Tags: Valtteri Bottas
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Winless Bottas struggling for confidence
Valtteri Bottas “needs some good results now” as he looks to boost his confidence at Mercedes.
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‘Backmarkers need a more global perspective’
Backmarkers about to be lapped by race leaders need “more of a global perspective”, that’s the verdict of Toto Wolff after both Mercedes drivers had troubles in Singapore.
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F1 won’t change blue flag rules
Formula 1 will not extend the blue flag margin past its current time of 1.2s, despite Valtteri Bottas calling for just that in Singapore.
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Raikkonen needed ‘bigger mistakes’ from Bottas
Kimi Raikkonen admitted that he would have required his compatriot, Valtteri Bottas, to make “bigger mistakes” for him to get past.
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Bottas: Qualifying ‘made race more difficult’
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that only managing to qualify in P4 left him compromised for Sunday???s Singapore Grand Prix.
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Bottas ‘can’t be happy with fourth’ on grid
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he “can’t be happy with fourth” on the grid for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.
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Arrivabene apologised to Bottas for ‘butler’ remark
Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said he apologised to Valtteri Bottas for referring to him as a “butler” at Mercedes.
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Bottas: Winless run is ‘disappointing and amazing’
Valtteri Bottas is still yet to win in 2018, and has said that his winless run is both “disappointing and amazing”.
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Mercedes holding off on team orders for now
Mercedes will hold off on implementing team orders in Lewis Hamilton’s favour until after the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Bottas: I wasn’t sacrificed for Hamilton
Dubbed a “sensational wingman” earlier this season, Valtteri Bottas says his Italian GP was not “sacrificed” in order to help Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.
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Bottas: Verstappen’s driving not fair
Valtteri Bottas says Max Verstappen’s antics at Monza were “not as fair” as he wanted but in the end the Dutchman received a penalty and he got the podium.
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FIA post-Italian GP press conference
Race winner Lewis Hamilton, along with Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas, spoke to the media after the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
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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.
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Bottas ‘willing to help’ Hamilton win title
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.
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Hamilton makes belated arrival at Monza
Lewis Hamilton missed all his media commitments on Thursday because of what Mercedes said was an “unavoidable personal commitment”.
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Mercedes to consider team orders after Monza
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.
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Bottas penalised, but keeps P4 in Belgium
Valtteri Bottas was given a five-second penalty and two penalty points for causing a collision with Sergey Sirotkin at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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The provisional Belgian GP grid
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.
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Bottas reprimanded for Vandoorne incident
The FIA has reprimanded Valtteri Bottas for his role in the FP3 incident that led to Stoffel Vandoorne spinning out.
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Back of the grid for Bottas and Hulkenberg
Both Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking engine penalties.
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Wolff clarifies ‘sensational wingman’ comments
Toto Wolff insists his comment calling Valtteri Bottas a “sensational wingman” were meant just for Hungary, not the championship as a whole.
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Race: Hamilton clinches sixth Hungarian GP win
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.
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‘Wingman hurts’ – Bottas unhappy with Wolff words
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”.
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Bottas ‘disappointed’ but ‘glad’ after qualifying in Hungary
Valtteri Bottas has mixed emotions after qualifying on the front row of the grid for Sunday???s Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Qualy: Hamilton sails to pole at a wet Hungaroring
Lewis Hamilton will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position having set the pace in a very wet qualifying session.
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FIA post-Hungarian GP qualifying press conference
The top three drivers from qualifying; Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen, spoke to the media after the session.
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Hamilton: Mercedes have ‘some work to do’
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.
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Bottas: ‘No plan to play Hamilton support role’
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.
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Wolff: Call doesn’t mean Bottas is No.2 driver
Having told Valtteri Bottas not to attack Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff insists Mercedes would have made the “same call” had their positions been reversed.
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Bottas: ‘No hard feelings’ over team orders
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.