Valtteri Bottas news

How does a Formula One driver train for a new and far more physically demanding season? Valtteri Bottas takes you behind the scenes at his winter training camp in Finland to... read more »

Red Bull chief Christian Horner predicts Valtteri Bottas to be immediately on the pace against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes read more »

Mercedes has opted for a bold new approach to clutch paddle design on its 2017 F1 car, in a bid to help Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas make better starts this year read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley thinks 2017's revamped cars "perfectly" suit the driving style of the returning Felipe Massa. Massa reversed his decision... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has warned Lewis Hamilton he ll be watching his new Mercedes team-mate very closely in order to find any extra advantages read more »

Although Valtteri Bottas edges Lewis Hamilton in testing, the Finn concedes that he's on a "steep" learning curve and won't panic if his team-mate is faster... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "won't panic" if Lewis Hamilton is quicker than him at the start of the 2017 season, admitting that he faces a steep learning curve at… read more »

Valtteri Bottas 'won't panic' if Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is quicker read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been forced to adapt his driving style in order to get the most out of Formula 1's new generation of cars. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the new generation of Formula One cars require a different driving style. This year's cars have more downforce and more mechanical grip than their... read more »

Pascal Wehrlein was not chosen for the Mercedes F1 seat taken by Valtteri Bottas because of a lack of experience, according to the Sauber driver read more »

Valtteri Bottas once again ended the day ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and is looking forward to the challenge of the season ahead. read more »

Mercedes still has "hard work" to do to unlock the full potential of its updates before Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, says Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas has echoed the sentiments of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by pointing to Ferrari and Red Bull being in much closer contention read more »

The Mercedes W08 continues to be reliable as Valtteri Bottas completed 95 laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday afternoon. read more »

"We have had so many different upgrades and maybe some of them haven t been perfect..." - Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas has stated that Mercedes are "not confident" they are the team to beat this year as Ferrari are "looking very strong". read more »

Mercedes cannot be confident they will start the new 2017 F1 season at the front, according to Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has downplayed the importance of his pace-setting lap time from Wednesday's running in Spain, adamant all that matters is where Mercedes are come Melbourne. read more »

Valtteri Bottas improved upon his best time achieved during last week's testing and once again laid down the time to beat. read more »

BARCELONA, Spain -- Valtteri Bottas hinted that times are likely to keep coming down in the final days of 2017 winter testing as he lowered the pre-season benchmark on a day... read more »

Valtteri Bottas finished in pole position as Red Bull, Renault, McLaren and Ferrari suffered setbacks during testing. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas sets a blistering new fastest lap of the winter on day two of the final pre-season test of 2017, but Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen brings out the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas betters his own top time from pre-season F1 testing but maintains there is little to be read into the current order. read more »

Ride onboard with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas as he records the quickest time of winter so far on day two of the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.... read more »