Valterri Bottas

Consistent day for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on day one in Barcelona

Valtteri set the fastest time of the first practice session with Lewis in P3. Lewis led the way in the second session with Valtteri just behind in P2. The team’s programme today focused on improving tyre and balance understanding on a range of short and long runs.     Driver Chassis No. FP1 FP2 Lewis […]

May 9, 2021 Motor Sports

Lewis takes an impressive victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Portugal with Valtteri completing the podium in P3

Lewis completed a hunter’s drive to record his 97th victory in F1, after dropping to third following a safety car restart. Valtteri finished in P3 and secured the bonus point for fastest lap. An exhaust sensor failure cost the Finn precious power and the opportunity to close in on P2 late in the race. Today’s […]

May 3, 2021 Motor Sports

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team secures front row lockout for the Portuguese Grand Prix

Valtteri claimed the17th pole position of his career and first of the season. Lewis was 0.007s behind in P2 to complete the lockout. Both drivers will start tomorrow on the Medium compound tyre, as will the two Red Bulls in the second row. Today marks the 75th front row lockout for the Mercedes F1 Team […]

May 2, 2021 Motor Sports