The Hinwil-based team has a limited supply of the latest upgrades and opted not to put them on the cars of Bottas and Zhou Guanyu on Friday so as not to risk sustaining any... 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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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu look to further progress and push for more points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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The rookie, who became the first full-time Chinese F1 driver when he joined the grid alongside Valtteri Bottas this season, admits his season has been "quite up and... read more »
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Alfa Romeo must eliminate the mistakes in Baku that have proven costly for them this year, says Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has claimed it is "crucial" that Alfa Romeo achieves a "trouble-free weekend" after a string of reliability issues this year. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes a clean Friday will enable Alfa Romeo to display its full potential after a spate of recent setbacks during practice. Bottas has been on an encouraging... read more »
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Security of a contract through to the end of 2024 means Sergio Perez has the foundation to build a World Championship challenge. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is hopeful the "normal" Azerbaijan corners will help Alfa Romeo bounce back from a difficult weekend at the recent Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Rebellion Timepieces have designed fifty watches, with Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou as their inspiration. read more »
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Ten-time grand prix winner Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for 2022 after leaving Mercedes following a five-season stint, signing a multi-year deal with the Swiss-based... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has joked the chaos-inducing pre-race rainfall at the Monaco Grand Prix was "sorted by Netflix". read more »
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Russell was promoted from Williams to a race seat at Mercedes during the off-season to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas as Hamilton's new team-mate.The Briton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished the Monaco Grand Prix in ninth place, with Alfa Romeo Team Principal Frederic Vasseur putting the result down to the teams' aggressive strategy calls. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas continued his impressive start to the 2022 season by moving up from twelfth on the grid to score two points for ninth place in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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George Russell says he feels he has managed to maximise his results across the opening third of the 2022 Formula 1 campaign. Russell joined Mercedes for 2022, taking the place... read more »
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Last weekend Charles Leclerc suffered an MGU-H and turbo failure that cost him victory in the Spanish GP, and which Ferrari has already addressed.However in FP1 at the Monaco... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas spent much of FP1 in Monaco back in the Alfa Romeo garage, an MGU-K failure his latest installment of rotten practice luck. read more »
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Bottas suffered a Ferrari MGU-K failure on his very first lap in FP1, before he had set a time.He managed to the car back to the pits, but the MGU-K issue meant that he broke... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, whose best result in Monaco was in 2019 when his finished third, is hoping for a "special" result this weekend. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas raised plenty of money for charity with *that* picture, but he's slightly confused as to why it was so popular. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he aims to walk away from the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend with a "special" result for Alfa Romeo. Bottas, who finished on the podium in Monaco... read more »
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Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Bottas stayed in the United States following the Miami Grand Prix, taking time to travel with his partner and professional cyclist, Tiffany... read more »
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But as the team heads to this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, it has every right to feel that it could have its best chance of the season so far to cause a proper upset.For... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is to hold talks with Alfa Romeo over why he was unable to try and take the fastest lap bonus point at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
Brazilian Grand Prix
8th of November 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 | Kimi Antonelli | 380 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 261 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 259 |
| 4 | George Russell | 250 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 221 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 150 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 105 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 630 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 380 |
| 4 | McLaren | 371 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 104 |
| 6 | Alpine | 74 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 30 |
| 8 | Audi | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 7 |