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  Valtteri Bottas takes pole position for season-opening Austrian Grand Prix

  Formula 1 | July 04, 2020 22:42 IST

  The Finnish driver edged out the world champion by .012 seconds at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.

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  US GP: Bottas grabs pole ahead of Vettel, Hamilton to start at a distant fifth

  Formula 1 | November 03, 2019 12:02 IST

  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel will start second place with Red Bull's Max Verstappen at third and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari at fourth.

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  Valtteri Bottas extends contract with Mercedes for 2020 season

  Formula 1 | August 29, 2019 17:53 IST

  Valtteri Bottas put pen to paper a one-year contract with an extension option for 2020, which Mercedes have exercised.

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  Bottas spins off, Hamilton tops 3rd practice for Spanish GP

  Formula 1 | May 11, 2019 20:04 IST

  Bottas, who leads Hamilton by one point in the standings, got back out with 15 minutes left of the session and clocked the third fastest time.

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  Bottas cruises to victory in Baku as Mercedes dominates again in Azerbaijan GP

  Formula 1 | April 28, 2019 20:39 IST

  That was the fourth straight one-two finish for Mercedes, the best start to a season by a two-car team in Formula One history.

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  Valtteri Bottas under pressure to show he can beat Lewis Hamilton again

  Formula 1 | March 29, 2019 13:06 IST

  Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas had vowed to come back stronger this year after flopping for much of 2018.

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  Valtteri Bottas, version 2019, has breakthrough win at Australian GP

  Formula 1 | March 18, 2019 14:11 IST

   The 29-year-old Finn kept his emotions in check after what he described as the drive of his life to win the Australian GP on Sunday, his fourth F1 title and his first since 2017.

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  Valtteri Bottas edges Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to win Australian GP

  Formula 1 | March 17, 2019 12:51 IST

  Mercedes was a hot favourite to win in Melbourne after dominating every practice session but surprisingly, it was Bottas who finished with a gap of 20 seconds.

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  I'm going to beat everyone this year, claims Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas

  Formula 1 | March 11, 2019 17:31 IST

  Bottas competed with Hamilton on occasions last season but a mixture of bad luck, tentativeness and team orders saw him finish the year with seven second-place finishes and no wins.

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  Lewis Hamilton wins Japanese GP as Mercedes dominate, closes in on title

  Formula 1 | October 07, 2018 14:21 IST

  Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.

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  Valtteri Bottas takes pole over Lewis Hamilton at Russian GP

  Formula 1 | September 29, 2018 21:48 IST

  Bottas was 0.145 ahead of Hamilton and 0.56 ahead of third-placed Sebastian Vettel, who is second in the standings, 40 points off Hamilton.

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  Mercedes gives Valtteri Bottas 1-year contract extension

  Formula 1 | July 20, 2018 17:00 IST

  Bottas moved from Williams on a one-year deal as an emergency replacement for German driver Nico Rosberg, who stunned Mercedes — and all of F1 — by retiring days after winning the 2016 title.

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  Mercedes dominate as Hamilton, Bottas fastest in first practice for British GP

  Formula 1 | July 06, 2018 18:36 IST

  Hamilton, who is going for a fifth straight victory and a record sixth overall in his home Formula One race, clocked the best lap time at 0.367 seconds faster than Bottas.

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  Bottas edges Hamilton as Mercedes takes front row in Austrian GP

  Formula 1 | June 30, 2018 23:47 IST

  Bottas edged Hamilton by 0.019 seconds for his first pole position of the season as Mercedes locked up the front row of the grid for the third time this year.

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  Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas lead practice in Austrian GP

  Formula 1 | June 29, 2018 22:15 IST

  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who trails Hamilton by 14 points going into Sunday's ninth of 21 races, had a fastest lap that was 0.236 behind Hamilton's.

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  Heavy rain restricts French GP 3rd practice, Mercedes' ​Valtteri Bottas fastest

  Formula 1 | June 23, 2018 18:48 IST

  Heavy rain kept drivers in the garage for most of the final practice of the French GP with Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes ending up fastest in the washed-out third session.

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  French GP: Mercedes dominate as Hamilton, Bottas fastest in 1st practice

  Formula 1 | June 22, 2018 18:20 IST

  The last time an F1 race was held here at Le Castellet was in 1990 when Alain Prost won for Ferrari.

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  Valtteri Bottas urging Lewis Hamilton to clear up Mercedes future and sign

  Formula 1 | May 24, 2018 17:13 IST

  Valtteri Bottas is urging Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to sign a new contract, even though his own future is uncertain with the team.

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  Mercedes in front again in final practice for Spanish GP

  Formula 1 | May 12, 2018 19:12 IST

  Hamilton had a time of 1 minute 17.281 seconds at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Bottas less than a tenth of a second slower.

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  Mercedes sets pace in 1st practice session in Spainish GP

  Formula 1 | May 11, 2018 21:22 IST

  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who trails Hamilton by four points in the drivers' standings after four races, was third.