Andrew Shovlin has described Valtteri Bottas as looking like "the man" in the opening exchanges in Qatar after topping the Friday timesheets but the team is still shy... read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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 ended the opening day of the Qatar Grand Prix on top, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in fourth after a difficult start to the weekend for the World Champion. read more »
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On a busy opening day of track action at the Losail International Circuit, Bottas set the fastest lap of the day in FP2 of 1m23.148s to claim top spot ahead of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was left singing the praises of Mercedes' "guesstimation" as he and the team hit the ground running on F1's first visit to Qatar. read more »
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Hamilton heads into the Qatar weekend on a high after charging from 10th on the grid to win in Brazil last Sunday, cutting Red Bull rival Max Verstappen's championship... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes during second practice at Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix. read more »
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While Piere Gasly was second fastest, just like in the first practice session, this time he was topped by Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes. Verstappen, the best man of the first... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas leads the way in second practice as teams prepare to burn the midnight oil at the track and at base where the simulators will run through the night. read more »
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Bottas finished ahead of Gasly and Verstappen in the second free practice session at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fastest in FP1 but it was Bottas who set the quickest time of the day - under the floodlights in FP2 - at 1m23.148s.Pierre Gasly was an... read more »
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Just after darkness had fallen at the Losail circuit, Friday's second session got underway, with Kimi Raikkonen leading the pack out of the pits and setting the opening... read more »
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Max Verstappen outpaced Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the inaugural Qatar GP - but the title contenders finished third and fourth on the timesheet, with Mercedes'... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas put Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the shade under the lights for the first time ahead of this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set two laps quick enough for top spot during second practice for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix as Pierre Gasly surprisingly emerged as a contender. Bottas... read more »
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Formula 1 cannot escape discussion over rear wings. This time Red Bull's rear receiving plenty of attention in second practice. read more »
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Theo Pourchaire is set to remain in Formula 2 next year after missing out on a 2022 Formula 1 drive at Alfa Romeo. The Hinwil-based squad announced earlier this week that... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Alfa Romeo's driver decision was "completely" to Fred Vasseur, the team just kept him informed of their plans. read more »
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Verstappen finished ahead of Gasly and Bottas in the first free practice session at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix read more »
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Drivers' championship leader Verstappen enjoyed a decent margin over AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas by the end of FP1, starting the... read more »
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Max Verstappen put the ongoing off-track controversy behind him to storm clear of the field on F1's Qatar debut, much faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and his... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was informed of Alfa Romeo's decision to sign Guanyu Zhou for the 2022 Formula 1 season but had no say on who would be his teammate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was right to say he could have made a one-stop strategy work in Brazil, Mercedes have now conceded. read more »
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Fitting a replacement ICE didn't come as much of a surprise, with Hamilton's teammate, Valtteri Bottas, having already mounted a sixth one a few races before.The... read more »
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Antonio Giovinazzi will leave Formula 1 at the end of 2021, a situation which he says proves what a “ruthless” series it is. While the 2022 grid had been almost complete for... read more »
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Former Tyrrell driver Danny Sullivan, who would go on to become IndyCar champion in his native America, reminisces about his career and gives his take on the enthralling 2021... 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 |