Mercedes should have utilised Valtteri Bottas to keep the Safety Car out in Abu Dhabi, says Bernie Ecclestone. 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 team principal Fred Vasseur is hopeful that Valtteri Bottas' added responsibility of becoming a team leader at the team in 2022 will help him to step out from... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed to learning how battling against Lewis Hamilton during his five years with Mercedes taught him F1 is a "more mental" game. read more »
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Marc Surer says Valtteri Bottas being a "failure" when driving in traffic was a big weakness during his time with Mercedes. read more »
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Looking back on his time at Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas has picked out what he feels was his best race and the best car he drove. read more »
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He feels his time with Mercedes was mainly positive, but Valtteri Bottas feels a little disappointed he failed to become a World Champion. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels he was made "a lot tougher" as both a driver and a person by his struggles in 2018. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton "keeps getting better" and is impressed by the manner at which the seven-time champion still strives for personal progress. Alfa... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed he has left Mercedes with "mixed feelings" after failing to achieve the sole target he set when he joined the team of winning a world title. read more »
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With the 2021 Formula 1 season having come to a close, Crash.net is running through its top 10 drivers of the year... read more »
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From W07 to W12. Five years. Five incredible cars. Five Championship winners. But there's only one Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas bagged 10 victories during his time with Mercedes, but Toto Wolff says it really should have been 11. read more »
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Outgoing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas helped the team win a record-extending eighth consecutive world constructors' championship title this year, the fifth in which he... read more »
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Toto Wolff has told departing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas he is "so much better" than he thinks he is. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his last day with Mercedes colleagues before moving to Alfa Romeo was "really special". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has bid an "emotional" final farewell to Mercedes ahead of his Alfa Romeo switch for the 2022 F1 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas received a ceremonious send-off from Mercedes on Friday, as his five-season stay with the squad came to an end. Bottas joined the team in 2017 as a replacement... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff made their Mercedes return following the events of Abu Dhabi, while Valtteri Bottas was there too to say goodbye. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is leaving Mercedes believing his time with the team has been 'in a way, a failure'. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ended his Mercedes career with a sixth-place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Finn now moving on to race for Alfa Romeo in 2022. read more »
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Outgoing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes the "messy" end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was "not fair" on team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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2021 gave us amazing action on the racetrack, and captivating conversations on F1 Beyond The Grid. For this special episode, Tom Clarkson has picked his favourite moments from... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was powerless to help Lewis Hamilton clinch the World Championship when it came to the crunch, says Jolyon Palmer. read more »
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A tumultuous F1 season might be over but stars of the future joined the class of 2021 for the traditional end-of-year test in Abu Dhabi. 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 |