Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Mercedes.

Born again, hungrier than ever. Valtteri Bottas is ready to fight for thousands of a second, standings, and the championship as a member of the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN. An uncompromised professional athlete on and off the circuit. All …

Bottas blossomed at the Silver Arrows in 2017, unleashing his pace to clock up personal pole positions and victories as well as a team championship for the famous Mercedes marque alongside Lewis Hamilton. He even tied with Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel with 13 podiums.

Dec 9, 2024 · Valtteri Bottas has insisted he is "not done yet" in Formula 1 after he failed to finish his final race for Kick Sauber in Abu Dhabi, while his team mate Zhou Guanyu limped home 13th.

Jan 29, 2025 · Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish F1 driver who is racing for the Alfa Romeo team. Bottas was born in Nastola, Finland on August 28, 1989, and he is currently 35 years old. Valtteri, who had spells with Williams and Mercedes before …

6 days ago · Mercedes driver George Russell has addressed Valtteri Bottas' return to the team after three years with Sauber, believing the F1 veteran’s experience will be invaluable.Russell expects Bottas to ...

Born: 28/08/1989 Nastola, Finland. The latest in a long line of Finns to have tasted the winners’ champagne in motorsport’s highest echelons, Valtteri Bottas entered into his second...

Dec 15, 2021 · After five years with Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas has bittersweet feelings about his time with the team. Bottas won 10 Grands Prix, scored 20 pole positions and helped Mercedes win five consecutive...

Jan 28, 2025 · Valtteri Bottas is set for a return to the cockpit of Mercedes machinery in early March as part of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, event organisers have announced. Bottas re-joined Mercedes as their F1 reserve driver for the 2025 season after losing his seat at Kick Sauber – the 35-year-old Finn providing valuable support and back-up to ...

1 day ago · Valtteri Bottas couldn’t resist making a joke at his own expense as he returned to Mercedes for the first time in over three years. Having raced for Mercedes between 2017 and ’21, Bottas has ...