Valtteri Bottas news

Toto Wolff believes both George Russell and Valtteri Bottas will have "attractive" options should they fail to land the second seat with Mercedes for 2022. read more »

Toto Wolff has hailed Valtteri Bottas as a "very important pillar" for Mercedes as the team deliberates over its second seat for 2022. read more »

After Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said both of his team's reserve drivers "deserve to be in F1", Valtteri Bottas says those implications are "not... read more »

Norris joined the Woking squad ahead of the 2019 F1 season and has since grown into one of the sport's most reliable performers, taking four podiums over the past 18... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has maintained Toto Wolff's suggestions that both of Mercedes' Formula E drivers deserve F1 seats are "not really my concern". read more »

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen believes Valtteri Bottas deserves more recognition for his strengths at Mercedes, rather than being criticised for his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he can now "laugh" about the Imola crash that ended in an angry exchange with George Russell. read more »

Mika Hakkinen has spoken from his own experience about how difficult it is for Valtteri Bottas to share a team with an F1 great. read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels that he could have had a better shot at winning titles with Mercedes if he was given longer contracts.  read more »

Giedo van der Garde has said Mercedes would not want two 'number one' drivers in their team, so keeping Valtteri Bottas would be their logical choice. read more »

Unsure as to where he will be working next year, Valtteri Bottas insists he will be an asset to that team as he is still "peaking". read more »

Valtteri Bottas faces competition from George Russell for his seat at Mercedes next year, but in an exclusive interview with ESPN he explains why he still believes he is the... read more »

The Frenchman took advantage of similar scenarios when he took second place behind Max Verstappen in Brazil 2019, claimed a shock victory in Monza last year, and bagged another... read more »

Helmut Marko says he was "more than furious" in Hungary after Valtteri Bottas' mistake at the start damaged both Red Bull cars. read more »

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George Russell has made it clear he would not destabilise the Mercedes team if he replaced Valtteri Bottas for 2022. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is thought to "probably" be applying pressure on Mercedes to keep Valtteri Bottas, happy with the status quo at the team. read more »

Max Verstappen felt he was lucky to finish the Hungarian Grand Prix after being caught up in the first corner crash initiated by Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Every indication is that George Russell will be Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2022. It's a seismic decision for Mercedes and one which will cause a ripple effect... read more »

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas' mistake on the opening lap of last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix has no influence on his future with the team for the 2022 Formula 1... read more »

George Russell has dismissed suggestions Valtteri Bottas' willingness to help team-mate Lewis Hamilton is a unique selling point in the race for the second Mercedes seat... read more »

Ex-F1 driver Christijan Albers said it would have been "almost impossible" for Valtteri Bottas' Hungary crash to have been deliberate. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' 300-metre cameo at the Hungarian Grand Prix was "not his finest moment" according to Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. read more »

Ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher does not see a future at Mercedes for Valtteri Bottas and suspects negotiations elsewhere are under way. read more »

Links between Valtteri Bottas and Alfa Romeo for 2022 continue to intensify following the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »