Mika Hakkinen: I am pleased by how good he [Bottas] is. But, more than that, besides being quick and committed in the car, he is also a proper team player, and you can see how... read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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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Valtteri Bottas is eager for Williams to take a step forward and challenge for race wins in 2016, after the team placed third in the standings for the second… read more »
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GPUpdate.net's team-by-team post-season review series continues with Williams, which consolidated third in the standings, as drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Williams is not performing as well as it could be, urging it to raise its game to challenge Ferrari and Mercedes in 2016. read more »
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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has thrown his support behind a possible return of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, an event which last took place back in… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists that he reacted to the Williams team's signal to rejoin after his first pit-stop, unaware that Jenson Button's McLaren was fast approaching... read more »
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Rob Smedley has put Valtteri Bottas' pit-lane clash with Jenson Button down to a momentary lapse that allowed the Williams and McLaren to meet on the same stretch of road. read more »
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Williams' Valtteri Bottas has called upon his Williams team to fight back strongly in 2016 following a very poor ending of the season where pace and team organisation were... read more »
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Nico Rosberg clinched his first hat-trick while Valtteri Bottas nosed his way out of P4... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Williams' performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a "wake-up call" for the team if it wants to compete at the sharp-end of the Formula… read more »
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Rob Smedley has all but put the onus on Valtteri Bottas for his pitlane clash with Jenson Button in Abu Dhabi... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists Williams cannot afford to continue the sort of mistakes which jeopardised his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next season. Bottas had started sixth but his race... read more »
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The Williams Formula 1 team believes it released Valtteri Bottas at the right time when the Finn collided with Jenson Button in the pits during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »
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Jenson Button admitted he braced himself to be hit during the first pit stop window after seeing the Williams team release Valtteri Bottas prematurely from his own pit stop. read more »
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Jenson Button says his pit lane collision with Valtteri Bottas cost him "a lot of time" at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. When Button passed the Williams pit... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen says a 'smoother' weekend enabled him to finish on the podium for the first time in 2015, behind runaway Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis... read more »
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Solid day for Daniel Ricciardo as he finishes P5, but Valtteri Bottas had a nightmare after an unsafe release in the pitlane... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he and Williams "expected more" after a low key qualifying performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Bottas wound up sixth… read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says he is happy with his performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after securing fifth on the grid for Sunday's race. Ricciardo will line-up on the third... read more »
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Canadian teenager Lance Stroll has joined Williams' Young Driver Development Programme, following in the footsteps of Valtteri Bottas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa are hopeful of a strong result this weekend in Abu Dhabi for Williams to follow their double podium performance at the circuit last year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is focused on beating Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to fourth overall in Abu Dhabi given his countryman's 'faster' car. read more »
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The Williams Formula 1 team has a solution for its ongoing wheelnut problems, but will not 'risk' using it in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Will Merc 'unleash' their drivers', can Ferrari lay down a marker, Bottas or Kimi for P4 and more as we look ahead to the 2015 season finale... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes the Williams Formula 1 team will have to make significant changes to get on top of its tyre problems next year 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 |