Bottas: ‘I have not been very comfortable’
Valtteri Bottas could only manage P4 in qualifying in Italy, having struggled with the set-up of his Mercedes all weekend.
Valtteri Bottas could only manage P4 in qualifying in Italy, having struggled with the set-up of his Mercedes all weekend.
Valtteri Bottas says he is willing to help team-mate Lewis Hamilton win this year's World title but hopes Mercedes won't be "too harsh" and take away a certain race win.
Lewis Hamilton missed all his media commitments on Thursday because of what Mercedes said was an "unavoidable personal commitment".
Although Toto Wolff insists he is against it, the Mercedes admits Valtteri Bottas may be forced into a number two role depending on the result of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas was given a five-second penalty and two penalty points for causing a collision with Sergey Sirotkin at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel will start the Belgian GP from the front row of the grid while Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg are at the very back.
The FIA has reprimanded Valtteri Bottas for his role in the FP3 incident that led to Stoffel Vandoorne spinning out.
Both Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking engine penalties.
Toto Wolff insists his comment calling Valtteri Bottas a "sensational wingman" were meant just for Hungary, not the championship as a whole.
Lewis Hamilton put in a dominant performance in the heat at Hungary to secure the win, finishing ahead of Sebastian Vettel who was involved in a late clash with Valtteri Bottas.
Valtteri Bottas was hurt by a comment made by his boss after the Hungarian Grand Prix, in which Toto Wolff called him a "sensational wingman".
Valtteri Bottas has mixed emotions after qualifying on the front row of the grid for Sunday???s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position having set the pace in a very wet qualifying session.
The top three drivers from qualifying; Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen, spoke to the media after the session.
After a difficult Friday at the Hungaroring, Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes have work to do to catch up for qualifying and the race.
Valtteri Bottas has said that no team orders are in effect at Mercedes at the Hungarian Grand Prix and there are "no plans" for him to play a support role.
Having told Valtteri Bottas not to attack Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff insists Mercedes would have made the "same call" had their positions been reversed.
Valtteri Bottas has said that he has accepted Mercedes' decision to call off the battle between himself and Lewis Hamilton at the German Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel held off Valtteri Bottas to claim pole position for his home race, the German GP, while a hydraulic issue sidelined Lewis Hamilton in Q1.
Valtteri Bottas qualified in P2 for the German Grand Prix but admitted that the Ferraris had the pace on Saturday afternoon.
After securing pole at Hockenheim, Sebastian Vettel spoke to the media, along with Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen.
Valtteri Bottas only entered "serious" talks with Mercedes about next season at the British GP, saying it was all pretty straightforward.
Hot on the tails of Lewis Hamilton's new contract, Mercedes have announced that Valtteri Bottas has signed a "multi-year" deal to remain at Brackley.
Despite being winless through the first half of the 2018 season, Valtteri Bottas believes that his performances are living up to the high standards that Mercedes are setting.
Valtteri Bottas says he was on the same page as Mercedes when it came to the decision to leave him out on the track while those around him pitted behind the Safety Car at Silverstone.
Valtteri Bottas admitted that not coming in under the Safety Car may have been a mistake as he slipped from P1 to P4 during the British Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas is running his third and final penalty-free engine at Silverstone this weekend after Mercedes opted for a "precautionary" engine change.
Mercedes technical boss James Allison is hopeful neither Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas will be hindered by engine penalties at the British Grand Prix.
Mercedes are still checking for "unknown gremlins" that may have led to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' double DNF in Austria, hoping that it won't lead to engine penalties down the line.
It is only a matter of time before Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas commit to Mercedes for next year's championship, says Niki Lauda.