‘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".
Valtteri Bottas
‘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.
Bottas completes ‘amazing week’ in Arctic Rally
Valtteri Bottas completed an “amazing week” by finishing sixth in the Arctic Lapland Rally – his third straight top-10 result in that event.
Bottas has ‘challenging’ day one of Arctic Rally
Valtteri Bottas was on course to improve upon last year’s result after day one of the Arctic Lapland Rally, sitting eighth in the overall standings.
Rosberg-style games ‘would p*** Hamilton off more’
Valtteri Bottas has said he does not want to get involved in playing mind games like Nico Rosberg did with Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.
Hamilton: ‘It’s not easy being my team-mate’
Lewis Hamilton has said “it’s not easy being my team-mate” in launching another defence of his Mercedes colleague Valtteri Bottas.
Wolff wants Bottas’ poor form put into context
Toto Wolff believes Mercedes must avoid knee-jerk reactions to driver performances after Valtteri Bottas’ roller-coaster season in 2020.
Wolff praises Bottas’s ‘fighter’ mentality
Toto Wolff has praised Valtteri Bottas's mentality, and specifically his ability to handle being on the end of "insane" bad luck in 2020.
Bottas too ‘crap’ at Sakhir GP for Russell comparison
Red Bull driver programme boss Helmut Marko said Valtteri Bottas was too "crap" at the Sakhir GP to make a true comparison to George Russell.
Hamilton has ‘no need’ to stick up for Bottas
Lewis Hamilton does not think Valtteri Bottas has to defend his results in the 2020 season - or that he needs to stick up for his Mercedes team-mate.
Bottas selects race pace as biggest improvement
Despite his stronger record on Saturdays, Valtteri Bottas thinks that his race pace was actually his biggest improvement in 2020.
Bottas’ Mowing Service is a ‘life highlight’
Looking back on 2020, Valtteri Bottas joked that the Bottas' Mowing Service gag from the Austrian GP was a "life highlight".
Runner-up Bottas wants more than ‘small trophy’
Valtteri Bottas has admitted the “small trophy” he expects to receive for finishing second in this year’s World Championship “can’t be that satisfying”.
Wolff ‘hereby confirming’ Bottas for 2021
Valtteri Bottas is "going to race" for Mercedes next season with Toto Wolff officially putting an end to rumours George Russell could be in the car.
Mercedes duo ‘not aware’ engines were turned down
Neither Valtteri Bottas nor Lewis Hamilton were aware that Mercedes had turned down their engines in Abu Dhabi, saying Max Verstappen was just quicker.
Bottas stunned by ‘surprisingly quick’ Red Bull
Valtteri Bottas admitted Red Bull were "surprisingly quick" in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix having expected race pace to be "identical".
‘Poor Abu Dhabi GP would end Bottas’ F1 career’
Ralf Schumacher believes Valtteri Bottas' career is on the line and that a poor showing in the Abu Dhabi GP could end not only his time at Mercedes but also in F1.
Wolff explains his radio gee-up call to Bottas
Toto Wolff has revealed his gee-up call to Valtteri Bottas in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying had been requested by the driver himself.
Bottas: ‘As a team, we didn’t do 100%’
Valtteri Bottas echoed Toto Wolff’s words about enhanced teamwork after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying – then said Mercedes “didn’t do 100%” as they missed out on pole.
Bottas: Hamilton’s infection ‘not that mild’
Lewis Hamilton is back after missing the last race due to testing positive for COVID-19, and Valtteri Bottas says his condition wasn't mild.
FP2: Bottas back on top in Mercedes 1-2
We were back to a familiar look at the top of the timesheet in Abu Dhabi as Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 on Friday evening.
Bottas will ‘try to prevent’ Mercedes driver change
With George Russell banging on Toto Wolff's door, Valtteri Bottas is determined to "try to prevent" a driver change at Mercedes.