Valtteri Bottas news

Although John Watson would love to see Mercedes sign George Russell, he feels the team will keep the peace with "compliant" Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he had to make a 'big jump' in his career to come straight into Mercedes after Nico Rosberg's retirement to compete at the front. read more »

Toto Wolff says that regardless of Mercedes' decision on their 2022 line-up, George Russell and Valtteri Bottas have "great options" in Formula 1. read more »

The decision on Mercedes' 2022 line-up is yet to be finalised, but boss Toto Wolff still regards Valtteri Bottas as a crucial team member. read more »

In the latest F1 gossip column, Sao Paulo requests race date change, Wolff believes Russell and Bottas have "great options" for 2022 and Rosberg reveals the... read more »

Toto Wolff believes both George Russell and Valtteri Bottas will have "attractive" options should they fail to land the second seat with Mercedes for 2022. read more »

Toto Wolff has hailed Valtteri Bottas as a "very important pillar" for Mercedes as the team deliberates over its second seat for 2022. read more »

After Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said both of his team's reserve drivers "deserve to be in F1", Valtteri Bottas says those implications are "not... read more »

Norris joined the Woking squad ahead of the 2019 F1 season and has since grown into one of the sport's most reliable performers, taking four podiums over the past 18... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has maintained Toto Wolff's suggestions that both of Mercedes' Formula E drivers deserve F1 seats are "not really my concern". read more »

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen believes Valtteri Bottas deserves more recognition for his strengths at Mercedes, rather than being criticised for his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he can now "laugh" about the Imola crash that ended in an angry exchange with George Russell. read more »

Mika Hakkinen has spoken from his own experience about how difficult it is for Valtteri Bottas to share a team with an F1 great. read more »

Valtteri Bottas feels that he could have had a better shot at winning titles with Mercedes if he was given longer contracts.  read more »

Giedo van der Garde has said Mercedes would not want two 'number one' drivers in their team, so keeping Valtteri Bottas would be their logical choice. read more »

Unsure as to where he will be working next year, Valtteri Bottas insists he will be an asset to that team as he is still "peaking". read more »

Valtteri Bottas faces competition from George Russell for his seat at Mercedes next year, but in an exclusive interview with ESPN he explains why he still believes he is the... read more »

The Frenchman took advantage of similar scenarios when he took second place behind Max Verstappen in Brazil 2019, claimed a shock victory in Monza last year, and bagged another... read more »

Helmut Marko says he was "more than furious" in Hungary after Valtteri Bottas' mistake at the start damaged both Red Bull cars. read more »

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George Russell has made it clear he would not destabilise the Mercedes team if he replaced Valtteri Bottas for 2022. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is thought to "probably" be applying pressure on Mercedes to keep Valtteri Bottas, happy with the status quo at the team. read more »

Max Verstappen felt he was lucky to finish the Hungarian Grand Prix after being caught up in the first corner crash initiated by Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Every indication is that George Russell will be Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2022. It's a seismic decision for Mercedes and one which will cause a ripple effect... read more »

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas' mistake on the opening lap of last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix has no influence on his future with the team for the 2022 Formula 1... read more »