… read more »
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Replacing Nico Rosberg at Mercedes was always going to be a tough challenge so how would you assess Valtteri Bottas in 2017? read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it was ultimately down to Valtteri Bottas making personal improvements to “pull himself out” of a tricky run. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

