Valtteri Bottas clinched the victory in the Sprint Qualifying at Monza, taking pole position but one he'll be handing over to Max Verstappen. 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 has revealed there are "five or six names" on the list of potential team-mates for Valtteri Bottas in 2022. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas, while Ferrari's Carlos Sainz crashed heavily. read more »
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Saturday practice session poses more questions than it answers, as pace-setter Mercedes give little away in terms of strategy for the remainder of the Monza weekend. read more »
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Hamilton leads the second free practice session ahead of Bottas and Verstappen at the 2021 Italian GP read more »
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Mercedes continued where it left off yesterday by topping the second and final practice for the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz brought out the red flags midway... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was delighted with his lap in Qualifying that gave him pole position for Saturday's Sprint Qualifying race at Monza. read more »
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The Australian driver, who was fourth in Spa's wet qualifying session, was frustrated to be shuffled back to fifth as the final Monza Q3 runs concluded. His team-mate... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start Saturday's Sprint Qualifying race at the front of the field ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has denied that he has been in Lewis Hamilton's "shadow", saying they were in the fight "together". read more »
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The drivers discuss Friday's qualifying session at Monza, which saw Valtteri Bottas finish in P1, ahead of Saturday's F1 Sprint. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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The entire race weekend schedule has been shaken up to accommodate the new format, which will be used at three grands prix this season as an initial trial, with the first... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas finished fastest in qualifying at Monza with this blistering lap, earning him the season's second Pirelli Speed King Award. He'll start... read more »
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Toto Wolff has revealed a "worry" with Valtteri Bottas' power unit caused the change that will see the Finn start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the F1... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas will be expected to hand victory to Lewis Hamilton at Saturday's Italian Grand Prix sprint race if he is still... read more »
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In the deciding Q3 shootout at Monza, Perez left the pitlane ahead of Verstappen to provide the Dutchman with a crucial tow that compromised his own result in the process.The... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted there was "plenty" of lap time left on the table as he was beaten by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in Formula 1 qualifying for the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is "expecting to get maximum points" in Formula 1's sprint race at Monza after topping qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Bottas turned the tables on his world champion team-mate Hamilton with a brilliant lap to grab the top spot in Friday's qualifying session at Monza.And, with Hamilton... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes he can still target a haul of points from the back at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix after taking on a fresh power unit. Bottas qualified on top... read more »
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Following his worst qualifying of the year last weekend at Zandvoort, where his unbroken run of consecutive Q3 appearances came to an end with 13th on the grid, Norris sat... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed he was "relaxed" during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix sprint after resolving his future in F1. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start Saturday's sprint race from pole position but will be at the back of the grid for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen says he hopes he can be closer to Mercedes during the F1 Sprint on Saturday after Red Bull was heavily out-paced during Friday's qualifying session.... read more »
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News emerged during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on Friday evening that Bottas would be starting Sunday's race from the back of the grid after a strategic move by... 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 |