Valtteri Bottas

Finnish racing driver

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2024 Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for a collision with Kevin Magnussen, leading to his retirement from the last race of the season.
2024 A wheel nut problem cost Bottas 28 seconds in the pits during a subsequent race, leading to a €5000 fine for the team on safety grounds.
2024 Bottas qualified 16th at the season-opening race but finished 19th due to a 52-second pit stop.
2024 Bottas' team, Sauber, underwent a takeover by Audi after the 2024 season.
2024 Bottas managed to drive the car into Q2 at the Hungarian, Belgian, Mexican, and Qatari Grands Prix.
2024 Bottas finished the season without scoring points for the first time in his Formula One career, placing twenty-second in the standings.
2024 At the Miami Grand Prix, Bottas qualified P16 and finished in the same position.
2024 Valtteri Bottas participated in the men's 35–39 age category race at the UCI Gravel World Championships held in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, finishing in 134th place out of 233 entries.
2024 Neither Bottas nor Zhou were re-signed for the following season, with Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto set to replace them.
2024 Bottas made his first Q3 appearance of 2024 at an unspecified race, qualifying 10th but retiring from the race due to engine failure.
2024 During the Qatar Grand Prix, Bottas qualified P12, while Zhou qualified P13, and Zhou finished P8, marking Sauber's first points of the season.
2024 At the season finale in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Bottas had a first-lap collision with Sergio Perez, resulting in a 10-second penalty, which ended his chances for a top-10 finish.
2024 Bottas and his teammate Zhou were retained for the 2024 season as the team rebranded to Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber after its partnership with Alfa Romeo ended.
2024 Bottas commented that the team's poor start to the season 'needs to be a wake-up call' following continuing pit stop issues.
2024 Valtteri Bottas participated in the men's 35–39 age category race at the UCI Gravel World Championships held in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, finishing in 134th place out of 233 entries.
2024 At the Miami Grand Prix, Bottas qualified P16 and finished in the same position.
2024 Neither Bottas nor Zhou were re-signed for the following season, with Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto set to replace them.
2024 Bottas made his first Q3 appearance of 2024 at an unspecified race, qualifying 10th but retiring from the race due to engine failure.
2024 At the season finale in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Bottas had a first-lap collision with Sergio Perez, resulting in a 10-second penalty, which ended his chances for a top-10 finish.
2024 Bottas commented that the team's poor start to the season 'needs to be a wake-up call' following continuing pit stop issues.
2024 Bottas' team, Sauber, underwent a takeover by Audi after the 2024 season.
2024 During the Qatar Grand Prix, Bottas qualified P12, while Zhou qualified P13, and Zhou finished P8, marking Sauber's first points of the season.
2024 Bottas managed to drive the car into Q2 at the Hungarian, Belgian, Mexican, and Qatari Grands Prix.
2024 A wheel nut problem cost Bottas 28 seconds in the pits during a subsequent race, leading to a €5000 fine for the team on safety grounds.
2024 Bottas qualified 16th at the season-opening race but finished 19th due to a 52-second pit stop.
2024 Bottas and his teammate Zhou were retained for the 2024 season as the team rebranded to Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber after its partnership with Alfa Romeo ended.
2024 Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for a collision with Kevin Magnussen, leading to his retirement from the last race of the season.
2024 Bottas finished the season without scoring points for the first time in his Formula One career, placing twenty-second in the standings.
December 2024 Valtteri Bottas was announced to be re-joining Mercedes as a reserve driver.
December 2024 Valtteri Bottas was announced to be re-joining Mercedes as a reserve driver.
2023 Bottas suffered damage from debris, resulting in an 18th-place finish.
2023 He scored his first points of the season at the eighth round after starting 14th and finishing 10th due to a penalty for Lando Norris.
2023 Bottas started seventh at a race but finished 17th after a lap-one collision with Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso.
2023 At one race, Bottas started from the pit lane and, benefiting from eight drivers' retirements, finished in 11th place without scoring points.
2023 Following two consecutive retirements, Bottas finished eighth at another round, qualifying ninth and noting the team's improved understanding of car upgrades.
2023 Bottas reached Q3 again at one event but finished outside the points after colliding with Lance Stroll.
2023 Both Alfa Romeo drivers retired from a race due to reliability issues.
2023 Bottas reached Q3 at one event for the first time that year but finished outside the points.
2023 At the end of the season, Bottas ranked 15th in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring ten points.
2023 Bottas started the 2023 Formula One season by qualifying 12th and finishing eighth.
2023 Bottas finished 10th at round 14 after improving from 14th on the grid.
2023 Bottas' car broke down in qualifying at another race, leading to disqualification from the session for an insufficient fuel sample; he recovered from 20th on the grid to finish 12th.
2023 Bottas worked with Paul Ripke to create a nude calendar titled BOTTASS 2024, which raised $150,000 for the men's health organization Movember.
2023 After another 18th-place finish, Bottas noted improvements in handling with the C43 compared to the C42, though he felt it lacked performance against competitors.
2023 Bottas competed in the Race of Champions alongside Mika Häkkinen, representing Finland in the Nations Cup tournament, where they were knocked out by Team eROC's Jarno Opmeer and Lucas Blakeley.
2023 Alfa Romeo finished ninth in the World Constructors' Championship, with Bottas qualifying ahead of teammate Zhou at 15 of the 22 races.
2023 Bottas worked with Paul Ripke to create a nude calendar titled BOTTASS 2024, which raised $150,000 for the men's health organization Movember.
2023 Bottas competed in the Race of Champions alongside Mika Häkkinen, representing Finland in the Nations Cup tournament, where they were knocked out by Team eROC's Jarno Opmeer and Lucas Blakeley.
2023 Bottas' car broke down in qualifying at another race, leading to disqualification from the session for an insufficient fuel sample; he recovered from 20th on the grid to finish 12th.
2023 At one race, Bottas started from the pit lane and, benefiting from eight drivers' retirements, finished in 11th place without scoring points.

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