Tags: Valtteri Bottas
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Bottas annoyed with ‘defensive’ driving
Forced to spend much of the Brazilian Grand Prix trying to defend his position, Valtteri Bottas saying it is “getting annoying” as it has happened too often.
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History awaits Merc after fifth successive double
Wrapping up their fifth championship double in as many years in Brazil on Sunday, history and a record-breaking sixth await Mercedes in 2019.
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Bottas: ‘I did have the pace to be on pole’
Valtteri Bottas admitted that his Mercedes had the pace to be on pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix but he could only manage a P3 grid slot.
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FIA post-Brazil GP qualifying press conference
Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas, the top three from qualifying, spoke to the media after the session.
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FP2: Bottas heads Hamilton by 0.003 seconds
Valtteri Bottas headed a Mercedes 1-2 by 0.003 seconds after the second practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Bottas ‘doesn’t realise’ Merc manipulation
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said it is like “Alice in Wonderland” having Valtteri Bottas in the team as there are no team politics.
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Hamilton won’t do Bottas ‘any favours’
Lewis Hamilton says he won’t be called on to return the favour Valtteri Bottas paid him back in Russia by handing his team-mate a race win.
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Bottas fully aware why Hamilton is quicker
Valtteri Bottas has said he has always fully understood why Lewis Hamilton is able to be quicker than him at Mercedes.
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Hamilton hails ‘greatest partnership’ with Bottas
Lewis Hamilton believes he has the “greatest partnership” with Valtteri Bottas, given their respect for one another and their teamwork.
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Bottas: We need to investigate tyre struggles
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that Mercedes will need to investigate the tyre issues they had during the Mexican Grand Prix.
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Bottas: Mechanics did an impressive job
Valtteri Bottas has heaped praise on his Mercedes mechanics, after they changed his engine in between practice and qualifying.
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Honey Badger pinches pole; Hamilton ‘sorry’
Valtteri Bottas could be hit with a grid penalty for the Mexican GP after a hydraulic failure curtailed his running in FP3.
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FP3: Verstappen quickest despite battery issues
Max Verstappen claimed the practice hat-trick for the Mexican Grand Prix as Mercedes were hit with more troubles with a hydraulic failure for Valtteri Bottas.
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Mercedes forced to turn down engines in Mexico
Finishing down in seventh and ninth places in practice for the Mexican GP, Mercedes have revealed they turned down the performance of the engines due to overheating concerns.
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‘Maybe Mercedes thinking about Ocon’ for 2019
Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Doornbos has speculated whether Mercedes are weighing up whether to bring Esteban Ocon straight into the team.
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Bottas wishes Hamilton had wrapped it up at COTA
Twice told to move over for Lewis Hamilton in Austin, Valtteri Bottas wished his team-mate had wrapped up the World title on Sunday afternoon.
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Bottas and Ocon escape US GP penalties
Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon escaped punished at the United States GP after being investigated for exceeding the maximum lap time in qualifying.
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Bottas unfazed by Ocon 2020 rumours
Valtteri Bottas is adamant he’s not worried about rumours linking Esteban Ocon to his Mercedes seat, saying if he is not in the car in 2020 that will be his own fault.
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Bottas: Drivers forced to cruise because of tyres
Valtteri Bottas has called for changes to Pirelli’s tyres, saying at some tracks drivers have had to “cruise round” rather than race.
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‘Bottas feeling mental setback from team orders’
Toto Wolff concedes Mercedes’ use of team orders in Russia led to a “mental setback” for Valtteri Bottas, who never once looked able to challenge Lewis Hamilton at Suzuka.
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FIA post-Japanese GP press conference
Race winner Lewis Hamilton and podium finishers Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen spoke to the media after the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Mercedes open to using team orders in Japan
Mercedes could use team orders in Japan with Toto Wolff saying Lewis Hamilton’s defeat in 2007 proves that a big lead can easily be wiped out.
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Bottas bounces back after ‘difficult’ FP3
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he found it tough to get his Mercedes working in FP3, but fought back to qualifying second.
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FIA post-Japanese GP qualifying press conference
The quickest three men from qualifying; Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen, all spoke to the media after the session.
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Qualy: Hamilton’s dominance continues with Suzuka pole
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Japanese GP from pole position ahead of Valtteri Bottas as another strategy mistake cost his title rival Sebastian Vettel.
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FP1: Hamilton tops Mercedes 1-2 at Suzuka
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday’s first practice for the Japanese GP, over four-tenths quicker than his nearest rival, Valtteri Bottas.
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Bottas would ‘accept’ more team orders
Valtteri Bottas says he’d “accept it” if Mercedes again used team orders at this weekend’s Japanese GP as he’s no longer in the championship fight.
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Horner ‘No rocket scientist needed’ for Bottas role
Christian Horner wasn’t surprised that Mercedes used team orders in Russia, after all you “don’t have to be a rocket scientist” to work out Valtteri Bottas’ role in the team.
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Hamilton: Time will tell if team orders pay off
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will only know come the conclusion of the championship whether they made the right call using team orders at the Russian Grand Prix.
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Hamilton is first among equals at Mercedes
Not all team-mates are created equal as Mercedes proved in Russia.