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Valtteri Bottas news
Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| 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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Bottas is currently in his fifth season racing for Mercedes in F1, having routinely agreed one-year contract extensions with the team, the most recent of which expires at the... read more »
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Helmut Marko has dropped a not-so-subtle hint to Sergio Perez about his importance in this year's World Championship battle. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas would need to be driving "extremely badly" to be dropped mid-season, that's according to former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the drivers are "the stars of the show" in Formula 1, but cost-cutting in the sport is the "right direction" to take moving forward. read more »
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Charles Leclerc did not know he was following a Fernando Alonso precedent with his superb overtake on Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas realises the weight of expectation on his shoulders around winning a World Championship - and says he needs to be more selfish to achieve it. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has doubled down on his recent claim that he nearly gave up on Formula 1 after a painful 2018 campaign. read more »
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Mercedes have offered an explanation for why Lewis Hamilton had to force his way past Valtteri Bottas after team orders were issued in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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We set local school kids at Southfield Primary Academy in Brackley a challenge… what question have you always wanted to ask a Formula One driver? read more »
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If Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes, it is expected that either Valtteri Bottas or George Russell will take the other seat. But could another in-form driver... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has put his Mercedes AMG GT road car up for sale to raise funds for his home go-kart track in Lahti, Finland. read more »
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Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas' distant P3 in Spain wasn't a sign that mentally he is out of the game, adamant he's in a "good place". read more »
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1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill drops in to review a thrilling and historic race weekend in Spain with the F1 Nation Podcast team... Topics include: 0:00 - Welcome to this... read more »
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Although Valtteri Bottas is often criticises, Ho-Pin Tung says it is thanks to him that Mercedes often come out on top of the strategy game. read more »
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Ferrari finished as the leading midfield team in Spain on Sunday as Charles Leclerc took a comfortable fourth-place finish, having spent the first stint keeping Mercedes'... read more »
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Despite being ordered to move aside in Spain, Valtteri Bottas insists he's not worried about being shoved into a number two role. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he wasn't aware that Mercedes had issued team orders to Valtteri Bottas, believing they were "racing" for position. read more »
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Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict on Valtteri Bottas' hesitancy to follow team orders at the Spanish Grand Prix... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has backed Valtteri Bottas to rebound from his difficult start to the 2021 Formula 1 season, stating the Finn has "enormous speed". After the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has defended his decision not to let Lewis Hamilton pass easily at the Spanish Grand Prix despite being told to move over by his team. read more »
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The Ferrari driver qualified third at Barcelona and was right behind Bottas after the start as they came out of the opening sequence of corners.However, he seized a brilliant... read more »
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Red Bull considering pitting Max Verstappen for a second time in Spain but feared passing Valtteri Bottas would cost him "a lot of time". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has defended his failure to move aside for his teammate, costing him precious time as he pursued race leader Max Verstappen. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' decision to ignore team orders in Spain is likely to be ignored by his team bosses thanks to Lewis Hamilton's race victory. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |