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Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Cadillac. Bottas has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands Prix across 13 seasons.
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sports · Finnish racing driver (born 1989) · Formula One driver · racing automobile driver · also Valtteri Bottas, Valtteri, Bottas
Born 28 August 1989 · Q138745
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2026· 28 entries
“I have been matching my goals. Before the season started I told myself I don”
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“She knows that in any sport if you want to get to the top it needs a lot of help and sacrifices. She also is focusing on her own thing, the training and aiming for her competitions, so it is not like one of us is always at home and waiting.”
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racingnews365.com: Valtteri Bottas issues 'American way' response after shock Cadillac leadership change
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Crash.net: Bottas: "Something needed to change" - Valtteri Bottas reacts to Cadillac F1 leadership twist
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autohebdof1.com: Valtteri Bottas on the mid-season appointment of Marcin Budkowski: "Time will tell if it was a good or bad decision"
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AutoHebdo: Valtteri Bottas sobre el nombramiento de Marcin Budkowski a mitad de temporada: "El tiempo dirá si fue una buena o mala decisión"
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Motorcycle Sports: Valtteri Bottas dice que "el tiempo dirá" sobre el impacto de Marcin Budkowski como nuevo jefe de Cadillac F1.
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Motorcycle Sports: Valtteri Bottas says ‘time will tell’ on Marcin Budkowski’s impact as new Cadillac F1 boss
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Motorsport Week: Valtteri Bottas issues ‘time will tell’ verdict on new Cadillac F1 boss
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Yahoo Sports: Valtteri Bottas suffers parking blunder in Amelia Dimoldenberg's "Passenger Princess"
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F1 Oversteer: Valtteri Bottas ‘suffering’ with faulty Cadillac parts because Sergio Perez brings more money
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GPblog: 'If Cadillac need to change one driver, they're going to change Bottas'
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Motorcycle Sports: Günther Steiner critica a Valtteri Bottas: «ha dejado de intentarlo» en Cadillac.
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Planeta Triatlón: Valtteri Bottas, quinto en su grupo de edad en el UCI Gravel World Series y clasificado para el Mundial: la doble vida del excampeón de F1
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Mshale: Valtteri Bottas With His New Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale 3.000.000€ In Monaco Bbc News Ni (Ba7VeYhJoL)
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TheJudge13: The Colton Herta Threat: Why Valtteri Bottas's F1 Seat Is in Danger
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Mshale: Entrevista En Inglés Checo Pérez 🇲🇽 Valtteri Bottas🇫🇮 Post Carrera Tras Abandonar El GP De Hungría Luck Mervil (KL9JHDzej0)
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Infobae: Valtteri Bottas ve progresos en Cadillac junto a Checo Pérez pese a su complicada temporada debut
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LatinUS: “Es un placer trabajar con él”: Valtteri Bottas destaca la importancia de Checo Pérez en los primeros pasos de Cadillac
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formularapida.net: Valtteri Bottas highlights Cadillac’s progress in their first F1 season
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Mshale: Valtteri Bottas Onboard Start Monaco GP 2023 When Is Victoria Day (gG96HGaJMF)
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Carburando: F1: Cadillac refutó los rumores sobre Rafael Câmara, pero no garantiza el futuro de Checo Pérez y Valtteri Bottas
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Motorsport.com Latinoamérica | F1, MotoGP, Nascar, Rally: Valtteri Bottas ve un progreso de Cadillac en una primera temporada de F1 llena de retos
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Mshale: Lewis Hamilton's Record, Valtteri Bottas Gets Hot And The Best Team Radio | 2020 Spanish Grand Prix Nikola Bartůňková (3mScwdKcJC)
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Yahoo Sports: Valtteri Bottas sees clear Cadillac progress amid challenging first F1 season
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f1i.autojournal.fr: Cadillac F1 pourrait sacrifier Sergio Pérez et Valtteri Bottas pour deux rookies dès 2027
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2024· 1 entry
Bottas raced in the men's 35–39 age category race at the UCI Gravel World Championships in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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2023· 3 entries
Ahead of that year's Australian Grand Prix, Bottas announced a collaboration with Melbourne-based coffeehouse chain ST
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To create a nude calendar, titled BOTTASS 2024, which raised $150,000 for men's health organisation Movember
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Bottas again worked with Ripke in 2023 to create a nude calendar, titled BOTTASS 2024, which raised $150,000 for men's health organisation Movember.
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2022· 4 entries
Played for Alfa Romeo Racing (2022).
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As a "mistake" and that it was "downhill" after the first year
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Partnering two-time Formula One champion Mika Häkkinen
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Retaining his seat for his 2023 campaign
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2021· 2 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2021).
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Leaving at the end of the season after contributing to five consecutive World Constructors' Championships
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2020· 2 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2020).
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Bottas again participated in the Arctic Lapland Rally, where he drove a Citroën DS3 WRC car and finished ninth
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2019· 4 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2019).
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On 28 November 2019, Bottas announced their separation and divorce, citing the "challenges my career and life situation bring".
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And 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands Prix across 13 seasons
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“challenges my career and life situation bring”
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2018· 10 entries
Published video “Valtteri Bottas. The Circuit.”.
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Published video “VB77 WhatsCooking AUSTIN”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 7”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 6”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 5”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 4”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 3”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 2”.
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Published video “Valtteri Bottas - My Path 1”.
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2018).
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2017· 5 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2017).
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Replacing the retiring Nico Rosberg to partner Lewis Hamilton
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Played for Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ (2017–2021).
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In 2017, Bottas launched the Valtteri Bottas Duathlon, an annual sporting event held in Finland, which raises money for charity.
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Bottas launched the Valtteri Bottas Duathlon, an annual sporting event held in Finland, which raises money for charity
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2015· 1 entry
Came at the Canadian Grand Prix, where he qualified fourth and benefited from a spin for Kimi Räikkönen to finish third
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2014· 2 entries
Finished fourth in the championship, taking his maiden career podium at the Austrian Grand Prix
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Would finish a race outside the top ten
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2013· 3 entries
Played for Williams Racing (2013–2016).
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Joined Williams in 2013.
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To partner Pastor Maldonado, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix
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2012· 2 entries
After his GP3 Series victory; he took part in fifteen Friday practice sessions, making his Grand Prix weekend debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix
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And set a record for the most second-place finishes (seven) in a season without a win
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2011· 1 entry
Bottas contested the GP3 Series, remaining with F3 squad ART
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2010· 1 entry
Became the first driver to win the F3 Masters title for the second time
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2009· 1 entry
And 2010 with ART, before winning the GP3 Series in 2011
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2008· 1 entry
Also winning the Formula Renault Eurocup by three points to Daniel Ricciardo, both with Motopark
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1989· 1 entry
Born 1989-08-28.
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