Valterri Bottas

Lewis and Valtteri go quickest in qualifying for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Turkish Grand Prix

Lewis put on a commanding display on Saturday in Istanbul, finishing P1 in all three qualifying sessions but will incur a grid penalty for tomorrow’s Grand Prix as a result of changing his internal combustion engine (ICE). A strong performance from Valtteri saw him finish Q3 just 0.1s behind his teammate to go second quickest […]

October 10, 2021 Motor Sports

Lewis claims an historic 100th F1 career victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in a pulsating Russian Grand Prix

A hard-fought victory in Russia saw Lewis extend his F1 victory record to achieve the momentous milestone of 100 career victories in the highest echelon of motorsport. Lewis had dropped three places on the opening lap, keeping his nose clean to navigate a very bunched field before settling into the race and preserving his tyres […]

September 27, 2021 Motor Sports

P4 and P7 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in changeable weather conditions in Sochi

Lewis qualifies P4 and Valtteri P7 for the Russian Grand Prix despite showing strong pace and dominating Q1 and Q2 on the Inter tyres on a very damp track. With conditions improving into Q3, the two Mercedes led the field out on Inters and again set the fastest times, before the cars behind made the […]

September 25, 2021 Motor Sports

Valtteri claims an impressive podium for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, with Lewis suffering his first DNF of the season after a collision with VER at Turn 2

Valtteri capped off a strong weekend, fighting back from P20 with a number of smart overtakes to cross the line in P4 before being awarded P3 following a time penalty for PER. Lewis and VER collided on Lap 26 of 53 when VER attempted a pass on the inside of turn 2, making contact with […]

September 14, 2021 Motor Sports

A mixed afternoon in Monza for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in the second F1 Sprint of the season

Valtteri won Saturday’s F1 Sprint after a strong performance from P1 in the 18-lap, 100km Sprint. Lewis suffered wheel spin off the line, lost three positions and finished P5; he will start the Italian Grand Prix in P4. The Finn will start tomorrow’s race from the back of the grid following a Power Unit change […]

September 12, 2021 Motor Sports