Valtteri Bottas topped the opening F1 practice session at the British Grand Prix as heavy rain hit Silverstone and disrupted running. 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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Valtteri Bottas sets the pace as rain, and the need to conserve the Inters, means that only ten drivers post times before Lance Stroll brings session to a premature end. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas topped the opening F1 practice session forthe British Grand Prix as heavy rain hit Silverstone. Eight-time British GP winner Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set a surprise pace ahead of home favourite Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the British GP, as rain at Silverstone delayed any findings into whether an... read more »
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The Alfa Romeo driver was battling the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for much of the hour-long practice, taking third place with his first attempt, a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas headed Lewis Hamilton during a low-key opening practice session for Formula 1's British Grand Prix. Several teams - most notably Mercedes, Alpine, Aston... read more »
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Bottas noted that at his previous team he didn't always enjoy driving what was supposedly the fastest set-up - one presumably usually influenced by the preferences of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo can target fourth in the championship after the progress that it has made in Formula 1 this year. Alfa Romeo slumped to ninth in last... read more »
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The Hinwil-based squad has faced some challenging weekends recently where it has been forced to bounce back from especially tricky first days of practice.As well as losing... read more »
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Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas joined in 2022 as part of an all-new Alfa Romeo line-up. read more »
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Jacques Villeneuve thinks Valtteri Bottas needs to assert his dominance more at Alfa Romeo, after two tricky races. read more »
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Just who was Valtteri Bottas referring to when he said "to whom it may concern" at Melbourne in 2018? read more »
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Now enjoying an Indian summer with Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he came close to quitting F1 at the end of 2018. read more »
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas said he almost walked away from Formula 1 after two years racing alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. read more »
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It was a good day for Alfa Romeo in Canada on Sunday, with both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu bringing home points for the Hinwil-based outfit. read more »
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Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu scored points for Alfa Romeo in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in seventh and eighth respectively. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas almost walked away from Formula One after his second year with Mercedes in 2018 after falling into a "dark place" at his failure to challenge Lewis... read more »
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Zhou Guanyu’s route to F1 was epic. As a child he watched the Chinese Grand Prix from the grandstands and dreamed of joining his racing heros. But with no footsteps to follow... read more »
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Having started from the front-row, Alonso was running seventh when he began to struggle with an engine issue and his speed was compromised on the straights in the closing... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has been hit with a five-second time penalty after he was found guilty of weaving excessively when defending from Valtteri Bottas on the final lap of the F1... read more »
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In the closing stages of the race Alonso was stuck behind Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon in seventh when he started feeling the pressure from Alfa Romeo driver Bottas behind.With... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has been demoted to ninth at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix after incurring a time penalty. Stewards handed Alonso a five-second time penalty after it was... read more »
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A first Q3 appearance for Zhou Guanyu and he hopes he and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas will finish the Canadian Grand Prix in the top 10. 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 |