Valtteri Bottas news

Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in first practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads Valtteri Bottas in opening Monza session read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he'll happily support Lewis Hamilton's championship bid when the time is right, but not just yet. read more »

Mercedes needs to consider favouring Lewis Hamilton over Valtteri Bottas in the Formula 1 title race soon or it risks losing the drivers' championship, says 1997 world... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas has a real chance of surpassing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in the title race this year. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is at a loss to explain why he struggled for pace at the Belgian Grand Prix, as he dismissed suggestions he just got his set-up wrong read more »

Valtteri Bottas has not ruled himself out of this year's title fight, after a tough Belgian Grand Prix, but would understand if Mercedes ultimately backs Lewis… read more »

Dropping 41 points behind Sebastian Vettel in Belgium, Valtteri Bottas insists his title quest is not yet over - but he does need some bad luck to befall his rivals. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff saw Lewis Hamilton take victory in Belgium after a great battle with Sebastian Vettel, but Valtteri Bottas could only manage fifth. read more »

The Finn was unable to better fifth in Belgium after being passed down the Kemmel Straight by both Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen on the safety car restart. read more »

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Valtteri Bottas is refusing to rule himself out of the 2017 Formula One title fight despite slipping 41 points behind Sebastian Vettel in Belgium.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has admitted he needs to understand why he struggled at the Belgian Grand Prix, after coming home a low-key fifth, losing further ground in the… read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Spa-Francorchamps paddock following the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (5th): "Today's race and... read more »

Mercedes looked at risk of losing the Belgian Grand Prix when it varied on strategy to Ferrari late on at Spa, only for the decision to justify itself. read more »

A lack of traction through the closing stages of the Belgian Grand Prix caused Valtteri Bottas to slip from P3 to P5, the Finn losing ground in the title race. read more »

Ricciardo's affinity for Spa grows with an unlikely podium finish on Sunday, capitalising on issues for Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo says passing Valtteri Bottas at the restart was his only opportunity at taking third place, after he claimed a podium at the Belgian… read more »

ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the Belgian Grand Prix, which saw Lewis Hamilton win his 200th grand prix and cut the gap to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the... read more »

Toto Wolff feels there is little doubt that Valtteri Bottas will be racing for Mercedes next year, with the conditions of his contract being the chief point of discussion. read more »

Toto Wolff says all that stands between Valtteri Bottas and a new Mercedes contract is the "nitty gritty detail" in the paperwork. read more »

Toto Wolff admits the Mercedes Formula 1 team is keeping its options open on team orders given Ferrari's focus on world championship leader Sebastian Vettel read more »

The Finn was forced to settle for third on the grid but feels his race pace in Belgium should be much better than his qualifying pace. read more »

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

Record-equalling Lewis Hamilton, plus Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas discuss the fall-out from qualifying at Spa. read more »