Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas is due to be handed a five-place grid penalty at Suzuka after an unscheduled gearbox change following the first two practice sessions on Friday. read more »

Part 2 of today's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Stoffel Vandoorne and Pascal Wehrlein. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have not yet decided which aero package to run in Japan, the new one that Valtteri Bottas raced at Sepang or the old that Hamilton used. read more »

Drivers need difficult weekends to learn from - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas, Stoffel Vandoorne and Pascal Wehrlein faced the media at Suzuka on Thursday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas explains how small issues are snowballing him at current in F1, leading to a tough second half of the season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas claims he will learn from mistakes as he continues to beat himself up in public following recent dip in form. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the "compromises" that Mercedes have had to make with their W08 at some circuits have been a "challenge" for him to drive around. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is looking to address the recent slump in form that was highlighted by his lacklustre performance during last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to recover from the dip in form he has experienced since the summer break, something the Finn himself admits has left him... read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo are among the drivers chosen to face the press on Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix race weekend. read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said he is "worried" about Valtteri Bottas' recent form, but believes it is down to set-up rather than driver ability. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says he is worried about Valtteri Bottas's recent slump in form, but he has backed the Finn to "undo the problem" read more »

"It has been challenging for Valtteri and it is a priority for us to give him the car he needs to perform." read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that helping Valtteri Bottas return to form has become "a priority" for the squad, following his difficult run of races. Bottas… read more »

Toto Wolff says the emphasis is on Valtteri Bottas to demonstrate he deserves a long-term Mercedes deal by delivering the required results. read more »

Valtteri Bottas enduring "most difficult time" of his career read more »

Valtteri Bottas says that he is probably enduring the "most difficult time" of his career so far, following another low-key showing at the Malaysian Grand… read more »

Toto Wolff acknowledged that the team got lucky again this weekend, and suggested that Bottas' car wasn't at the same standard as Hamilton's read more »

Valtteri Bottas has blamed his lack of pace on increasing tyre temperatures, saying that he had to manage his tyres constantly throughout the race, costing him time. read more »

Well short of his team-mate's performance in Malaysia, Valtteri Bottas says he is going through the "most difficult time" of his F1 career. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is facing the most difficult moment in his Formula 1 career, after struggling for form again in the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

SEPANG, Malaysia -- After finishing 40 seconds behind teammate Lewis Hamilton in Malaysia, Valtteri Bottas gave a frank assessment of his recent struggles saying he needs to... read more »

"Being honest maybe it’s the most difficult time of my career so far in terms of how does it feel every time I go in the car." read more »

SEPANG, Malaysia -- Daniel Ricciardo says losing out to a fast-starting Valtteri Bottas in the run to Turn 1 potentially cost Red Bull a one-two finish in Malaysia. Teammate... read more »