Palmer launches scathing attack on ‘midfielder’ Bottas
Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer has criticised Valtteri Bottas' wheel-to-wheel racing, saying the Mercedes driver never makes progress.
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‘Bottas, Perez have two toughest jobs in motor racing’
Ross Brawn does not envy Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, saying they have "the two toughest jobs in motor racing".
‘Sitting duck’ Bottas eager to ‘forget and move on’
Valtteri Bottas had a weekend to forget in Baku, with his lack of performance making him feel like a "sitting duck" at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Wolff admits Bottas’ W12 was ‘nowhere’ in Baku
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the car was "nowhere" for Valtteri Bottas at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and so the Finn lost confidence.
Bottas now open-minded about 2022 options
Valtteri Bottas has not yet begun contract negotiations with Mercedes, and remains open-minded about his post-2021 future.
Bottas thinks ‘something is wrong’ with his W12
Valtteri Bottas had no way of explaining his poor qualifying display in Baku, and so believes there must be a problem with his W12.
Wolff backtracks on Bottas blame game
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said the media made a "mess" of his reaction to the failed Valtteri Bottas pit stop in Monaco.
Bottas, Mercedes and some ‘public mud-slinging’
Sky F1 pundit, Karun Chandhok, has said the Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes dynamic has descended into "public mud-slinging between the pair.
Plane issues left Bottas delayed for five hours
Valtteri Bottas' race weekend has not got off to the best start as a plane issue has delayed his journey from Finland to Baku.
Petronas like ‘clean’ Hamilton/Bottas reputations
Petronas like Mercedes' driver line-up of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, especially their "fairly clean" reputations.
Bottas keeps ‘negative’ desktop pic for motivation
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has a "negative" picture on his desktop as motivation to prove what he is capable of.
Mercedes explain gap between drivers in Monaco
James Vowles has stated that Lewis Hamilton was so far off Valtteri Bottas in Monaco simply because he lacked confidence.
Why Bottas deserves more respect at Mercedes
There's something that doesn't feel quite right with the way that Valtteri Bottas is being spoken about like he's already been dropped by Mercedes.
Bottas partly to blame for wheel nut fiasco
To all the world, it looked like Valtteri Bottas’ exit from the Monaco Grand Prix was zero per cent his fault – but Toto Wolff disagrees.
Wheel nut is still stuck on Bottas’ Mercedes
Mercedes has confirmed the broken wheel nut which ended Valtteri Bottas' Monaco Grand Prix is still stuck on his W12 car.
Bottas urges Mercedes to learn from ‘big mistake’
Valtteri Bottas' Monaco podium hopes ended in the pits, and it is a mistake which he says Mercedes must learn from.
Bottas out in Monaco as pit woes return
Valtteri Bottas entered the pits but did not come back out at the Monaco Grand Prix following further Mercedes issues.
Bottas will ‘prioritise own performance’ in Monaco
Valtteri Bottas has made it clear he won't be helping Lewis Hamilton in Monaco, saying he will "prioritise" his own result.
‘Gutted’ Bottas had Monaco pole in sight
Valtteri Bottas felt himself closing in on pole for the Monaco Grand Prix before Charles Leclerc got Q3 red-flagged.
DC: Has Bottas already been informed of 2022 fate?
Ex-F1 racer David Coulthard has suggested Valtteri Bottas' actions in Barcelona may indicate Mercedes are not keeping him for 2022.
Bottas hopes to sort Mercedes future by summer
Valtteri Bottas says he is looking to have his future at Mercedes settled sooner rather than later, so it doesn't become a "distraction".
‘Bottas’ results not poor enough to drop him’
Valtteri Bottas would need to be driving "extremely badly" to be dropped mid-season, that's according to former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher.
Bottas weighs in on driver salary cap debate
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.
Bottas reveals motivation behind more selfish approach
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.
‘Hamilton’s Spain win saved serious Mercedes fallout’
Jolyon Palmer thinks there could have been "serious fallout" at Mercedes had Lewis Hamilton not won the Spanish Grand Prix.
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.
Mercedes explain why Bottas held up Hamilton
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.
‘Much is said about Bottas but thanks to him…’
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.
Wolff not concerned about Bottas’ mental state
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".
Bottas ‘not worried’ he’s slipping into No.2 role
Despite being ordered to move aside in Spain, Valtteri Bottas insists he's not worried about being shoved into a number two role.