Valtteri Bottas news

Sebastian Vettel has confirmed Ferrari's strong pre-season pace by taking victory at the Australian Grand Prix, the inaugural race of the 2017 Formula One Championship.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was in great form in Australia on Saturday as he took pole position ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Less than three-tenths of a second separated Valtteri Bottas from pole position, but the Finn was disappointed not to at least be on the front row of the grid. read more »

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

Valtteri Bottas is his own biggest critic following his first F1 qualifying session as a Mercedes driver in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas declared himself "not satisfied" by qualifying third for the Australian Grand Prix after being pipped to a place on the front row by Ferrari's... read more »

After vindicating Ferrari's pre-season promise with a spot on the front row of the Australian Grand Prix grid, Sebastian Vettel admitted pole position was just out of... read more »

Despite taking an emphatic pole position on Saturday in Australia, Lewis Hamilton is anticipating a close fight for victory. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, after winning a tense qualifying battle with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes Formula 1... read more »

Valtteri Bottas hits the rink in preparation for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix! How else would you get in the zone for F1 action in sunny Melbourne?! read more »

Sebastian Vettel was fastest in this morning's FP3 session, by half a second from the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, after an incident for Lance Stroll curtailed running at... read more »

Sebastian Vettel put Ferrari on top during final practice for the Australian Grand Prix, finishing almost half a second clear of Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas… read more »

Lagging behind Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second practice in Melbourne, Valtteri Bottas admits it is a "big gap" but not one that has his worried. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was pleased with his first day of running during practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, despite being half a second off the pace of team-mate Lewis... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas believes he can still make a step forward in Australia after placing third overall during Friday practice for the season-opener at… read more »

Formula One kicked off where it left off last season with Mercedes at the top of the timesheets. Lewis Hamilton was clearly fastest in the first session of the year, half a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads teammate Valtteri Bottas in FP1, as world champions make early switch to ultrasofts. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas and Estaban Ocon speak to the media ahead of the first race of... read more »

The second part of today's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa, Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll. read more »

Part 2 of the Thursday press conference in Melbourne included Valtteri Bottas and rookie driver Lance Stroll. read more »

In a new format, Thursday's FIA press conference was split into two parts with Lewis Hamilton in the first and his new team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, in the second. read more »

This is Valtteri Bottas' big chance to prove he is an F1 champion-in-waiting... we consider whether he won't need to wait too long. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is another who believes that Ferrari will be 2017's dark (prancing) horse. read more »

Valtteri Bottas accepts he starts the 2017 Formula 1 season under pressure to prove to Mercedes and the paddock that he deserves his place at the champion team read more »

Ahead of his Mercedes race debut, Valtteri Bottas is confident the team will allow him to race teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »