Valtteri Bottas news

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the 0.478s gap to Mercedes teammate and polesitter Lewis Hamilton was mainly down to struggles in the final sector of the lap. Since the summer break,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas left unsure of his pace in qualifying for the US GP after failing to complete a front-row lock-out for Mercedes. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has revealed brake problems prevented him from being more competitive in qualifying after being knocked off the front row by Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admitted he struggled on the brakes compared to Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in US Grand Prix qualifying, after lapping nearly half a second... read more »

Lewis Hamilton continued to dominate the USA Grand Prix weekend by taking pole position for Sunday's race. Title challenger Sebastian Vettel was second fastest and will... read more »

The Finn ended up fourth fastest, more than six-tenths of a second behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Friday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he isn't relying on an apparently weak Ferrari form at the United States Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest around Circuit of The Americas on Friday morning as running commenced in preparation for the USA Grand Prix. Damp and overcast conditions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains adamant that he can match Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1 and says he is learning from recent defeats read more »

Valtteri Bottas makes no secret of his high standards, saying a haul of two wins and a 72-point gap to Lewis Hamilton is not good enough for him. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been driving 'brilliantly' in 2017, according to Toto Wolff, while he was also pleased with the return to form for Valtteri Bottas in Japan. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says set-up changes to his Mercedes enabled him to find the “very narrow window” of optimum performance in Japan. read more »

Lewis Hamilton continued to dominate Valtteri Bottas in the TMW standings while Sebastian Vettel drew level with Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he has taken confidence from his performance at the Japanese GP and believes he has learned from his struggles since the summer break. read more »

Nico Rosberg says hard work and focus will be key for Valtteri Bottas to get over his form slump for Mercedes. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has no issue with Mercedes' call for him to move over for Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas paid tribute to his Mercedes team's choice of strategy, allowing the Finn to pit late on to take fourth place. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "completely understands" Mercedes' request for him to switch positions with Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bottas ran an... read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels his bid for an F1 podium at Suzuka wasn't helped by having to let Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton through mid-race. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was left to rue narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix, as he came home within a second of Red Bull rival… read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he was on the right strategy in Japan to chase down Daniel Ricciardo, there just weren't "enough laps" left. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is hoping that starting on the Soft tyres tomorrow will improve his chances on a track that's very difficult to overtake on. read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and SEbastian Vettel.. read more »

After losing a front row start to a gearbox penalty incurred earlier in the weekend, Valtteri Bottas is taking comfort from the fact he will start the race several places ahead... read more »