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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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Bottas believes that the 2017 cars are more difficult to drive in windy conditions, following a number of spins suffered during testing. read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas believes the 2017 cars will become even more challenging to drive if conditions are gusty out on track. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes that Formula 1's 2017 cars will be more difficult to drive in windy conditions, which could lead to an increase in the number of spins read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says switching teams in F1 was a "slightly bigger thing" than he initially expected, but is confident that he can adapt to Mercedes in time for… read more »
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After just a few days, Lewis Hamilton lauds relationship with new teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes he and Valtteri Bottas have already developed a better working relationship than he has experienced with any previous teammate in Formula One. Hamilton... read more »
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With the first pre-season outing done and dusted, Valtteri Bottas says he is "definitely" feeling more comfortable with life at Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led the way for Mercedes during the opening pre-season test as the team topped the mileage charts. GPUpdate.net lists the key figures from the… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was not prepared for the gulf in difference in the way the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team work, compared to previous squad Williams Martini Racing. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is adamant his fastest lap time of the week at the opening pre-season test doesn't count for much, after all, "it's only testing." read more »
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Valtteri Bottas admits his winter switch from Williams to Mercedes has been "a bigger thing" than he initially expected it to be, though he fully... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas enjoyed the first week of testing with new team Mercedes, and feels he has already learnt a lot. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas began his Mercedes career with the fastest lap at the Circuit de Catalunya, edging Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by two-tenths. read more »
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With Valtteri Bottas's pace-setting 1:19.705 five seconds faster than the time set in 2015, Pirelli have declared that the "objective has been met." read more »
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Valtteri Bottas described Thursday's dedicated wet testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as "very useful" to his and Mercedes' pre-season… read more »
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Valtteri Bottas is convinced Mercedes has plenty more to come in the second week of pre-season testing. Mercedes encountered a blip on Thursday, with an... read more »
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Mercedes newcomer Valtteri Bottas admits changing Formula 1 teams has been a "bigger thing" than he initially expected read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says there will be more to come from himself and Mercedes in the second week of testing. read more »
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Formula One's new regulations are well on their way to achieving the sport's stated aim of making the cars five seconds faster than they were in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ended the third day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the fastest time seen so far. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his feeling with the Mercedes W08 is constantly improving thanks to more faultless running read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that Mercedes' W08 is feeling "better and better" after he topped the times on the penultimate day of the first pre-season test in… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas completed his third day of testing with Mercedes with the fastest time, but a lot of focus was placed on second placed Sebastian Vettel. 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 |