Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' W12 has been mostly "damaged beyond repair" in his high-speed Imola crash. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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The former F1 driver casts a critical eye over the big incident between Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Williams' George Russell that occurred during the Emilia Grand... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas concluded Pirelli's two-day Formula 1 test on its 2022 prototype tyres at Imola on Wednesday. Pirelli and Mercedes stayed on after... read more »
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Bottas and Russell collided while battling for ninth place in Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the severity of their crash resulting in a red flag.Both drivers... read more »
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Williams endured a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with both its drivers suffering sizeable accidents in a chaotic wet-dry race.On the opening lap Nicholas Latifi thumped... read more »
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Williams' head of vehicle performance Dave Robson has backed George Russell after his enormous crash with Valtteri Bottas on Sunday. read more »
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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has claimed the team must assist driver Valtteri Bottas to get on top of the tyre warm-up issues that destroyed his... read more »
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Toto Wolff fears Valtteri Bottas' Imola crash could have reaching consequences, taking money away from upgrades. read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has rejected claims from George Russell that the activation of DRS on a drying Imola track was a factor in the high-speed crash between the... read more »
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The likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas lagged behind their team-mates in Imola, and Ross Brawn blames tyre temperatures. read more »
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It almost felt like Germany 2019 for Mercedes as both cars take a trip to the wall. Bottas's incident bringing out a red flag and Hamilton's seeing him lose any... read more »
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Michael Masi has defended the decision to activate DRS after George Russell said it played a role in his crash with Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton offered George Russell words of encouragement and "respect" following the Williams driver's apology to Valtteri Bottas over their Emilia Romagna... read more »
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Verstappen was preparing to take the pack back up to racing speed after the Emilia Romagna event had been suspended to clear up the wreckage from George Russell and Valtteri... read more »
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Formula 1 pundit Martin Brundle believes George Russell should have considered the "peril" of his overtake attempt on Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explores the reasons why Valtteri Bottas struggled so much at Imola that he ended up racing a much slower Williams F1 car. read more »
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George Russell has disputed the use of the word 'slap' when people are describing the events of his dramatic crash with Valtteri Bottas at Imola. read more »
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Well, what a race that was! After a terrific Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Damon, Natalie and Tom discuss all the important issues - including the latest shift in the Verstappen... read more »
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Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes George Russell had every right to attempt to pass Valtteri Bottas during Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix... read more »
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Ralf Schumacher has warned Valtteri Bottas that he needs to up his pace or risk losing his Mercedes race seat. read more »
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Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has offered words of encouragement for compatriot George Russell, following his high-speed Imola clash with Valtteri Bottas, having... read more »
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Relive the second race of the 2021 season with the best onboard footage, presented by Emirates. Featuring Lewis Hamilton's crazy race, Valtteri Bottas and George... read more »
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How costly could the most talked about incident of F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix prove to be for Mercedes? read more »
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For the first time, George Russell acknowledges that he and Valtteri Bottas are both in direct competition with each other to be a Mercedes driver in 2022. read more »
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Mercedes escaped from Imola with its lead of both Formula 1 world championships still intact, but the team is under no illusions of the gap to Red Bull that remains.Lewis... read more »
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- Will Stevens
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- Felipe Nasr
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 403 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 340 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 319 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 268 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 259 |
| 6 | George Russell | 217 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 208 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 152 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 35 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 608 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 584 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 555 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 425 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 86 |
| 6 | Haas Ferrari | 50 |
| 7 | Alpine Renault | 49 |
| 8 | RB Honda RBPT | 46 |
| 9 | Williams Mercedes | 17 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |