Max Verstappen's second place on the Mexican GP grid is under threat with the Red Bull driver under investigation for allegedly blocking Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. 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 felt happier during the morning session in Mexico, but set-up changes left him floundering down in sixth in the afternoon. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas understands where he went wrong with his setup for second practice in Mexico, dropping back after initially setting the pace on Friday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton as running commenced in Mexico, ahead of Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix. The 90 minutes practice session unusually... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was faster than team-mate Lewis Hamilton in opening practice, with both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo not too far behind. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas sets the pace for Mercedes through opening F1 practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. read more »
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MEXICO CITY -- Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.4s as the newly-crowned world champions made a strong start to the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. Though... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the quickest time in the opening practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix read more »
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Valtteri Bottas outpaced Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two in Practice One at the Mexican GP, on a weekend where the Englishman stands on the brink of winning his fourth... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes one-two in the first practice session for the Mexico Grand Prix, which was red-flagged due to a hefty shunt from Force India reserve driver... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led team-mate Lewis Hamilton by half a second in a Mercedes 1-2 during Friday morning's opening free practice session for the Mexican Grand… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes 1-2 in Mexico FP1 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas challenges sailing superstar Alex Thomson to a kart race in his homeland capital, Helsinki! Find out what happened in the latest episode of a brand new series:... read more »
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Part 2 of today's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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MEXICO CITY -- Though he says he is happy to continue alongside Valtteri Bottas into 2018, Lewis Hamilton took it as a compliment when he heard Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas gives his approval to the boxing-style F1 intros in Austin, saying it is a sign of how F1 has become more relaxed. read more »
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Niki Lauda says Mercedes must make its Formula 1 car easier for Valtteri Bottas to drive, following the Finn's slump in form since the August summer break read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes that the "unusual dynamic" between himself and Valtteri Bottas has driven Mercedes forward in 2017, and has assisted his own progress in… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels he is heading in the right direction again after a string of below-par performances for Mercedes. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has praised Valtteri Bottas "exceptional" human qualities and backed his team-mate to rediscover his early form at Mercedes. read more »
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The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team celebrated their fourth consecutive Constructors' Championship thanks to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' results in the... read more »
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While Lewis Hamilton stormed to another victory, it was the usual struggles for set-up for Valtteri Bottas with his Mercedes at the F1 United States Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels he is heading in the right direction again after a string of below-par performances for Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists that he is still making progress with Mercedes, and regards his recent difficult string of races as an opportunity to learn. Bottas… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was not happy with his fifth place at the United States Grand Prix, but was happy for his Mercedes team, who secured their fourth constructor's... read more »
Brazilian Grand Prix
8th of November 2026
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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 | Kimi Antonelli | 380 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 261 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 259 |
| 4 | George Russell | 250 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 221 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 150 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 105 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 630 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 380 |
| 4 | McLaren | 371 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 104 |
| 6 | Alpine | 74 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 30 |
| 8 | Audi | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 7 |

