FP3: Bottas claims practice hat-trick at Mugello
Valtteri Bottas made it a clean sweep of the practice timesheets at Mugello, setting the pace in FP3 ahead of, you guessed it, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas tells crashers: No point whining about it
Valtteri Bottas says those who crashed under the first restart at the Tuscan GP shouldn't "whine about it" as he did nothing wrong.
Valtteri Bottas insisted “one day it will come” after another race in which fortune conspired against him at a dramatic Tuscan Grand Prix.
A second spectacular melee in the opening laps of the Tuscan Grand Prix caused the race to be red-flagged, leaving only 14 cars in contention at Mugello.
Lewis Hamilton produced the lap when it mattered, taking pole position for the Tuscan GP ahead of Valtteri Bottas while Sebastian Vettel once again dropped out Q2.
Valtteri Bottas was left to rue a yellow flag on his final qualifying run that cost him the chance to challenge Lewis Hamilton for pole position at the Tuscan Grand Prix.
Hamilton ‘not that great’ around Mugello yet
Lewis Hamilton admitted that he has a lot of work still to do after Friday practice at Mugello ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix.
FP1: Ferrari third fastest at Mugello… Merc P1
Valtteri Bottas will go down in the history books as the first driver to top a F1 practice session at Mugello while Ferrari surprised in third place.
Bottas rues ‘opportunity missed’ in title race
Valtteri Bottas says he missed a good opportunity to take a chunk out of Lewis Hamilton's title lead at the Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Give fans what they want in quali
As talk of reverse grid races again makes headlines, Lewis Hamilton reckons Formula 1 should throw it open to the fans and ask what they want.
Bottas’ lack of pace left Ricciardo ‘surprised’
Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he was "surprised" by how badly Valtteri Bottas struggled for pace at the Italian Grand Prix.
Monza showed gulf in class between Hamilton and Bottas
Lewis Hamilton has always had the upper hand on Valtteri Bottas, but the Italian Grand Prix showed just how far ahead he is of his team-mate.
Bottas almost jump-started again at Monza
Valtteri Bottas admitted he was close to jumping the start for a second time in 2020 at the Italian Grand Prix.
FP3: Bottas P1 as traffic chaos continues
Valtteri Bottas flirted with the track limits on his way to P1 in final practice while Daniel Ricciardo brought out the red flags when he broke down.
Merc’s Monza advantage surprising to Bottas
Valtteri Bottas said he was slightly surprised by the gap that Mercedes had over the rest of the pack after free practice ahead of the Italian GP.
FP1: Mercs 1-2, Max takes out Red Bull’s wings
As expected Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton blitzed their rivals in FP1 for the Italian GP as Max Verstappen destroyed his Red Bull wing.
Wolff says drivers are ‘free to race’ but…
Although Valtteri Bottas was told he could not use an engine mode boost to attack Lewis Hamilton at Spa, Toto Wolff insists his drivers are "free to race".
Hamilton’s qualifying edge ‘p*sses off’ Bottas
Valtteri Bottas admits he is p*ssed off that Lewis Hamilton has the edge on him in qualifying – for it’s harming his chances of becoming World Champion.
Bottas had ‘no clue’ about Mercedes team orders
Valtteri Bottas was as surprised as anyone to learn that he was not permitted to fight Lewis Hamilton on track at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Bottas ‘not too bothered’ missing pole
Valtteri Bottas said he isn't "too bothered" to have missed out on pole to team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Belgium.