Valtteri Bottas has completed a race simulation in the team's simulator, with the Halo device fitted, and experienced no issues. 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 |
5
2
Valtteri Bottas has said he will do "anything it takes" to beat Lewis Hamilton and become World Champion in 2018. read more »
1
Valtteri Bottas says the halo on the new Mercedes Formula 1 car did not hinder him during a full race distance in the simulator read more »
3
After spending one season as teammate to Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes last year, Valtteri Bottas is convinced he's ready to beat the four-time champion to the title this... read more »
3
Valtteri Bottas challenged ESPN to a race on his home turf in Finland. No prizes for guessing who won. read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas has ruled out following in Fernando Alonso's footsteps and competing in other series such as the Indy 500 and Le Mans alongside Formula 1. read more »
29
There were times last year when Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team's Valtteri Bottas began to overthink his driving. read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas is hoping he can continue being team-mates with Lewis Hamilton after he "clicked well" with him their first season together. read more »
22
Valtteri was back at the factory last week and let us tag along with him to see what he gets up to during his trips to HQ. As we quickly found out, no two days are the same for... read more »
29
Valtteri Bottas speaks about the upcoming 2018 season, his second year with world champions Mercedes. read more »
29
The relationship between Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton has not spilled to outside the car, unlike what was seen when Nico Rosberg was in the team. read more »
11
Bottas says "overthinking" to blame for drop in form, Williams to launch new car in fortnight, plus more. read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas admits he had a few doubts during last year's championship but believe he "learnt massively" from it. read more »
1
Valtteri Bottas admits he was overthinking and starting to drive unnaturally when his first Formula 1 season with Mercedes began to go awry read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas has just "one target" for this year's F1 campaign as he looks to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the Drivers' Championship title. read more »
9
Valtteri Bottas concedes he has no idea where Mercedes will be in the pecking order ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »
2
Toto Wolff concedes that a fierce rivalry is not what a team wants; instead he is happier with the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas who push one another... read more »
1
Pairing Valtteri Bottas alongside Lewis Hamilton has changed the way the Mercedes Formula 1 team thinks about internal rivalries between its drivers, according to team boss... read more »
29
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is certain that Bottas will be consistently stronger throughout the 2018 Formula One season. read more »
2
Valtteri Bottas is looking to become a "better person and driver" next season in the hope he can challenge for the World Championship. read more »
9
Hamilton and Vettel to match Fangio's Formula 1 record?; Wehrlein to remain with Mercedes?; Bottas working on improvements read more »
22
Still on the fence about your Valtteri Bottas helmet design for 2018? How about some inspiration from the man himself!! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never... read more »
Spanish Grand Prix
14th of June 2026
- 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 | Kimi Antonelli | 156 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 90 |
| 3 | George Russell | 88 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 75 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | 60 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 58 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 43 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 29 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 26 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 26 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 244 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 165 |
| 3 | McLaren | 118 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 72 |
| 5 | Alpine | 41 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 39 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Williams | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |