Bottas nearly called Mercedes to say he was ‘done’
Valtteri Bottas has doubled down on his recent claim that he nearly gave up on Formula 1 after a painful 2018 campaign.
Valtteri Bottas has doubled down on his recent claim that he nearly gave up on Formula 1 after a painful 2018 campaign.
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.
Although Valtteri Bottas has been criticised for failing to match Lewis Hamilton, Ho-Pin Tung says it is thanks to him that Mercedes often come out on top in the strategy game.
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".
Despite being ordered to move aside in Spain, Valtteri Bottas insists he's not worried about being shoved into a number two role.
Lewis Hamilton says he wasn't aware that Mercedes had issued team orders to Valtteri Bottas, believing they were "racing" for position.
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.
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he deliberately defied team orders after being told not to hold up Sir Lewis Hamilton in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas said an "annoying" snap at Turn 10 cost him more than his 0.13s deficit to pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish GP.
Jenson Button and Martin Brundle both feel Mercedes need to "move on" from Valtteri Bottas, with the latter saying he is a "1.5 driver".
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has branded talk of swapping Valtteri Bottas for George Russell mid-season as "nonsense".
Lewis Hamilton has called for people to give Valtteri Bottas a break and says that the Finn is 'an amazing team-mate.'
Valtteri Bottas took a little dig at rivals Red Bull as he confirmed that he will see out the season with Mercedes.
Mercedes won't jump at issuing team orders as they don't want to "get a down" Valtteri Bottas, says F1 journalist Lawrence Barretto
Ralf Schumacher thinks it “makes no sense” for Mercedes to think about ditching Valtteri Bottas for George Russell mid-season.