SILVERSTONE -- Valtteri Bottas says the gap to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the British Grand Prix should never have been as big as it was. After topping... 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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ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Silverstone paddock following qualifying for the 2017 British Grand Prix. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (4th): "Qualifying... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is left at a loss to explain the seven tenths gap between himself and Lewis Hamilton, saying the gap 'shouldn't be that big' read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his minimum target is a podium finish in the British GP after a grid penalty left him starting ninth for Sunday's race. read more »
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Strategically, the biggest interest in qualifying was from Valtteri Bottas's decision to run the soft in Q2 in order to have the option to run a different race strategy. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that the heavy lock-up he suffered on his final British Grand Prix qualifying lap does not explain the "big difference" to the… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for his home race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Mercedes driver beat both Ferraris, with Kimi Raikkonen set to start... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton emerged fastest out of the third and final free practice session, only narrowly edging out Sebastian Vettel and yesterday's fastest man, Valtteri Bottas. As... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso will all start the British Grand Prix from a lower position than from wherever they will qualify on Saturday. ... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton edges out Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas in FP3 at Silverstone as drizzle hits the circuit late in the session. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo will join Valtteri Bottas in taking a grid penalty for the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Both Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo are set to take five place grid penalties after both were forced to switch gearboxes. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo set to join Valtteri Bottas in taking gearbox penalty read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo is set to join Valtteri Bottas in taking a five-place grid penalty at the British Grand Prix, after Red Bull fitted a new gearbox to his Red… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels his setup needs further work to be in contention for honours this weekend, despite going fastest in both of Friday's free practice sessions. read more »
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ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Silverstone paddock following Friday practice for the 2017 British Grand Prix Mercedes Valtteri Bottas: "We've... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas to get grid penalty as Mercedes suffers gearbox issue for second successive race. read more »
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Onboard with Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas, René Arnoux and Stoffel Vandoorne as they bring some F1 magic to central London. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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SILVERSTONE -- Valtteri Bottas will receive a five-place grid penalty at the British Grand Prix after Mercedes was forced to make an unscheduled gearbox change on his car.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is set to take a five-place grid penalty in the British Grand Prix for a gearbox change, his Mercedes Formula 1 team has confirmed read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set for five-place grid penalty after gearbox change read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will be starting from at least sixth position at the British Grand Prix after Mercedes confirmed an unscheduled change of gearbox. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has received a five-place grid penalty at the British GP for an unscheduled gearbox change. read more »
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A gearbox change for Valtteri Bottas will see the Mercedes driver cop a five-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will take a five-place grid penalty at this weekend's British Grand Prix for an unscheduled gearbox change, Mercedes has announced. More to… read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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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 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |

