After losing a front row start to a gearbox penalty incurred earlier in the weekend, Valtteri Bottas is taking comfort from the fact he will start the race several places ahead... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel analyse qualifying and look ahead to Sunday's race at Suzuka. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that his alternative strategy pays off at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver poised to start the race on the Soft… read more »

Sebastian Vettel is confident he can put polesitter and championship rival Lewis Hamilton under pressure at the Japanese Grand Prix having secured second on the grid. Vettel... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was happy to come out on top in the battle of the Finns, who both have five-place grid penalties to contend with in Japan. read more »

Valtteri Bottas played his part in Mercedes locking out the front row in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, but will drop from P2 to P7 due to a grid penalty. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he took extra risk in the final part of qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix because of Valtteri Bottas's grid penalty, but it... read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen both crashed during final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday morning. read more »

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an impressive run in qualifying as he topped every session on his way to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. He is set to start alongside... read more »

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, his first at Suzuka, with Sebastian Vettel moving up to second after Valtteri Bottas… read more »

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix later today. He was narrowly faster than Mercedes team mate Lewis... read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in the final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix despite crashing out with 20 minutes remaining. Bottas lost the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas ends practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets despite crashing out after just 20 minutes in FP3. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, but crashed to end his session early read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is fastest in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix despite missing half the session after a crash. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 during final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, a session interrupted by two red flags, one of which he caused with an… read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets in FP3 for the Japanese GP as practice was once again interrupted, first by the Mercedes driver and then Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is set to be hit with a five-place grid penalty for a Mercedes gearbox change at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is to take a five-place grid drop at the Japanese GP for an unscheduled gearbox change. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says there is still more to do in Japan in terms of pace, despite the car feeling much better than it did in Malaysia. read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Valtteri Bottas will receive a five-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after Mercedes was forced to make an unscheduled gearbox change on his car.... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set for five-place drop after gearbox change read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas is poised for a five-place grid penalty at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, with a new gearbox to be fitted to his W08. Bottas… read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas is set for a five-place grid penalty in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix for an unauthorised gearbox change read more »

Valtteri Bottas is due to be handed a five-place grid penalty at Suzuka after an unscheduled gearbox change following the first two practice sessions on Friday. read more »