Reasons Valtteri Bottas can’t begin in the top position for his Cadillac F1 debut
Valtteri Bottas’ Potential Return to Formula 1 Picture this: Valtteri Bottas makes a surprising comeback to Formula 1 next spring, joining the new Cadillac team and somehow clinching pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. It sounds like a plot twist you might find in a sequel to an F1 movie, right? Well, perhaps it’s […]
Valtteri Bottas returns to Mercedes F1
Valtteri Bottas returns home. The Finnish driver announced on Thursday that he will return to Mercedes for the F1 season as the team's reserve driver. Bottas spent five F1 seasons with Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton, helping the team win five consecutive F1 Constructors' Championships. Bottas has driven for Alfa Romeo (which became Sauber last year) […]
Valtteri Bottas hit with grid penalty at F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Sauber is aiming to score its first points of the 2024 F1 season. Veteran driver Valtteri Bottas will face an even tougher climb due to grid penalties if he hopes to score that elusive first point at this weekend's Las Vegas Grand. The team announced on Thursday that it had installed new energy storage components […]
Valtteri Bottas finished an at-home Iron Man fueled by Coke and rice
Completing an Ironman triathlon is a daunting enough feat. Swimming over two miles, biking over 100 miles, and finishing off with a marathon is not an event for the faint of heart. Indeed, it is an athletic activity that needs to be trained and not done on a whim. Unless, of course, you're F1 driver […]
Valtteri Bottas won an F1 break for the second season in a row
Race car drivers are a completely different breed. It takes a special type of person to strap yourself into a rocket ship on wheels and push yourself to the limit. Just as dozens of other like-minded people around you do the same, risking life and limb in their pursuit of checkers. of the flag. This […]
Valtteri Bottas ‘positive’ regarding his F1 future ahead of Azerbaijan Grand Prix
With the F1 season drawing to a close, only two spots remain confirmed on the 2025 grid, with Visa Cash App RB F1 Team being the favourites, with current driver Daniel Ricciardo and reserve driver Liam Lawson as the favourites. The other position? Sauber, currently held by Valtteri Bottas. The team has confirmed that Nico […]
Valtteri Bottas on whiskey, his F1 future, and the ‘joy’ of being a race car driver
F1's continued growth around the world, and in the United States, is thanks in part to the Netflix documentary series. Drive to survive. Whatever the merits of that argument, one aspect of the series that has driven the growth of the sport globally is that it showcased the drivers themselves: athletes with great personalities outside […]
Did Valtteri Bottas just unveil his 2025 F1 spot?
The game of musical chairs for F1 drivers is coming to an end. Did one of the final players in that match give up his 2025 eligibility? As we wrote the other day, there are only four open seats in F1 next season. One is Mercedes’ second seat, which will be vacated when Lewis Hamilton […]
Valtteri Bottas hit with three-place grid penalty at F1 Miami Grand Prix
MIAMI — A tough Friday afternoon will turn into an even tougher Saturday morning for Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas. Hours after the end of sprint qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, Bottas was given a three-place grid penalty by race officials for interfering with Oscar Piastri during the session. As a result of this penalty, […]
An Australian explains Valtteri Bottas’ legendary Aussie Uber ad
The Australian Grand Prix is just around the corner, and F1’s Valtteri Bottas has dropped perhaps the best advance commercial in Uber history. Danny Rick and Oscar Piastri may be the only Australians on the grid, but after nailing the culture lot, Valtteri can be officially added as an honorary Australian. You may have been […]