Valtteri Bottas news

The Mercedes driver will start fourth once penalties to Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are applied, but he was more than two seconds off team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday. read more »

Despite showing good pace through Q1 and Q2, a struggle to get his wet tyres switched on left Bottas sixth overall in Q3. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says it's too early for Mercedes to ask him to play a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton in this year's world championship. read more »

The Briton dominated first practice in Italy on Friday before falling behind team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second practice, but it was the pace of the Ferrari's in third... read more »

With the rain staying away from Monza, Valtteri Bottas was able to get his full programme of running done on Friday, and he ended up with the fastest time overall. read more »

The top four were all within four-tenths of a second in second practice at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Friday. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has responded emphatically after his disappointing performance at the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

The second free practice session of the Italian GP weekend ended with Valtteri Bottas on top of the timesheet. The fastest man of the morning, Lewis Hamilton was less than a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas revels in set-up changes after topping Friday running read more »

Valtteri Bottas nicks P1 in second practice away from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, finishing half a tenth clear at the front of the pack. read more »

MONZA, Italy -- Valtteri Bottas kept Mercedes top of the pile in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix, a session which saw Ferrari and championship leader Sebastian... read more »

Top four covered by 0.398s in FP2 at Monza as Valtteri Bottas holds off teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari close in at Monza read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix read more »

Mercedes dominate practice at the Italian Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas topping the second session and Lewis Hamilton the first. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led another Mercedes one-two in Practice Two for the Italian GP but Ferrari closed to within touching distance of the Silver Arrows at Monza. read more »

Valtteri Bottas posted the quickest lap time during Friday afternoon's second free practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, as Mercedes again locked out the… read more »

Mercedes held onto the top spot in practice for the Italian Grand Prix, however, on Friday afternoon it was Valtteri Bottas who was quickest of all. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas pull clear at the front of the pack in opening practice at Monza on Friday. read more »

Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in first practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads Valtteri Bottas in opening Monza session read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he'll happily support Lewis Hamilton's championship bid when the time is right, but not just yet. read more »

Mercedes needs to consider favouring Lewis Hamilton over Valtteri Bottas in the Formula 1 title race soon or it risks losing the drivers' championship, says 1997 world... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas has a real chance of surpassing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in the title race this year. read more »