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Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas

TeamMercedes
CountryFinland
Podiums45
Points1277
Grands Prix entered139
World ChampionshipsN/A
Highest race finish1 (x7)
Highest grid position1
Date of birth28/08/1989
Place of birthNastola, Finland

Latest F1 news on Valtteri Bottas

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Wolff denies Bottas has ‘checked out’ from Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Valtteri Bottas' mind is still very much with Mercedes rather than his next team Alfa Romeo, according to Toto Wolff. read more »

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Bottas: ‘Surprise' Mercedes pace gives hope for Saudi

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Valtteri Bottas is hopeful for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Mercedes were surprisingly strong in Qatar. read more »

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Bottas stepping out of Hamilton's shadow "an important step" in his F1 career

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Fred Vasseur feels stepping out of the shadow of Lewis Hamilton will serve Valtteri Bottas well as he moves into a team leader role with Alfa Romeo. read more »

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Wolff ‘rejected Bottas-Russell swap idea for final two races’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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An idea to promote George Russell for this year's final two races was dismissed out of hand by Mercedes, according to a report. read more »

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Mercedes explain lengthy Bottas stint before puncture

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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In trying to clear Fernando Alonso, Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas ended up pushing their tyres over the edge in Qatar. read more »

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Bottas queries timing of Wolff’s hurry-up call

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Toto Wolff's message urging him to overtake rivals during the Qatar Grand Prix came as a surprise to Valtteri Bottas. read more »

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Masi defends stewards delays on F1 decisions

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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At last weekend's Qatar GP, it took over 21 hours from the end of qualifying before final decisions were announced after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas... read more »

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Mercedes' "surprising" pace has offered up "hope" for Saudi Arabia - Bottas

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Valtteri Bottas is confident Mercedes can extend its good run of form in Saudi Arabia after finding "surprising" pace in Qatar. read more »

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‘Bottas’ one-stopper was bold, but Merc did nothing wrong’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Jolyon Palmer says while Mercedes' call to one-stop Valtteri Bottas in Qatar was "bold", the team wasn't at fault for his puncture. read more »

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Wolff "living in the moment" with Bottas motivational call

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Valtteri Bottas has claimed Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was "living in the moment" when delivering a motivational message over the team radio in Qatar. read more »

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‘Bottas never really wants to drive forward to help Hamilton’

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Timo Glock says Valtteri Bottas is "never in a position where you realise that he really wants" to support Lewis Hamilton. read more »

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Brundle criticises ‘harsh’ grid drops for Max and Bottas

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Martin Brundle feels there were 'mitigating circumstances' for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas in Qatar, after they were landed with grid penalties. read more »

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McLaren: F1 triple-header points haul "painful"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Having been a strong contender for third place in the constructors' championship heading in to the Mexican Grand Prix, a run of incidents and bad luck has proved costly... read more »

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Mercedes explain Bottas’ ‘rapid and inconvenient’ tyre failure

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Mercedes made the call to retire Valtteri Bottas' car in Qatar as it had suffered too much aero damage to get him back into the points. read more »

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Video: How Alonso And Alpine Pulled Off Their Risky Qatar Podium | Formula 1

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

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Despite 4 punctures in Qatar, Alonso managed a podium finish for the first time since 2014. But how did he manage to not burst a tyre despite a risky one stop strategy? And how... read more »

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Piastri: Criticism against Alfa Romeo F1 signing Zhou is "pretty unfair"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 2 championship leader Piastri had been linked with a possible move to Alfa Romeo for next season, but missed out on the driver to Zhou, who was announced as Valtteri... read more »

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Red Bull "played it safe" after Bottas blowout in Qatar - Perez

over 3 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Sergio Perez says Red Bull was forced to 'play it safe' after Valtteri Bottas' tyre puncture midway through Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

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Why Red Bull "played it safe" after Bottas tyre failure

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull opted to play it safe with his strategy after witnessing what happened to Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

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Why Bottas couldn't save Hamilton's fastest lap bonus point

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Mercedes director of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has explained why Valtteri Bottas retired from the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

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Bottas reveals he had different spec car to Hamilton

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Valtteri Bottas has found some answers for his nightmare race in Qatar, but wouldn't give too much away. read more »

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Red Bull played it safe after Bottas failure – Perez

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Sergio Perez says Red Bull adopted a more conservative strategy in the wake of Valtteri Bottas' tyre failure at Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Perez worked his way... read more »

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Vettel rues Bottas’ poor start: I had nowhere to go

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Sebastian Vettel says he had "nowhere to go" when he found Valtteri Bottas ahead of him into Turn 1 at Qatar, dropping down to P17. read more »

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Alpine: Alonso Qatar F1 podium "a question of a few corners"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix proved to be a significant challenge for the Pirelli tyres due to a combination of high-speed corners and aggressive kerbs at the Losail... read more »

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10 things we learned from F1's 2021 Qatar Grand Prix

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Lewis Hamilton may still be trailing in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship battle, but the Mercedes driver laid down the gauntlet to Max Verstappen and Red Bull with a... read more »

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Gasly frustrated by "shocking" AlphaTauri F1 pace in Qatar race

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Gasly lined up second for the start of the race at the Losail International Circuit after penalties for Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas promoted him from fourth place on the... read more »