Valtteri Bottas says he accepts that mistakes will be inevitable and a slow start is possible in his Formula 1 rookie season, and will be able to take early setbacks in his stride. 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 says he cannot wait until the lights go out at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish rookie steps up to Formula One this season having... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he can't wait to get the new F1 season underway as he prepares for his debut in Australia read more »
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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is in the best possible team for a rookie ahead of his Grand Prix debut in Australia. This is according to fellow Finn and ex-Formula 1 pilot... read more »
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Williams rookie Valtteri Bottas admits he feels fortunate to have been able to secure a Formula 1 seat primarily on the grounds of talent read more »
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Williams team-mates Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are both confident that the Grove outfit has made gains with its 2013 compared to last year's. The outfit... read more »
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Williams duo Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas are confident that they have the car needed to challenge near the front in Formula 1 this season given the team's winter... read more »
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Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan was upbeat about his team’s prospects for the Australian Grand Prix following the conclusion of winter testing in Barcelona.... read more »
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Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top for the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the new season with a lap of 1:20.130. The German traded fastest laps with Ferrari's... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton lit up the timing screens on Saturday to post the fastest lap seen during the two four-day tests at Barcelona so far. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:20.558 -... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes the lack of understanding about the new Pirelli tyres this season will help rookies like him in the opening races read more »
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The changeable conditions which blighted this morning's running gave way to altogether better weather late this afternoon at Barcelona, even allowing Valtteri Bottas to... read more »
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Mark Webber came out on top on the first day of the final pre-season test for Red Bull to post a 1:22.693. He made the most of a drying circuit to beat Lewis Hamilton in the... read more »
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Williams completed the most amount of mileage at the Circuit de Catalunya last week, despite the fact that it was the only team debuting a brand-new car. Over the course of the... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton ended up fastest on the final day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona on Friday. The Mercedes driver made the most of a break in the showers to post a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says it is difficult to judge where Williams are in the pecking order, saying they won't know until Australia... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Williams is targeting a challenge at the front of the grid immediately this season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes that his rain-disrupted final morning of running in the Barcelona test allowed him to improve his pitstop skills. read more »
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Williams enjoyed a strong third day of testing at Barcelona, with drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas sharing the driving duties. Both men managed to complete a... read more »
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Fernando Alonso was the quickest man come the checkered flag on the third day of testing in Barcelona. He will hand the car over to Felipe Massa on Friday. The Spaniard's... read more »
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Williams racers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas shared driving duties on the third day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. Maldonado drove during... read more »
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Valterri Bottas has declared the FW35 a definite step forward over the outfit's 2012 car which won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finnish driver got his first taste of the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said he "can really feel" the performance improvement on the new Williams FW35 and says the car is clearly better on traction read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has highlighted improvements at the rear end of the new Williams FW35 as the most significant step forward the team has taken with its new car. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he instantly felt a step forward with the new FW35 chassis compared to its 2012 predecessor, having tested Williams's latest creation for the first... read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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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 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |