Tags: Valtteri Bottas
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Bottas: Good business locking in Max, Leclerc
Ferrari and Red Bull made sound business moves locking Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen into long-term contracts, says Valtteri Bottas.
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Bottas doesn’t want to be besties with Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas may be the perfect team-mate for Lewis Hamilton as tensions at Mercedes are at all-time low but that doesn’t mean he’s doesn’t race the Brit hard.
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Bottas finishes P9 in Arctic Lapland Rally
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas recovered well from a shaky start to finish ninth in his second Arctic Lapland Rally.
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Bottas would ‘struggle to accept’ not beating Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas is desperate to bounce back and challenge for the title in 2020, saying he would struggle to accept the idea that he can’t beat Lewis Hamilton.
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Hamilton: I felt pressure from ‘Bottas 2.0’
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that, at the start of the season, he found it difficult to deal with pressure from a resurgent Valtteri Bottas.
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Bottas set on making 2021 deal no-brainer for Mercedes
The 2020 season will see Valtteri Bottas fighting for a new Mercedes deal once again, but he wants to make the decision a “no-brainer” for the team.
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Hamilton needed ‘new ace’ after engineer swap
Lewis Hamilton says that he had to find a “new ace” to keep his performance advantage in 2019 after losing his engineer to team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
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Bottas says 2018 repeat would have cost him seat
Valtteri Bottas believes that Mercedes would have dropped him at the end of 2019 if there was no improvement on the previous season.
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Bottas: 2019 made me ‘love’ F1 again
Valtteri Bottas admits that he “lost a little bit” of love for F1 in 2018, but found it again last season.
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Bottas ‘open to other solutions’ for 2021
Valtteri Bottas is keen to continue with Mercedes in 2021 but is “open” to other options should the Brackley squad not renew his contract.
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Bottas: ‘Feels like someone else’ won in Australia
Valtteri Bottas still has a “surreal” feeling about his season-opening win in Australia, saying it felt like someone else was driving the Mercedes car.
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‘Bottas 2.77’ to be unleashed in 2020
Valtteri Bottas will release version “2.77” as he looks to stop Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton winning a seventh title in 2020.
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Bottas still missing ‘hunger’ and ‘fight’
A lack of “hunger” and “fight” in wheel-to-wheel action is currently holding Valtteri Bottas back from challenging for the title, according to Mark Webber.
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Wolff vows to be ‘neutral’ in 2020 despite the stakes
Toto Wolff is adamant Mercedes will be “very neutral to the drivers” in 2020 despite massive accolades at stake.
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Bottas quickest in Abu Dhabi test, Ocon debuts
Valtteri Bottas has ended the first day of post-season testing top of the timesheet, whilst Esteban Ocon made his long-awaited debut for Renault.
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Bottas on how he can topple Hamilton in 2020
Valtteri Bottas will take another crack at trying to stop his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and he has a plan.
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Provisional Abu Dhabi GP grid
Valtteri Bottas is the big loser on the Abu Dhabi grid, falling from second to 20th as a result of an engine penalty.
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Bottas on the mend after illness
Valtteri Bottas says he is “feeling better” after falling ill in the days leading up to the Abu Dhabi GP weekend.
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Hamilton: Abu Dhabi pole feels like my first
Lewis Hamilton says that, due to the pole drought he’s gone through since July, his 88th pole position, feels like his first.
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Wolff: Bottas at fault for Grosjean crash
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas was to blame for his bizarre crash with Romain Grosjean during FP2 in Abu Dhabi.
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Stewards hand Bottas reprimand for Grosjean collision
Valtteri Bottas has been given his first reprimand of the season for his FP2 incident with the Haas of Romain Grosjean.
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FP2: Bottas quickest…collides with Grosjean
Valtteri Bottas was quickest once again in Friday practice, but this time he came into contact with Romain Grosjean during the race simulation runs.
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FP1: Bottas quickest while Ricciardo went bang
Valtteri Bottas put his brand new Mercedes engine to good use to set the pace in FP1 for the Abu Dhabi GP while Daniel Ricciardo’s RS19 needs a new engine of its own.
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Bottas signs up for Paul Ricard rally event
Valtteri Bottas will compete in the Rallycircuit Cote d’Azur event based at Paul Ricard next weekend as his rallying exploits continue.
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Bottas to start Abu Dhabi GP from the back
Valtteri Bottas will start the final race of the 2019 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to engine penalties.
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Bottas: Red Bull now faster than Merc on straights
Valtteri Bottas believes Red Bull has surpassed Mercedes in terms of straight line speed, adding Merc were caught off guard in Brazil.
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Bottas facing possible grid penalty in Abu Dhabi
Mercedes are yet to confirm if Valtteri Bottas will take a grid penalty at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as they are still to get to the bottom of his engine failure in Brazil.
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FIA explain six-lap Safety Car for Bottas DNF
FIA race director Michael Masi has been busy explaining why the SC was needed for six laps to cover Valtteri Bottas’ stricken Mercedes in Brazil.
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Bottas disappointed following ‘tricky’ race
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he’s disappointed that he couldn’t get involved with the late drama at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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FP1: Albon quickest… and then crashes
The Brazilian GP weekend got off to a soggy and slow start with Alexander Albon setting the pace in FP1 before crashing and bringing out the red flags.