Bottas confirms W12 was ‘undriveable’ at times
Valtteri Bottas confirmed what he said on the radio in Bahrain that at times, the Mercedes W12 was "undriveable".
Mercedes: Bottas’ strategy wasn’t to block Max
James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen.
Valtteri Bottas' post-race debrief would have been an interesting watch based on a little interaction between him and Toto Wolff in the Bahrain pit lane.
Ross Brawn believes this year's grands prix won't be solely about Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton with their team-mates also involved in the fight.
Complaining that his strategy was "too defensive" in Bahrain, Jenson Button feels the biggest problem Valtteri Bottas faced was his own pace.
Valtteri Bottas complained his race strategy applied by the Mercedes team had compromised his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Bottas thought of quitting after Sochi team orders
Valtteri Bottas has revealed he nearly walked away from F1 after being the victim of Mercedes team orders in 2018.
Bottas pleased with ‘decent’ Merc recovery
After a difficult start to testing, Valtteri Bottas was pleased that Mercedes recovered to make the most of the remaining days in Bahrain.
Bottas: You know, we are sandbagging so that’s it
With the lead Mercedes over a second slower than Max Verstappen in pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas has cheekily declared Mercedes must be "sandbagging".
Mercedes’ ‘most challenging start to a season’
Valtteri Bottas has described testing in Bahrain as “definitely the most challenging start” to a season he has experienced in five years with Mercedes.
‘Unforgiving’ Mercedes W12 needs calming down
Despite a better Saturday testing session for Valtteri Bottas, he conceded that Mercedes still "need to calm the car down a bit".
‘Bottas seems to be doing a Rosberg this year’
Working on the physical and mental in the off-season, Valtteri Bottas is seemingly trying to do a "Nico Rosberg" this year says Ted Kravitz.
Bottas: Good for Mercedes to have 2022 options
Valtteri Bottas says it is “good for the team” that Mercedes have a blank page for their 2022 driver line-up – whether he is a part of it or not.
Bottas’ mental techniques a ‘private matter’
Valtteri Bottas has been working on toughening up both mentally and physically in his quest to sustain a 2021 World Championship challenge.
‘Unfortunate Bottas deserves Mercedes race seat’
Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas "deserves to be in a Mercedes" but adds that nothing has been decided for 2022.
Bottas ‘absolutely believes’ he can fight for title
Valtteri Bottas says he will demand "support and information" from Mercedes, even to the point of "selfishness" if that's what it takes to fight for the World title.
‘Hamilton’s success is confirmation of own’
Beating the "best of all time" to the 2016 title is, says Nico Rosberg, "extra confirmation" of his own ability out on track.
‘Bottas doesn’t stand a chance against Hamilton’
Valtteri Bottas “doesn’t stand a chance” up against Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, according to Gerhard Berger.
Bottas ‘does not care’ if Hamilton re-signs
With F1's rumour mill still speculating about Lewis Hamilton's contract situation, Valtteri Bottas says he does "not care" if the Brit signs a new deal.
Bottas really motivated by ‘couch commentators’
Valtteri Bottas does not get bogged down by criticism, but instead finds motivation from said critics to do better in Formula 1.