Valtteri Bottas was happy with the car's upgrades, and finished only slightly down on Lewis Hamilton's time during Friday's practice sessions. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
|---|---|
| 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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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas both liked what they saw from the upgraded W08, which came armed to Spain with a whole host of aerodynamic changes. read more »
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Lewis Hamilton topped second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix with a time 0.090s clear of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. After Mercedes dominated the... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton completed a Friday practice sweep for the Spanish Grand Prix, leading team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second practice read more »
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The top 6 of the afternoon practice session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix turned out to be an exact copy of that in first practice. The differences were smaller than in the... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secure a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Spanish GP, comfortably clear of the Ferraris. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton made it back-to-back P1s on Friday as he edged team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second practice for the Spanish GP. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton topped the first practice session at Circuit de Catalunya, narrowly edging out his team mate Valtteri Bottas for the top spot. During the session, Mercedes were... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has to capitalise on his first Formula 1 win by continuing to beat Lewis Hamilton or Mercedes could still demote him to number two status, reckons Felipe Massa read more »
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Mercedes dominated the opening practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix after its two updated W08 cars clocked times a second clear of the fastest... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton topped the times in Spain, ahead of team-mate Bottas, as Mercedes look to have taken a step forward with their numerous upgrades. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes one-two in the opening Formula 1 practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, as McLaren-Honda suffered more engine woe read more »
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Lewis Hamilton set the pace ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the opening practice for the Spanish GP, a session that saw Fernando Alonso break down on his way into Turn 3. read more »
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Mercedes dominated Friday's opening practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton edging out team-mate Valtteri Bottas, as Fernando Alonso… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he sees Valtteri Bottas as a "credible competitor" for the 2017 title, following the Finn's maiden Formula 1 victory, arguing that he has… read more »
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Valtteri gives us an exclusive look at his driver room, buried deep in the heart of the top secret Silver Arrows engineering truck! read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas will be a genuine threat in the title race this year. Bottas took the first win of his Formula One career at the... read more »
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Despite a degree of mystery surrounding Lewis Hamilton's sudden slump in form at the Russian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas says he understands the reasons why he had the... read more »
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New winner Valtteri Bottas warns there is more to come from Mercedes - and himself - as the F1 title battle ramps up in Spain. read more »
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Having claimed his first race win last time out in Russia, Valtteri Bottas says his "only goal" now is to win every other race. read more »
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Toto Wolff believes that all of the speculation over Bottas' future is due to the length of his contact at Mercedes, which is only for one season. read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says he will be going to every race this year aiming to win, following his maiden victory in Russia. read more »
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Watch as Valtteri Bottas takes to the streets of Budapest in the F1 W05 Hybrid to perform some high speed demo runs and never-ending donuts! read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Ferrari have been "surprisingly good" this season, something his new team Mercedes did not expect from their rivals. read more »
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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 |