George Russell hopes that good results with Mercedes in 2022 will see the team show him the same loyalty they did with Valtteri Bottas. 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 said he always put 100% effort into his time at Mercedes in the inter-team battle against Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Alfa Romeo team principal Vasseur will reunite with Bottas for the 2022 season upon his move from Mercedes. Vasseur previously worked with Bottas at his ART Grand Prix squad in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has insisted he gave his all in order to overcome Lewis Hamilton during their time as Mercedes team-mates. read more »
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Mika Hakkinen is happy to see Valtteri Bottas will have his future secured beyond 2022 at Alfa Romeo. read more »
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For the first time in the turbo-hybrid era, Mercedes failed to win both the constructors' and drivers' titles as Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the latter crown. read more »
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Alfa Romeo announced in November that it would race with an all-new driver pairing in 2022 after signing Formula 2 graduate Guanyu Zhou to partner Valtteri Bottas, who joins... read more »
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Nico Rosberg picked out race pace, wheel-to-wheel battling and overtaking as weaknesses for Valtteri Bottas against Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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As Formula 1's driver market 'silly season' wound down in 2021 and this year's grid fell into place, Alfa Romeo left it late to finalise its line-up.Talks... read more »
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Bottas has joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season after a five-year stint with Mercedes that yielded five constructors' championship wins and saw him finish as runner-up in... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas thinks the way Lewis Hamilton keeps improving as a driver is something to behold. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he learned "many things" from Lewis Hamilton during their time together as teammates at Mercedes in Formula 1. read more »
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Alfa Romeo are expecting Valtteri Bottas to serve as a good teacher for his new team-mate Guanyu Zhou. read more »
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes Mercedes should have picked Lando Norris over George Russell for 2022. Russell, who has been part of the Mercedes junior programme... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas said he "questioned" himself after an unsuccessful 2021, but retiring was never a serious prospect for him. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he never considered severing all ties with Formula 1 following the 2021 campaign after losing his seat at Mercedes. Last year, Mercedes announced that... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has insisted he "never seriously considered" leaving F1 after departing Mercedes for Alfa Romeo. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed the mental blow he suffered in being asked to play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton for the first time at Mercedes. read more »
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Following time in the Alfa Romeo simulator, Valtteri Bottas' first impression is that the 2022 cars doesn't handle entirely differently to its predecessor. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas knows he can look back at his time with Mercedes fondly even though he didn't become World Champion. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel is sorry to see Valtteri Bottas leave Mercedes, but is excited to see him at Alfa Romeo. read more »
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He admitted his best days did not occur often enough at Mercedes, but Valtteri Bottas thinks he was "unbeatable" at his best. read more »
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The Mercedes family bid farewell to Valtteri Bottas, who joins Alfa Romeo for 2022. “Kiitos Valtteri. From everyone in the Team. Thank you for being part of this journey with us.” read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is adamant he will not be mourning the fact he failed to win an F1 title during his time with Mercedes. 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 |