Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo are among the drivers chosen to face the press on Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix race weekend. 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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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said he is "worried" about Valtteri Bottas' recent form, but believes it is down to set-up rather than driver ability. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says he is worried about Valtteri Bottas's recent slump in form, but he has backed the Finn to "undo the problem" read more »
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"It has been challenging for Valtteri and it is a priority for us to give him the car he needs to perform." read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that helping Valtteri Bottas return to form has become "a priority" for the squad, following his difficult run of races. Bottas… read more »
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Toto Wolff says the emphasis is on Valtteri Bottas to demonstrate he deserves a long-term Mercedes deal by delivering the required results. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that he is probably enduring the "most difficult time" of his career so far, following another low-key showing at the Malaysian Grand… read more »
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Toto Wolff acknowledged that the team got lucky again this weekend, and suggested that Bottas' car wasn't at the same standard as Hamilton's read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has blamed his lack of pace on increasing tyre temperatures, saying that he had to manage his tyres constantly throughout the race, costing him time. read more »
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Well short of his team-mate's performance in Malaysia, Valtteri Bottas says he is going through the "most difficult time" of his F1 career. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he is facing the most difficult moment in his Formula 1 career, after struggling for form again in the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »
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SEPANG, Malaysia -- After finishing 40 seconds behind teammate Lewis Hamilton in Malaysia, Valtteri Bottas gave a frank assessment of his recent struggles saying he needs to... read more »
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"Being honest maybe it’s the most difficult time of my career so far in terms of how does it feel every time I go in the car." read more »
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SEPANG, Malaysia -- Daniel Ricciardo says losing out to a fast-starting Valtteri Bottas in the run to Turn 1 potentially cost Red Bull a one-two finish in Malaysia. Teammate... read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says that he and the team have "a lot of things we need to try to understand" after enduring an off-the-pace Malaysian Grand Prix… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has conceded he is not at his "most confident state" after limping home in P5 at the Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »
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Ahead of the final Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, we asked Valtteri Bottas to share his best memory from the Sepang Circuit… #ThankYouMalaysia read more »
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Falling seven-tenths behind Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Malaysian GP, Valtteri Bottas concedes he needs to take a "good look in the mirror." read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that he and Hamilton has "completely different cars" for qualifying, and that this led to his lack of pace compared to the Brit. read more »
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What would you like to ask Lewis Hamilton & Valtteri Bottas? We gave our PETRONAS #3Dreamers the chance to pose their questions… #ThankYouMalaysia read more »
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"Starting the weekend like that is never ideal, you start searching and the same thing happened this weekend with the set-up. I think the answer is still pretty far... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he needs to take a "good look in the mirror" after another faltering qualifying at the Malaysia GP, while Mercedes have admitted they are... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was left confused by his slump in the final phase of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, as team-mate Lewis Hamilton claimed pole… read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has said he would have swapped to the old aerodynamic set-up if he had another chance at qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »
Qatari Grand Prix
1st of December 2024
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| 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 |