Valtteri Bottas news

Lewis Hamilton hauled his hobbled Mercedes to a podium finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but could do nothing to deny team-mate Nico Rosberg stretching his F1 points lead. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's Bahrain Grand Prix ran into trouble on the very first lap when he suffered a slow getaway and got hit by Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he was trying to defend against attacks from behind when he collided with Lewis Hamilton at the start of Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted relief at being able to recover to the podium positions after being hit by Williams rival Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the… read more »

Nico Rosberg insists he is not thinking about the championship despite opening his 2016 account with back to back Grand Prix victories in Australia and Bahrain. Rosberg surged... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased to recover to third position after another difficult opening lap to a Grand Prix. Hamilton dropped to sixth from pole at the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt the Williams team had a good qualifying session in Bahrain on Saturday, and is aiming for a top five finish during Sunday's Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 during the final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. On Super Soft tyres, Vettel clocked a time of 1:31.683 to finish 0.040s clear... read more »

Valtteri Bottas fears Mercedes' impressive gap to the rest in Bahrain's Friday practice sessions is a fairer reflection of its advantage over the rest. Mercedes... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is unsurprised by Mercedes' vast margin over the competition and says it is now 'impossible' for Williams to get on terms. read more »

Valtteri Bottas accepts that some teams made "bigger jumps" than Williams over the winter but believes the Grove team can catch up... read more »

Valtteri Bottas thinks the Bahrain Grand Prix will be a better indicator of Williams' true pace than Australia's temporary Albert Park circuit. Despite finishing... read more »

Williams duo Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas reflect on their past experiences at the Bahrain Grand Prix... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has admitted the hotly-contested midfield pack is closer to Williams than the team predicted after pre-season testing read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Williams welcomes a double points finish in Australia but feels he wasn t able to extract the maximum around Albert Park. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admitted the Australian Grand Prix weekend had been a difficult one for him and his Williams Martini Racing outfit. read more »

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he is "not satisfied" with his result at the Australian Grand Prix, despite recovering to score points… read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been handed a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start the Australian Grand Prix from 16th on the grid after Williams had to replace his car's gearbox overnight, incurring a five-place grid penalty.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after being forced on to take on a new… read more »

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas penalised for gearbox change. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' Formula 1 season has not had the best start with the Finn handed a five-place gearbox penalty ahead of the Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has received a five-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix following a gearbox change on his Williams read more »

Valtteri Bottas will start 16th on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix after picking up a five place penalty for a gearbox change. read more »

Felipe Massa felt he could do no more in qualifying sixth for the Australian Grand Prix, but Valtteri Bottas was disappointed with eleventh. read more »