James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he understands Valtteri Bottas' frustrations but dismissed his driver's claim that his strategy was "not quite normal" in... read more »

If finally having a strong second driver gives Red Bull the edge, Mark Priestley says Mercedes "will regret" retaining Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet believes Max Verstappen would “smash” Lewis Hamilton if they were team-mates. Piquet reckons Verstappen’s greater aggression... read more »

The Brazilian driver, who won titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987, has no doubts the Dutch driver would come out on top in a side-by-side challenge in equal machinery after seeing... read more »

Lando Norris joked that he hoped Valtteri Bottas' slow pit stop in the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix resulted in the Finn's retirement from the race. read more »

Valtteri Bottas' post-race debrief would have been an interesting watch based on a little interaction between him and Toto Wolff in the Bahrain pit lane. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team lacked strategic options after Valtteri Bottas queried the defensive nature of the approach at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »

Complaining that his strategy was "too defensive" in Bahrain, Jenson Button feels the biggest problem Valtteri Bottas faced was his own pace. read more »

Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was unhappy with the strategic choices made by Mercedes during the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas complained his race strategy applied by the Mercedes team had compromised his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen gave Red Bull the first pole position of the 2021 season with a storming run to his fourth career pole at the Sakhir track on Saturday, finishing ahead of Mercedes... read more »

The post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »

No sofas in sight here  read more »

Red Bull's Verstappen held off both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to claim the fifth pole position of his career to demonstrate his impressive pace during pre-season... read more »

Track temperatures at the start of the final one-hour practice session of the weekend were nearly hitting 50-degrees, which meant the teams opted to spend the first 10 minutes... read more »

After a tricky day of Friday practice in which Valtteri Bottas branded the Mercedes W12 'undriveable', Lewis Hamilton says the team are not where they want to be. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left "puzzled" by the poor handling of his Mercedes Formula 1 car during the race simulations in Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both wary that McLaren could pose a threat at this weekend’s opening Formula 1 race in Bahrain. McLaren’s Lando Norris was third quickest... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has described the Mercedes W12 as “undriveable” during practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, insisting the team has “plenty of work to do” if... read more »

Valtteri Bottas confirmed what he said on the radio in Bahrain that at times, the Mercedes W12 was "undriveable". read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen heads Valtteri Bottas by nearly three-tenths in opening practice for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix.  read more »

McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown believes Mercedes will run an all-new “killer” Formula 1 driver line-up for 2022 as part of its long-term future plans. There has been plenty of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is predicting Formula 1's title battle to be the closest it has been in years after Red Bull showed an impressive turn of pace in Bahrain winter testing. read more »