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First three races show Zhou now “at the same level” as Bottas – Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 season
Posted onZhou Guanyu has raised his performances to the level of his race-winning team mate in his second F1 season, says Alfa Romeo’s head of trackside engineering.
Three days’ testing is “ample” and could be cut to two – Horner
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 team principals see no need to increase the amount of pre-season testing despite complaints from some drivers that three days of running is insufficient.
FIA’s ban on drivers’ political statement shows “they want to control us” – Bottas
2023 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas has expressed concern over the FIA’s new rules restricting drivers’ political expressions.
Analysis: Did any F1 driver have worse luck than Alonso last season?
2022 F1 season
Posted onLooking back at the 2022 season, which drivers proved to be the unluckiest in the field through car problems or being hit by their rivals?
“Don’t do it to me again, Abu Dhabi”: Bottas feared 2021 repeat in tense final lap
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas had “deja vu” for last year’s controversial final lap in Abu Dhabi as Alfa Romeo narrowly beat Aston Martin to sixth place.
“I was so hard on myself… it was difficult to deal with”: Bottas speaks to RaceFans
2022 F1 season
Posted onNearing the end of his first season with Alfa Romeo, Valtteri Bottas sat down with RaceFans for an exclusive interview about what lies ahead for him and his team.
‘Important’ Alfa Romeo score well after ‘bonus’ of out-qualifying a Ferrari – Bottas
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Alfa Romeo must make the most of sixth on the grid for the Mexican Grand Prix in their battle with Aston Martin.
Sauber need early support from Audi to make 2026 F1 debut a success – Bottas
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas sees “big potential” from the recently-announced tie-up between Audi and Sauber, which will begin in 2026.
F1 drivers differ over tyre warmer ban some expect will cause “a lot of crashes”
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s plan to ban teams from using tyre warmers has prompted warnings of “dangerous” incidents from some drivers, while others believe it could work.
Red Bull need penalty that “really hurts them” if they exceeded budget cap – Bottas
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA should issue a “strict and harsh penalty” to Red Bull if the team did exceed the budget cap last season, says Valtteri Bottas.
Wet conditions at start were ‘not race-able, we shouldn’t have started’ – Bottas
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe start of the Japanese Grand Prix should have been delayed because conditions were too wet to race in, says Valtteri Bottas.
More engine changes mean nine drivers will take grid penalties
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNine drivers will take grid penalties for the Italian Grand Prix weekend after exceeding their maximum allocation of power unit parts.
Verstappen, Perez, Sainz and others join Hamilton in taking engine change penalties
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc and George Russell are the only drivers from the three front-running teams without penalties heading into this weekend’s race.
‘Tyre marbles from junior series’ caused Latifi’s spin which put Bottas out
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onNicholas Latifi says his spin during the Belgian Grand Prix, which led to Valtteri Bottas’s retirement from the race, was triggered by tyre marbles left on the track from other series.
Hot weather unlikely to aggravate Alfa Romeo or Ferrari reliability problems – Bottas
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he has no concerns about the hot weather over the French Grand Prix weekend causing more risk of reliability problems for Alfa Romeo.
Caption Competition 188: He’s got a brand new combine harvester
Caption Competition
Posted onValtteri Bottas has been driving a very different machine to his usual Alfa Romeo C42. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Alonso drops to ninth after penalty for weaving that Bottas called “dangerous”
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso has been given a five-second time penalty for weaving in front of Valtteri Bottas while the pair were fighting for seventh place at the end of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Verstappen now has as many poles as Leclerc – but six times as many wins
2022 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAnother pole without a win for Charles Leclerc leaves him with the second-lowest pole-win ratio of any driver in Formula 1 history. Here are more Monaco Grand Prix stats.
Tsunoda expects ‘Safety Car traffic jams’ in Miami’s ‘super-tight’ final sector
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onA narrow section of Formula 1’s new Miami circuit could prove particularly tricky during any Safety Car periods this weekend, Yuki Tsunoda has predicted.