Valtteri Bottas is set to start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes opted for a strategic engine change. 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 pipped Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton to top qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix and head the field for Saturday's sprint race. read more »
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Mercedes has fitted a completely new power unit on Valtteri Bottas' Formula 1 car, consigning him to a back-of-the-grid start for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will start start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after his team decided to install a number of fresh power unit... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas beats team-mate Lewis Hamilton to qualify fastest for Saturday's Italian Grand Prix 'sprint' race. read more »
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Mixed fortunes for Valtteri Bottas at Monza, as Finn takes pole for Sprint but will start Grand Prix from the back following strategic engine change. read more »
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Hamilton's title rival Max Verstappen qualified third for the sprint race, which will set Sunday's grand prix grid, but finished 0.411s adrift of Bottas as the Finn... read more »
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In a qualifying session completely dominated by Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas managed to pip his team mate Lewis Hamilton, securing the first starting position for Formula... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas produced a sensational final lap to upstage title challengers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to set the pace in Italian GP qualifying and secure the leading... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix Sprint from top spot after setting the fastest time during qualifying at Monza. Formula 1 is in the second of three trials of... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas left it late to secure P1 on the grid for sprint qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, but it was mission complete. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas secured top spot on the grid for the return of F1's sprint event at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes introduced multiple new elements to his power unit. read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said earlier on Friday that all teams were "struggling" with their power unit allocation for the season, and that the team had... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the back of the field after being fitted with a new power unit at Monza. Mercedes fitted the new elements ahead... read more »
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Alfa Romeo Team Principal Frederic Vasseur says he is considering "five or six" drivers to place alongside Valtteri Bottas for the 2022 Formula 1 season. Earlier this... read more »
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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says the team could potentially take a grid penalty at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have... read more »
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Bottas announced on Monday that he would be leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2021 season after five years at Brackley, ending his long-running partnership with Lewis... read more »
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Signing Valtteri Bottas has opened the door for Alfa Romeo to put a "rookie", or another "experienced" driver, in the second car. read more »
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Mercedes announced on Tuesday that Russell would be joining the team for the 2021 season, replacing Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas as a team-mate for seven-time world... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes he is ready to become team leader at Alfa Romeo and effectively step out of a shadow cast by Lewis Hamilton's stunning success in F1. read more »
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Theo Pourchaire has indicated that the next two rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship could determine his race plans for 2022. Pourchaire, who is part of the Sauber Junior... read more »
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George Russell says Mercedes have made it clear that he and Lewis Hamilton will be heading into the 2022 Formula 1 season on an equal playing field. Mercedes confirmed earlier... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has acknowledged victories will be out of the question next year when he joins Alfa Romeo. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was informed of Mercedes' decision to drop him in favour of George Russell during Formula 1's summer break. 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 |