Valtteri Bottas is expecting Mercedes to be back fighting Red Bull at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the team's difficult Monaco weekend. read more »
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The Williams racer has been heavily linked with a move to the Black Arrows squad, where he has been part of its junior programme since 2017, for 2022, following his starring... read more »
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It's been a rocky start to the 2021 F1 season for Valtteri Bottas and, following his second DNF of the season in Monaco, all eyes are on the Finn in Baku. Can he turn his... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has a "negative" picture on his desktop as motivation to prove what he is capable of. read more »
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Petronas like Mercedes' driver line-up of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, especially their "fairly clean" reputations. read more »
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A lowly seventh place for Lewis Hamilton was accompanied by urgent questioning of his strategy from the world champion, who lost two places to Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez... read more »
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Mercedes have finally stopped the clock on Valtteri Bottas's Monaco Grand Prix tyre change after removing a stuck wheel from his car two days after it forced his retirement. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has questioned when Valtteri Bottas will finally "catch a break". read more »
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Mercedes has finally removed the wheel nut from Valtteri Bottas' car, two days after it caused his retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix. Bottas' scheduled pit stop... read more »
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An exclusive and extraordinarily frank interview with Bottas is the cover feature of this month's GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP... read more »
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Mercedes lost the lead of both F1 world championships on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton brought home its only points in seventh place, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas retiring due to... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has revealed that the wheel nut issue that caused Valtteri Bottas' retirement in Monaco was due to the wheel gun being applied at... read more »
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Mercedes have addressed three of their major shortfalls from the Monaco GP, explaining why Lewis Hamilton struggled all weekend, the strategy call that essentially lost the... read more »
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James Vowles has stated that Lewis Hamilton was so far off Valtteri Bottas in Monaco simply because he lacked confidence. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has insisted steps are being taken by the F1 team to "mitigate" the chance of repeating the pit-stop blunder that forced... read more »
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Verstappen led from lights to flag in Monaco to secure his second win of the season and move into the lead of the F1 drivers' championship for the first time, capitalising... read more »
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There's something that doesn't feel quite right with the way that Valtteri Bottas is being spoken about like he's already been dropped by Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been left to question why he is currently being plagued by bad luck in the wake of his bizarre exit from the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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But with a tight battle on its hands against Red Bull, which excels at such venues, the world champion team pulled out the stops with a suspension revamp aimed to cure its... read more »
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Both Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes endured disastrous technical issues in deciding stages of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend with Ferrari's pole-sitter Charles Leclerc... read more »
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To all the world, it looked like Valtteri Bottas' exit from the Monaco Grand Prix was zero per cent his fault - but Toto Wolff disagrees. read more »
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It's a good job Valtteri Bottas climbed out of his car to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix, for the offending wheel nut is still stuck in place. read more »
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Mercedes will be unable to remove the front-right wheel nut from Valtteri Bottas' Monaco Grand Prix car until it returns to its UK factory this week. read more »
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Mercedes has confirmed the broken wheel nut which ended Valtteri Bottas' Monaco Grand Prix is still stuck on his W12 car. read more »
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After pole-sitter Charles Leclerc failed to start due to a driveshaft issue on his Ferrari, Verstappen was able to control the race from the front and record his first Monaco... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |