Wolff calls Bottas ‘very important pillar’ for Mercedes
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.
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.
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 really my concern".
Valtteri Bottas says he can now “laugh” about the Imola crash that ended in an angry exchange with George Russell.
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Mika Hakkinen has spoken from his own experience about how difficult it is for Valtteri Bottas to share a team with an F1 great.
Valtteri Bottas feels that he could have had a better shot at winning titles with Mercedes if he was given longer contracts.
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.
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".
Lewis Hamilton is thought to "probably" be applying pressure on Mercedes to keep Valtteri Bottas, happy with the status quo at the team.
Ex-F1 driver Christijan Albers said it would have been "almost impossible" for Valtteri Bottas' Hungary crash to have been deliberate.
Ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher does not see a future at Mercedes for Valtteri Bottas and suspects negotiations elsewhere are under way.
Links between Valtteri Bottas and Alfa Romeo for 2022 continue to intensify following the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas wasn't trying to be "brave" on the opening lap in Hungary, it was a simple mistake as he braked too late says Jolyon Palmer.
Valtteri Bottas doesn't believe his Hungarian GP mistake, one that caused a multi-car crash, will influence Mercedes' 2022 driver decision.
1997 F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve had an interesting suggestion for the driver market which would see Lance Stroll join Mercedes for 2022.