Valtteri Bottas ensured Mercedes hold an advantage over Ferrari heading into Chinese GP qualifying as he set the pace in final practice. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put in a late run to beat Sebastian Vettel to P1 in final practice for the Chinese GP, a session in which Alex Albon brought out the reds as he crashed heavily. read more »

Valtteri Bottas removed doubt that Mercedes might be unable to compete with Ferrari as he reignited the fight by going fastest, narrowly quicker than Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in Free Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, but believes that Mercedes still needs to improve its performance. read more »

As Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets for Mercedes in China on Friday, teammate Lewis Hamilton had a more difficult time of it. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claims he is "struggling" with the handling of his Mercedes after finishing seven tenths adrift of Valtteri Bottas in FP2. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he is "struggling" to feel as comfortable in Mercedes' Formula 1 car as team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas offers Mercedes hope, as he sets the pace in second practice session for Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas hits the top for Mercedes in second practice in China as he pipped Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in Free Practice 2 but the top three teams were only separated by two tenths of a second read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas heads Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by just 0.027 seconds in second practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas pipped Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to top spot by 27-thousandths of a second in the second Formula 1 free practice session for the Chinese... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the best time of Friday practice at the Chinese GP as he pipped Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen in Practice Two. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges Sebastian Vettel in FP2, setback for Charles Leclerc read more »

Mercedes responded to Ferrari's early FP1 pace with Valtteri Bottas edging out Sebastian Vettel by 0.027 seconds in Shanghai. read more »

Nico Rosberg reckons Valtteri Bottas doesn't need to win grands prix to secure another season at Mercedes, he just needs to keep the peace with Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are wary of the straightline speed advantage Ferrari could have in Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix after its... read more »

He may sit top of the standings, but Valtteri Bottas is taking nothing for granted as F1 rolls into China this weekend. read more »

Valtteri Bottas: Mercedes can't match Ferrari straight-line speed read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas fear Mercedes will be watching Ferrari "disappear" at the Chinese GP given the straight-line speed the Scuderia showed in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fears that Ferrari will enjoy an enormous advantage in China due to their superior straight-line speed. read more »

The GPFans F1 Podcast is back, with plenty to discuss after a rip-roaring Bahrain Grand Prix! Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a second one-two of the year for... read more »

On a day he appeared to revert towards Version 1.0, Valtteri Bottas reveals his Bahrain efforts were not helped by an errant plastic bag. read more »

Valtteri Bottas revealed his Bahrain Grand Prix was compromised by a plastic bag getting stuck in his front wing, hampering the performance of his Mercedes. Bottas followed... read more »

Formula 1 championship leader Valtteri Bottas has revealed a plastic bag getting stuck in his front wing contributed to a "super difficult" Bahrain Grand Prix read more »