Bottas is ‘free’ to fight Hamilton
Toto Wolff is adamant Valtteri Bottas is "free" to go for it even though both championship titles are still on the line.
Toto Wolff is adamant Valtteri Bottas is "free" to go for it even though both championship titles are still on the line.
Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed a wheel nut problem caused Lewis Hamilton's slow stop in Belgium.
Valtteri Bottas had "other options" on the table in case Mercedes decided to go with Esteban Ocon, they finally re-signed the Finn last weekend.
Valtteri Bottas has been handed a reprieve by Mercedes, signed as Lewis Hamilton team-mate for the 2020 F1 season.
Mercedes are poised to announce Valtteri Bottas has a new one-year contract with the confirmation coming ahead of Thursday's media briefings at Spa.
The 2020 drivers line up will begin to take shape, at least the midfield part, at Spa with Renault expected to announce Esteban Ocon on Thursday.
Two years ago Jacques Villeneuve was not a fan of Valtteri Bottas, calling him an embarrassment; now he feels the Finn is Mercedes' best option for 2020.
Valtteri Bottas recently swapped his W10 for a Ford Fiesta, taking part in a rally test amidst rumours that he could be out of F1 come the end of this season.
Esteban Ocon or Valtteri Bottas? The former is a sensible option for Merc.
Under-fire Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has pointed out that 2019 has been his best season with the team performance-wise.
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff believes it's important for the team to give Valtteri Bottas a "soft landing" if he loses his seat for 2020.
Valtteri Bottas says he will "think differently" the next time he's wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton after his team-mate compromised him.
Valtteri Bottas can be as unhappy as he wants, however, Michael Masi says footage shows his contact with Charles Leclerc was his fault.
Valtteri Bottas is not resting on his laurels as he is working on a "Plan B and possibly a Plan C".
Esteban Ocon will replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next season, so says Bottas' predecessor Nico Rosberg.
Valtteri Bottas has blamed Charles Leclerc for compromising his Hungarian GP, saying the Ferrari driver just "swept across and took my front wing".
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff insisted it was "not right" to discuss the future of Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes after further struggles at the Hungarian GP.
Lewis Hamilton has warned that he is "always down for a fight" after qualifying behind Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas in Hungary.
At long long last the Hungarian GP saw Max Verstappen claim pole position in Formula 1 - he also happened to be the 100th polesitter.
Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have both declared themselves happy with the W10 in Hungary as they look to overcome a difficult weekend in Germany.
Valtteri Bottas insists that "one mistake" at the German Grand Prix will not seal his fate with the Silver Arrows.
Crashing out of the race and off the podium in Germany, Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas lost a good opportunity to put his title bid into recovery mode.
Valterri Bottas has said that pushing too hard in response to team orders cost him a podium at the German Grand Prix.
Toto Wolff has said there has been interest in Valtteri Bottas from other teams and a decision on the Finn's Mercedes future will be made in August.
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both hoping for rain this weekend after a blistering hot day of practice at the Hockenheimring.
Valtteri Bottas believes he still has one clear edge over team-mate Lewis Hamilton in his pursuit for World Championship silverware.
Valtteri Bottas believes that many of the circuits on the Formula 1 calendar are selected for "pure political reasons and money".
Valtteri Bottas has said he would be open to switching to Ferrari, the current second-placed team, if his Mercedes journey comes to an end.
Don't expect to see Valtteri Bottas on the psychologist's couch any time soon despite Nico Rosberg, the last team-mate to beat Lewis Hamilton, saying it worked for him.