Russell to Merc, Bottas to Alfa, Kimi retires – report
The Formula 1 rumour mill has been fired up again with French broadcaster Canal+ claiming Valtteri Bottas will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo.
The Formula 1 rumour mill has been fired up again with French broadcaster Canal+ claiming Valtteri Bottas will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo.
Karun Chandhok says Valtteri Bottas is "not" that good when it comes to races, but Paul di Resta feels that makes him an "ideal" team-mate.
Valtteri Bottas could struggle to recover from his grid penalty at Spa, the Finn worried that his W12 isn't set-up for the wet.
Toto Wolff has confirmed the decision about which of Valtteri Bottas and George Russell will drive for Mercedes next year has been made.
Lewis Hamilton concedes his "loyalty" to Valtteri Bottas may not be enough to save the Finn's race seat as that decision is Toto Wolff's.
Lewis Hamilton has urged Spa-Francorchamps to fix a "massive bump" which he has noticed at Eau Rouge, and is ruining the experience.
F1 may have to wait to learn Mercedes' line up, but Toto Wolff says he is being "transparent" with Valtteri Bottas and George Russell.
George Russell and Valtteri Bottas were similarly tight-lipped over their futures when they shared the stage at the Belgian Grand Prix press conference.
Ralf Schumacher would be astounded if Valtteri Bottas was still Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate at Mercedes next year.
Mika Hakkinen thinks Mercedes should apply an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach to their driver line-up.
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that Lewis Hamilton has told him that he wants him to remain his team-mate at Mercedes.
Toto Wolff has hinted the outcome of his decision to have George Russell or Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next year has been delayed until September.
Although the focus for Mercedes is now on 2022, Valtteri Bottas says a few more upgrades for the W12 will still trickle through.
Toto Wolff says that regardless of Mercedes' decision on their 2022 line-up, George Russell and Valtteri Bottas have "great options" in Formula 1.
Although John Watson would love to see Mercedes sign George Russell, he feels the team will keep the peace with "compliant" Valtteri Bottas.
Valtteri Bottas said he had to make a 'big jump' in his career to come straight into Mercedes after Nico Rosberg's retirement to compete at the front.
The decision on Mercedes' 2022 line-up is yet to be finalised, but boss Toto Wolff still regards Valtteri Bottas as a crucial team member.
After Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said both of his team's reserve drivers "deserve to be in F1", Valtteri Bottas says those implications are "not really my concern".
Valtteri Bottas says he can now “laugh” about the Imola crash that ended in an angry exchange with George Russell.
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Mika Hakkinen has spoken from his own experience about how difficult it is for Valtteri Bottas to share a team with an F1 great.
Valtteri Bottas feels that he could have had a better shot at winning titles with Mercedes if he was given longer contracts.
Giedo van der Garde has said Mercedes would not want two 'number one' drivers in their team, so keeping Valtteri Bottas would be their logical choice.
Unsure as to where he will be working next year, Valtteri Bottas insists he will be an asset to that team as he is still "peaking".
Lewis Hamilton is thought to "probably" be applying pressure on Mercedes to keep Valtteri Bottas, happy with the status quo at the team.
Ex-F1 driver Christijan Albers said it would have been "almost impossible" for Valtteri Bottas' Hungary crash to have been deliberate.
Ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher does not see a future at Mercedes for Valtteri Bottas and suspects negotiations elsewhere are under way.
Links between Valtteri Bottas and Alfa Romeo for 2022 continue to intensify following the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas wasn't trying to be "brave" on the opening lap in Hungary, it was a simple mistake as he braked too late says Jolyon Palmer.
Valtteri Bottas doesn't believe his Hungarian GP mistake, one that caused a multi-car crash, will influence Mercedes' 2022 driver decision.