Valterri Bottas

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team will start tomorrow’s Sprint Race on the front row after a strong Friday qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix

Valtteri set the fastest time in Q3 with a blistering last lap to ensure he starts this season’s second F1 Sprint Race in first position. Lewis took P2, just 0.096s behind his teammate, after topping FP1 and the first two Qualifying sessions. Valtteri has taken on his fourth Power Unit of the season – meaning […]

September 11, 2021 Motor Sports

Double podium finish for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at Zandvoort

The race took place in front of packed grandstands and a sea of orange, with an incredible atmosphere at Zandvoort. Lewis finished the race in second place, after a hard-fought strategic battle with Max Verstappen at the front of the field. Valtteri crossed the line in third place, to make it a double podium finish […]

September 6, 2021 Motor Sports

Washout at Spa-Francorchamps as rain halts the heavily delayed Belgian Grand Prix after two laps

With heavy rain falling continuously, the start of the race was incrementally delayed. After two formation laps behind the Safety Car on Wets, the red flag was brought out and start procedure suspended. The three-hour window for the race was temporarily stopped at 17:00pm local time, before a further delay of over an hour. The […]

August 30, 2021 Motor Sports

P3 and P8 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in a challenging Qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps

Conditions were changing and evolving throughout the Qualifying session, with both the Wet and Inter tyres being used on Saturday. Lewis finished the final segment of Qualifying in third place, to qualify on the second row of the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix. Valtteri was eighth fastest in Q3 after struggling with tyre temperature […]

August 29, 2021 Motor Sports

Lewis and Valtteri deliver a front-row lockout for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis took his 75th pole position for the Mercedes F1 Team with an incredible lap at the Hungaroring. Valtteri delivered an impressive performance to complete the lockout and will start tomorrow’s race in P2. Both drivers will start tomorrow’s race on the Medium compound tyre, in contrast to the cars behind them. Lewis claimed his […]

August 1, 2021 Motor Sports