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Valtteri Bottas
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Finland

Valtteri Bottas

Date of birth
1989-08-28
Age
36
Nationality
Finland

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Bottas: Qatar pace shows latest Alfa F1 upgrades working

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Bottas: Qatar pace shows latest Alfa F1 upgrades working

Alfa Romeo announces Zhou alongside Bottas for 2024 F1 season

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Alfa Romeo announces Zhou alongside Bottas for 2024 F1 season

Bottas: Alfa Romeo 2023 F1 car was "born" missing winter targets

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo 2023 F1 car was "born" missing winter targets

Bottas: Sticking around for Audi era making more sense

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Bottas: Sticking around for Audi era making more sense

Bottas: Alfa Romeo surprised by its own pace at F1 Hungarian GP

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo surprised by its own pace at F1 Hungarian GP

Bottas: Alfa Romeo "not meeting its targets" ahead of key 2024 F1 decision

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo "not meeting its targets" ahead of key 2024 F1 decision

Bottas: Silverstone F1 upgrade will address key Alfa weakness

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Bottas: Silverstone F1 upgrade will address key Alfa weakness

Bottas in talks to help collapsed KymiRing project

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Bottas in talks to help collapsed KymiRing project

Bottas: Alfa Romeo "definitely needs" Imola F1 upgrade package

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo "definitely needs" Imola F1 upgrade package

Bottas: Alfa Romeo F1 lack of grip "worse" than fixing balance

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo F1 lack of grip "worse" than fixing balance

Why making gin is such a tonic for Valtteri Bottas

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Why making gin is such a tonic for Valtteri Bottas

Alfa Romeo: Zhou "raising his game" in F1 and able to match Bottas

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Alfa Romeo: Zhou "raising his game" in F1 and able to match Bottas

Bottas: Harder for young drivers to show real personality in F1

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Bottas: Harder for young drivers to show real personality in F1

The lessons "peak" Bottas learned at Mercedes that will elongate his F1 career

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The lessons "peak" Bottas learned at Mercedes that will elongate his F1 career

Perez, Bottas to start F1 Australian GP from pitlane

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Perez, Bottas to start F1 Australian GP from pitlane

Why Jeddah changes could test F1 track limits rules

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Why Jeddah changes could test F1 track limits rules

Bottas: Alfa Romeo "stepped up as a team" for F1 2023

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo "stepped up as a team" for F1 2023

Bottas wants talks over Alfa Romeo F1 future "quite early" in 2023

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Bottas wants talks over Alfa Romeo F1 future "quite early" in 2023

Bottas impressed by Zhou’s lack of mistakes through rookie F1 season

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Bottas impressed by Zhou’s lack of mistakes through rookie F1 season

Autosport 2022 Top 50: #31 Valtteri Bottas

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Autosport 2022 Top 50: #31 Valtteri Bottas

Bottas keen to stick around with Sauber for Audi F1 arrival

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Bottas keen to stick around with Sauber for Audi F1 arrival

Valtteri Bottas set for belated Race of Champions debut in 2023

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Valtteri Bottas set for belated Race of Champions debut in 2023

Bottas: Mexican GP could have been "different story" with soft tyres

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Bottas: Mexican GP could have been "different story" with soft tyres

Bottas aiming high from “surprising” sixth on Mexico F1 grid

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Bottas aiming high from “surprising” sixth on Mexico F1 grid

Bottas: F1 cost cap breaches merit "harsh" penalty that "really hurts"

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Bottas: F1 cost cap breaches merit "harsh" penalty that "really hurts"

Bottas: Alfa Romeo ‘needs to score’ to keep P6 after early mileage losses bite

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo ‘needs to score’ to keep P6 after early mileage losses bite

Alfa must improve reliability to overturn F1 results dearth - Bottas

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Alfa must improve reliability to overturn F1 results dearth - Bottas

Bottas set for another F1 engine grid penalty at Monza after Zandvoort DNF

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Bottas set for another F1 engine grid penalty at Monza after Zandvoort DNF

Alfa Romeo: "Good restart" was what Bottas needed in Formula 1

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Belgian GP
Alfa Romeo: "Good restart" was what Bottas needed in Formula 1

Bottas feels greater "human effect" on F1 car performance at Alfa Romeo

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Bottas feels greater "human effect" on F1 car performance at Alfa Romeo

Bottas: 2022 probably my most enjoyable F1 season so far

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Bottas: 2022 probably my most enjoyable F1 season so far

The F1 set-up detail helping Bottas thrive at Alfa Romeo

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The F1 set-up detail helping Bottas thrive at Alfa Romeo

Bottas suspects fundamental issue behind lack pace in Azerbaijan GP

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Bottas suspects fundamental issue behind lack pace in Azerbaijan GP

The data that hints of an Alfa Romeo F1 surprise in Monaco

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The data that hints of an Alfa Romeo F1 surprise in Monaco

Bottas thought Spanish GP ‘could be my day’ before strategy backfired

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Bottas thought Spanish GP ‘could be my day’ before strategy backfired

Steiner explains Haas pace despite lack of F1 upgrades at Spanish GP

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Steiner explains Haas pace despite lack of F1 upgrades at Spanish GP

Bottas loses F1 engine as Friday practice nightmare form continues

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Bottas loses F1 engine as Friday practice nightmare form continues

Bottas blames wing choice for ending streak of Q3 appearances in F1

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Bottas blames wing choice for ending streak of Q3 appearances in F1

Bottas: Strong Alfa Romeo F1 form is “best case scenario”

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Bottas: Strong Alfa Romeo F1 form is “best case scenario”

Bottas explains Alfa Romeo F1 start issue at Bahrain

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Bottas explains Alfa Romeo F1 start issue at Bahrain

Bottas: "Pretty cool" starting side-by-side with Hamilton on Alfa Romeo F1 debut

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Bottas: "Pretty cool" starting side-by-side with Hamilton on Alfa Romeo F1 debut

Bottas can "definitely fight" to extend 101 race Q3 streak

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Bottas can "definitely fight" to extend 101 race Q3 streak

Why Bottas is excited by life in F1 after Mercedes

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Why Bottas is excited by life in F1 after Mercedes

Bottas: Completing F1 race distance "my biggest concern"

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Bottas: Completing F1 race distance "my biggest concern"

Bottas ready to be "best version of myself" with Alfa Romeo

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Bottas ready to be "best version of myself" with Alfa Romeo

Bottas and Zhou doubt F1 porpoising will be safety issue

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Bottas and Zhou doubt F1 porpoising will be safety issue

Alfa Romeo reveals new 2022 F1 C42 car livery

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Alfa Romeo reveals new 2022 F1 C42 car livery

Bottas: Alfa Romeo understands issues that limited F1 test mileage

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Bottas: Alfa Romeo understands issues that limited F1 test mileage

Bottas "secretly dreaming" of Alfa Romeo F1 podium

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Bottas "secretly dreaming" of Alfa Romeo F1 podium

Bottas feels "big responsibility" to be Alfa Romeo F1 leader

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Bottas feels "big responsibility" to be Alfa Romeo F1 leader

Alfa Romeo: Bottas can flourish in F1 outside of Hamilton’s ‘shadow’

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Alfa Romeo: Bottas can flourish in F1 outside of Hamilton’s ‘shadow’

F1 2022 cars "not crazy different" in simulator, says Bottas

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F1 2022 cars "not crazy different" in simulator, says Bottas

Bottas left with "mixed emotions" after final F1 race with Mercedes

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Bottas left with "mixed emotions" after final F1 race with Mercedes

Bottas "ready to sacrifice optimal race" to help Hamilton F1 title bid

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Bottas "ready to sacrifice optimal race" to help Hamilton F1 title bid

Bottas: Higher mileage F1 power unit cost at least 0.2s in Abu Dhabi qualifying

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Bottas: Higher mileage F1 power unit cost at least 0.2s in Abu Dhabi qualifying

Norris had no warning before "dangerous" Qatar F1 tyre failure

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Norris had no warning before "dangerous" Qatar F1 tyre failure

Bottas hit with three-place Qatar GP grid penalty for yellow flag infringement

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Bottas hit with three-place Qatar GP grid penalty for yellow flag infringement

Bottas confused by disappearing pace in Qatar GP qualifying

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Bottas confused by disappearing pace in Qatar GP qualifying

Mercedes has "not seen Bottas as relaxed as he is now" in F1

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Mercedes has "not seen Bottas as relaxed as he is now" in F1

Mercedes unsure ‘oddball’ one-stop F1 strategy would have worked

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Mercedes unsure ‘oddball’ one-stop F1 strategy would have worked