Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes can extend its good run of form in Saudi Arabia after finding "surprising" pace in Qatar. read more »

Jolyon Palmer says while Mercedes' call to one-stop Valtteri Bottas in Qatar was "bold", the team wasn't at fault for his puncture. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has claimed Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was "living in the moment" when delivering a motivational message over the team radio in Qatar. read more »

Timo Glock says Valtteri Bottas is "never in a position where you realise that he really wants" to support Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Martin Brundle feels there were 'mitigating circumstances' for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas in Qatar, after they were landed with grid penalties. read more »

Having been a strong contender for third place in the constructors' championship heading in to the Mexican Grand Prix, a run of incidents and bad luck has proved costly... read more »

Mercedes made the call to retire Valtteri Bottas' car in Qatar as it had suffered too much aero damage to get him back into the points. read more »

Formula 2 championship leader Piastri had been linked with a possible move to Alfa Romeo for next season, but missed out on the driver to Zhou, who was announced as Valtteri... read more »

Sergio Perez says Red Bull was forced to 'play it safe' after Valtteri Bottas' tyre puncture midway through Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull opted to play it safe with his strategy after witnessing what happened to Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes director of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has explained why Valtteri Bottas retired from the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has found some answers for his nightmare race in Qatar, but wouldn't give too much away. read more »

Sergio Perez says Red Bull adopted a more conservative strategy in the wake of Valtteri Bottas' tyre failure at Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Perez worked his way... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he had "nowhere to go" when he found Valtteri Bottas ahead of him into Turn 1 at Qatar, dropping down to P17. read more »

The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix proved to be a significant challenge for the Pirelli tyres due to a combination of high-speed corners and aggressive kerbs at the Losail... read more »

Lewis Hamilton may still be trailing in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship battle, but the Mercedes driver laid down the gauntlet to Max Verstappen and Red Bull with a... read more »

Gasly lined up second for the start of the race at the Losail International Circuit after penalties for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas promoted him from fourth place on the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi all had similar looking failures during the race.Only Latifi was forced to retire immediately as his occurred... read more »

Valtteri Bottas' disastrous Qatar Grand Prix could have taken a big turn for the better had he lasted a lap or two longer without a puncture. read more »

Pirelli will launch an investigation into the cause of the punctures that occurred for some drivers during the Qatar Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, George Russell... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas suffered a "hell" day in the office at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn dropped back a number of positions... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team had "no indication" of Valtteri Bottas' puncture midway through Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has conceded Mercedes "knew we were pushing it to the limit" before his left-front tyre failed and forced his retirement from the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Norris was forced to pit with eight laps remaining after his tyre "blew up", ending the race as one of four drivers to sustain a puncture.Valtteri Bottas, George... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says he had no warning prior to his puncture on lap 33 of the Qatar Grand Prix. Bottas was yet to make his first pit stop of the race when his... read more »