Hamilton eyes ‘incredible’ Silverstone double
Lewis Hamilton is firmly on course for the “incredible accomplishment” of Silverstone victories on back-to-back weekends after topping the FP2 timesheets for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas
Bottas on his ‘copy and paste’ new contract
Unlike last year when contract talks threw him off his game, Valtteri Bottas says this year's didn't "hurt" his performance in any way.
Bottas confirmed by Mercedes for 2021
Mercedes have confirmed Valtteri Bottas is staying with the team for next season “at least” after signing a new contract.
Bottas: ‘Hamilton got away with it’ at Silverstone
After being hit by a late puncture at the British Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton was lucky to avoid the same fate.
Bottas criticised for not pressurising Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas has been criticised for letting Lewis Hamilton off the hook for his poor start to the British Grand Prix.
Bottas keen to move on from ‘very unlucky’ race
Valtteri Bottas is ready to turn his attention to next weekend after what he described as a "very unlucky" first race at Silverstone.
Qualy: Hamilton takes pole with Silverstone lap record
Lewis Hamilton bagged his seventh Silverstone pole position as the W11s once again destroyed the field, clinching Mercedes' third front row lock out of 2020.
Bottas confident he can still topple Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas is still hopeful he can beat Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix despite missing out on pole position to his team-mate.
Hamilton rues ‘difficult day’ at windy Silverstone
Mercedes are counting on cooler conditions enabling them to wrest back the advantage when it matters at the British Grand Prix.
Bottas talks ‘moving in the right direction’
Valtteri Bottas has reiterated that there is "no panic" despite the driver not yet having a deal with Mercedes for next season.
Changes to Bottas’ dash to avoid ‘distraction’
Jumping the start at the Hungarian GP, Mercedes has since made changes to Valtteri Bottas' dashboard to avoid that "kind of distraction".
Bottas: I have the pace to win the title
Valtteri Bottas is confident he has the pace to prevent Lewis Hamilton from winning a record-equalling seventh World Championship title.
Bottas: It’s F1, everything can change
The only team to win races this season, Mercedes has already built up a lead in this year's titles races, but Valtteri Bottas says one never knows what could happen next.
Hill: Mind games could be Bottas’ best chance
Damon Hill thinks Valtteri Bottas may need to resort to mind games if he is to wrest the World Championship advantage from his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
‘Bottas’ jump start was within tolerances’
Michael Masi says "one team" questioned Valtteri Bottas' apparent jump start in Hungary but accepted that it was within the "tolerances".
Bottas’ jump start caused by misreading dash
Valtteri Bottas said he reacted to a change on his dashboard rather than the lights after making a false start in Hungary.
Bottas thought lap was good enough for pole
Valtteri Bottas says that, after his final lap in Q3, he thought he was in with a good shot of beating his team-mate to pole position.
Post-qualifying press conference – Hungarian Grand Prix
Mercedes were again in a class of their own as Lewis Hamilton secured pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas lets Hamilton know he’s in for a fight
Valtteri Bottas laid down his marker in the battle at the Hungarian GP, edging Lewis Hamilton in Saturday's final practice.
Hamilton: ‘Qualifying will be a lot closer’
Lewis Hamilton was the class of the field once more in FP1 – but expects Saturday’s running at the Hungarian Grand Prix to be “a lot closer”.
‘No big panic’ for Bottas to sign new Mercedes deal
Closing in on a new Mercedes contract, Valtteri Bottas says there is "no big panic or big rush" but he hopes it doesn't drag on.
Bottas annoying with ‘shocking’ backmarkers
Valtteri Bottas says the behaviour of the backmarkers at the Styrian Grand Prix was "pretty shocking" as they held him up.
Bottas: Verstappen battle easier than expected
Valtteri Bottas says he was expecting it to be more difficult to get past Max Verstappen at the Styrian Grand Prix.
New Bottas/Mercedes deal agreed ‘in principle’
Motorsport.com are reporting that Valtteri Bottas will extend his stay with Mercedes into 2021 after he agreed a new deal 'in principle'.
Bottas not downbeat after Hamilton’s display
Valtteri Bottas says he will keep his head up and continue believing in himself even in the face of Lewis Hamilton's epic Styrian GP display.
Bottas satisfied with ‘damage limitation’
Valtteri Bottas says it was a case of damage limitation at the Styrian Grand Prix after his poor qualifying, and he's happy with the result.
Bottas puts Hamilton gap down to brake issue
Valtteri Bottas says a brake issue is the reason he finished qualifying so far behind team-mate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton.
Leclerc warned over coronavirus breach
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has escaped with a warning after breaking Formula One's strict Covid-19 protocol.
Bottas/Leclerc Monaco home visits were ‘allowed’
Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc have insisted they did not breach F1 health protocols by breaking out of their ‘bubble’ to go home this week.
Hamilton does not suspect Bottas held him up
Lewis Hamilton has said he does not think for one second that Valtteri Bottas pushed him back into the pack so he would lose his podium place.