Though pleased to get amongst Ferrari in qualifying, Valtteri Bottas plays up the Italian team's stronger pace on longer runs. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
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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Williams were once again the "best of the rest" in qualifying at the Chinese GP, but Valtteri Bottas admits they need to work on their race pace. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it is unlikely that Williams will be able to fight Ferrari in the Chinese Grand Prix, despite spliting their cars on the grid. Felipe… read more »
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Williams' Valtteri Bottas says that it will be difficult for the squad to challenge Ferrari during the Chinese Grand Prix, despite splitting the Italian team's cars... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth pole position in China and his third of the 2015 season as he pipped team-mate Nico Rosberg by just 0.042 of a second. The Mercedes duo enjoyed... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton looks to be the man to beat once again following a clean sweep of all three practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix. Key Points from FP3: - Hamilton fastest... read more »
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Felipe Massa has blamed a stalled rear-wing for his free practice two spin which saw him miss the second half of the session after making contact with the tyre wall. The... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is confident that Williams can be a match for Red Bull in this weekend's Chinese F1 Grand Prix - but is Ferrari within reach as well? read more »
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There were top ten times in Friday's practice in Shanghai for Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Nasr, Romain Grosjean and Jenson Button... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton completed a Friday clean sweep in China to go quickest during second practice, whilst the two Ferraris and Daniel Ricciardo split him and team-mate Nico... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton topped the opening practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg by more than a second. Key Points from FP1: - Hamilton's... read more »
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Williams' Felipe Massa has maintained that the squad is capable of taking the fight to Mercedes, despite Ferrari emerging as the main challenger to the World Champions... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas thinks Williams can engage Ferrari in a straight fight at the Chinese Grand Prix due to the cooler temperatures of Shanghai. Williams was a distant third in the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Ferrari's performance in the Malaysian Grand Prix was a surprise, but he expects his Williams Formula 1 team to be closer to the pace in China read more »
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Valtteri Bottas expects Williams to be better matched with Ferrari in cooler China after being comprehensively out-performed in Malaysia. read more »
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Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas are looking forward to a strong race at the Shanghai International circuit for Williams... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is looking forward to the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, and expects no more problems with the back pains that have blighted his season so far. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is confident he will back to full fitness by the time the Chinese Grand Prix gets underway this weekend... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is expecting his back to be "100 per cent" fit for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, following the injury he sustained during qualifying in Australia read more »
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Although Williams finished last season as the second best team out on track, Valtteri Bottas fears they were lacking the pace to continue that trend in 2015... read more »
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Rob Smedley says Valtteri Bottas is "definitely" over the worst of it and that his back injury shouldn't be an issue for the rest of the season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the Williams Formula 1 team is missing "quite a big amount" of race pace as it fights to remain one of the sport's frontrunners read more »
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Valtteri Bottas laments that Williams has work to do after it was comprehensively out-performed by Ferrari in the Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes he and Williams Formula 1 team-mate Felipe Massa have proved they can be trusted to race without team orders after their Malaysian Grand Prix battle read more »
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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas described his first lap of the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix as possibly the worst he has ever had after he dropped from eighth to 14th 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 | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | 51 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 800 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 459 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 426 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 382 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 80 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 73 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 68 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |