Valtteri Bottas news

Mercedes has changed the control electronics on the power unit of both its Formula 1 cars in response to Valtteri Bottas' part failure at the Eifel Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas will avoid a grid penalty at this weekend's F1 Portuguese GP following his power unit failure in Germany, Mercedes has confirmed. read more »

He’s a workaholic, whose team is about to win a record seventh consecutive constructors’ championship. Yet his desire for more trophies remains all-consuming. This week we... read more »

A failed component in the control electronics on Valtteri Bottas' car at the Nurburgring was the cause of Mercedes first DNF of the 2020 season. read more »

The Mercedes F1 team has identified the problem which forced Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes believes a failure within the Control Electronics of Valtteri Bottas' power unit caused his exit at the Nürburgring and says further damage has been avoided.... read more »

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Mercedes is hopeful that the technical problems that forced Valtteri Bottas to retire from the race action at the Eifel Grand Prix could be fixed and will not require the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is gearing up for Formula 1's first visit to the Algarve International Circuit by familiarising himself with the track on a simulator at home. read more »

Mercedes gets its drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to listen to some team radio and try and guess the race at which the message was said… read more »

Criticised by F1 fans and pundits alike, Valtteri Bottas says he tries to turn that into "motivation" to do better. read more »

Jolyon Palmer takes a closer look at how the Mercedes pair fought for the lead at the Nurburgring. Watch the full analysis on F1 TV: http://f1.com/Palmer_Analysis_EifelGP For... read more »

Nico Rosberg says Valtteri Bottas "needs to step it up" against Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton if he is to have any chance of winning the F1 world championship.  read more »

Mercedes hope that the decision to retire Valtteri Bottas from the Eifel GP after he encountered power issues will save him from an engine penalty. read more »

Mercedes have a "lot of checks to do" but remain hopeful that Valtteri Bottas will avoid a grid penalty at the next race in Portugal following his retirement at... read more »

Mercedes says it hopes its quick decision to retire Valtteri Bottas' car at Formula 1’s Eifel Grand Prix means the Finn will avoid grid penalties across the remainder of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says "of course" he believes he is a better driver than Lewis Hamilton, but he's not into doing "politics". read more »

Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton showed Michael Schumacher-like qualities in mastering team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Eifel GP. read more »

Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' early retirement allowed Lewis Hamilton a "straightforward" run to equalling one of... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says he had total confidence in both of his drivers to avoid a collision at the start of the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton and... read more »

Valtteri Bottas fell 69 points behind Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One title battle on Sunday and said he needed a miracle to deny the Briton a seventh... read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt he could still have won Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix despite his error that gave Lewis Hamilton the lead, before retiring with an unexplained power... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "needs a miracle" to overhaul the 69-point gap to Lewis Hamilton in the F1 drivers' championship. read more »

As he suffers Mercedes first DNF of the season, Valtteri Bottas admits that he will need "a miracle" to revive his championship bid. read more »

Valtteri Bottas concedes only a miracle would see him challenge Lewis Hamilton for this year's title after retiring from the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »