Lewis Hamilton won his fourth Chinese Grand Prix by controlling the pace at the front to lead from start to finish and extend his championship lead. The Mercedes driver... 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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Though pleased to get amongst Ferrari in qualifying, Valtteri Bottas plays up the Italian team's stronger pace on longer runs. read more »
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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 »
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 |