Valtteri Bottas news

Valtteri Bottas is another who believes that Ferrari will be 2017's dark (prancing) horse. read more »

Valtteri Bottas accepts he starts the 2017 Formula 1 season under pressure to prove to Mercedes and the paddock that he deserves his place at the champion team read more »

Ahead of his Mercedes race debut, Valtteri Bottas is confident the team will allow him to race teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Who will be world champion? Will Valtteri Bottas win a race? Who will come out on top at Red Bull? The Sky Sports F1 pundits give their predictions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas won't rule out challenging for victory on his Mercedes debut as he looks to get his 2017 F1 campaign off to a strong start. read more »

Toto Wolff impressed by the growing partnership between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ahead of the new F1 season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he is going to be in for a "difficult year" trying to beat Lewis Hamilton, but believes he is "capable", read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he faces a "difficult year" as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate but is ready for the challenge facing him at Mercedes. read more »

Although David Coulthard says Valtteri Bottas has the opportunity to show he's "exceptional", he feels the Finn is just not on Lewis Hamilton's level. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has laid praise on new Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas while giving out a small dig to former team-mate Nico Rosberg read more »

How does a Formula One driver train for a new and far more physically demanding season? Valtteri Bottas takes you behind the scenes at his winter training camp in Finland to... read more »

Red Bull chief Christian Horner predicts Valtteri Bottas to be immediately on the pace against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes read more »

Mercedes has opted for a bold new approach to clutch paddle design on its 2017 F1 car, in a bid to help Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas make better starts this year read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley thinks 2017's revamped cars "perfectly" suit the driving style of the returning Felipe Massa. Massa reversed his decision... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has warned Lewis Hamilton he ll be watching his new Mercedes team-mate very closely in order to find any extra advantages read more »

Although Valtteri Bottas edges Lewis Hamilton in testing, the Finn concedes that he's on a "steep" learning curve and won't panic if his team-mate is faster... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "won't panic" if Lewis Hamilton is quicker than him at the start of the 2017 season, admitting that he faces a steep learning curve at… read more »

Valtteri Bottas 'won't panic' if Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is quicker read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been forced to adapt his driving style in order to get the most out of Formula 1's new generation of cars. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says the new generation of Formula One cars require a different driving style. This year's cars have more downforce and more mechanical grip than their... read more »

Pascal Wehrlein was not chosen for the Mercedes F1 seat taken by Valtteri Bottas because of a lack of experience, according to the Sauber driver read more »

Valtteri Bottas once again ended the day ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and is looking forward to the challenge of the season ahead. read more »

Mercedes still has "hard work" to do to unlock the full potential of its updates before Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, says Valtteri Bottas read more »

Valtteri Bottas has echoed the sentiments of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by pointing to Ferrari and Red Bull being in much closer contention read more »

The Mercedes W08 continues to be reliable as Valtteri Bottas completed 95 laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday afternoon. read more »