Formula one world championship, rd9, british grand prix, race day, silverstone, england, sunday 6 july 2014. Valtteri bottas broke the 10 year old race top speed record today with a staggering speed of 372,5kmh. The mclaren driver finished the session seventh, 1. I never knew bottas reached 378 in baku qualifying. It was no surprise when williams retained their driver lineup for. Find here all your favorites sports, events, teams and players for a quick access. Valtteri bottas set the fastest lap of the first week of formula opening preseason test, posting a time of 1. Competition between hamilton and bottas heating up as. Valtteri bottas suspects he would have lost his mercedes formula 1 drive with a repeat of 2018, but instead has rediscovered the love of racing. F1 mercedes driver valtteri bottas and wife emilia split. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of valtteri bottas over time since january. Mercedes f1 team extends valtteri bottass contract for 2018.
Which ever driver is awarded the drive will have a knock on effect for the teams they are currently or likely to be driving for. It was a case of right place, right time for valtteri bottas when nico rosberg shocked formula 1 by retiring in the midst of his title win in 2016, paving the way for bottas to join mercedes from williams. Valtteri bottas issues coronavirus plea to fans as. Nikos realistic 2016 database updates racedepartment. The finn has impressed alongside lewis hamilton at the team that has won the last three drivers.
Download 640 bottas stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Bottas stock photos download 640 royalty free photos. Second placed valtteri bottas fin williams celebrates in parc ferme. Official facebook page for valtteri bottas, finnish f1 driver for mercedesbenz amg petronas. Bottas scored six podiums in 2014, while his highlyregarded teammate, felipe massa, scored just three. On 28 november 2019, valtteri bottas announced their separation and divorce, citing challenges my career and life situation bring. Lewis hamilton secures his 6th fia formula one world. It has been a good ride for the team this season, winning 14 of the 19 races thus far. Azurite is a privatelyheld property development and investment firm. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of valtteri bottas over time since january 1st 20. After a super 2014, valtteri bottas underlined his potential as as a future world champion with an impressive year in 2015.
Sep 29, 2019 valtteri bottas was second for mercedes with fivetimes world champion lewis hamilton a distant third after tyre wear took its toll in a thrilling battle with the 21yearold monegasque. Hamilton, bottas clock fastest times as f1 testing starts. Bottas best win and best season lost in hamiltons shadow. Glickenhaus has revealed full images of its scg 007, ahead of its entry into next seasons world endurance championship. Profile for racing driver valtteri bottas from finland. Valtteri bottas next step in formula one will be known in good time before preseason testing begins late next month. With the teams performance turnaround in 2014, bottas was a regular fixture on the podium and towards the sharp end of the qualifying grid. Valtteri bottas racing career profile driver database. Valtteri stock photos download 508 royalty free photos. The digital images show the american teams contender in the new. Bottas said that it was a boost to begin the second half of 2019 with his future secured and that he was aiming to win the drivers championship.
The 27yearold finnish racer from nastola in southern finland has been scoring wins and collecting silverware since he first stepped into a racing machine aged six. Valtteri bottas has announced his split from wife emilia after three years of marriage. Jul 09, 2017 by alan baldwin spielberg, austria reuters valtteri bottas won a cliffhanger austrian grand prix for mercedes on sunday with ferraris sebastian vettel finishing a mere 0. Valtteri bottas signs new mercedes f1 deal as team keep. As we quickly found out, no two days are the same for a formula one driver.
Going into the weekend, there were seventyeight points left on the table for the season, with just 74 points separating lewis hamilton from his teammate valtteri bottas, who both were leading the drivers championship 12 respectively. Download 508 valtteri stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Mercedes to extend valtteri bottas contract the finnish driver has posted two wins and eight podium results this season and sits third in the drivers standings, 41 points behind leader sebastian vettel of ferrari and 34 points behind teammate lewis hamilton. That is the news from mika hakkinen, the former twotime world. Oct 08, 2016 a short story about how valtteri s 2008 season finale almost ended in catastrophe with his hopes flushing down the toilet. Download digital images or purchase prints at pro star pics. Fact is, valtteri is teammate to a driver at the very peak of his form, a driver who shows no sign of easing off.
Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. An f1 icon has used lewis hamiltons performance to belittle valtteri bottas even after the finn came second in brazil. Valtteri bottas unfinished business at this weekends. He will continue driving for mercedes in the upcoming 2020 season, partnering lewis. Lewis hamilton was just a tenth of a second behind him, leaving the red bull and ferrari drivers to split the second and third row of the grids between them. Four seasons with williams included finishing fourth overall in his sophomore 2014 campaign. We offer you to download wallpapers lewis hamilton, valtteri bottas, mercedes amg petronas f1 team, champions 2019, racing drivers, formula 1, mercedes amg f1 w10 eq power from a set of categories sport necessary for the resolution of the. He started his formula one career with williams before joining the german team in 2017 to partner lewis hamilton. While bottass challenge for the 2019 drivers championship is running out of steam, he says hes still developing as a driver. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Mercedes benz driver valtteri bottas heralds from finland and in this m video youll learn more about this cool and calm 7time f1. Bottas scoops pole position for final round of 2017. The mercedes formula 1 team has extended valtteri bottas s contract for the 2018 season.
Valtteri bottas, mercedes f1 driver valtteri bottas has unfinished business to settle at this weekends russian grand prix, as the finn heads to one of his happiest hunting grounds looking to rekindle his early season form and return mercedes to the top. Valtteri bottas player profile formula 1 eurosport. Valtteri bottas is a famous finnish racing car driver, who was born on august 28, 1989. Valtteri bottas has signed a new one year deal to race for mercedes in the 2018 formula one season. Hamilton leads the drivers championship comfortably from team mate valtteri bottas. Mark webber has put in his two cents on mercedes search for a nico rosberg replacement, urging f1 teams to look beyond their own backyard. As a person born on this date, valtteri bottas is listed in our database as the 39th most popular celebrity for the day august 28 and the 273rd most popular for the year 1989. New manor racing team driver esteban ocon with name, texts and nationality for driver pic, download my addon on. Valtteri bottas as a major shareholder and global brand ambassador. Valtteri bottas born 1989 finnish formula one driver, emilias exhusband.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page. The finn controlled the race after that while vettel and hamilton battled it out for second place. Valtteri bottas issues coronavirus plea to fans as mercedes f1 star provides health update valtteri bottas is eager for his fans to stay safe as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe. I dont hate it, but would be very sponsor friendly. Emilia bottas born 1992 finnish swimmer, valtteri s exwife. Since joining mercedes, bottas has won seven races, three in 2017 and four in 2019. Official merchandise f1 drivers valtteri bottas clothes. Three hours after qualifying, the japanese grand prix was on. Valtteri bottas latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Mika hakkinen confirms bottas negotiations fox sports.
Bottas scored six podiums in 2014, while his highlyregarded teammate, felipe massa, scored just three last season he added two more to his collection, and held off massa to secure fifth in the championship. Valtteri bottas f1 driver biography formula one racefans. Valtteri immediately impressed, dragging unexpected pace from the underperforming car. Four seasons with williams included finishing fourth overall in his sophomore 2014 campaign and led to valterri bottas having the most sought after if daunting prospect in modern grand prix racing teammate to lewis hamilton at mercedesbenz from 2017. Valtteri was back at the factory last week and let us tag along with him to see what he gets up to during his trips to hq.
To finish secondbest to a driver like hamilton is nothing to be ashamed of. After winning the 2011 gp3 championship he spent a year out of racing but appeared in practice sessions at official f1 weekends in 15 of the 20 rounds. Do you think mercedes should just bite the bullet and replace valtteri bottas with esteban ocon for 2019. The f1 star, 30, revealed the pair are getting divorced because of challenges my career and life. Formula one world championship, rd9, british grand prix, race day, silverstone, england, sunday 6. Valtteri bottas blogs, comments and archive news on.
On his day, valtteri is up there with the best of them, and clearly he is an ideal team player as far as mercedes and hamilton are concerned. Valtteri bottas is a finnish f1 driver, currently with mercedes. Valtteri bottas to remain with mercedes for 2020 f1 season. Valterri bottas was rewarded for that form with the offer of the most sought after, if daunting prospect in modern grand prix racing teammate to lewis hamilton at mercedesbenz from 2017. Sep, 2017 valtteri bottas has agreed a oneyear deal, which allows mercedes to keep their options open with daniel ricciardo and max verstappen contracted at red bull until the end of 2018 and 2019 respectively. Collateral studio shoot media database mercedes amg petronas. Lance stroll backed up teammate perez in ninth, with lando norris. Manager didier coton keeping valtteri bottas f1 options. Valtteri bottas fin williams fw37 at formula one testing, day three, barcelona, spain, 21 february 2015. Apr 23, 2016 nikos 2016 realistic database for kris 2016 season mod v4. Learning his craft on finnish roads of ice and snow, he was born to be a grand prix racer. Valtteri bottas is plotting a night with 10 pints of beer after his tyre blew when he ran over debris, robbing him of the azerbaijan gp win. Mercedes driver lewis hamilton, left, of britain, and mercedes driver valtteri bottas, of finland, celebrate following the formula one u. Bottas cashes in on start to win japanese grand prix.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for valtteri bottas on. Valtteri bottas, pascal wehrlein, and my own favourite sergio perez. I am very happy and proud to be part of the team for a fourth season and wish to thank every team member and the board of mercedes for their trust and belief in me, he said. We try to keep the site as uptodate as possible but gp hub is just a hobby site run by a web developer who loves formula one. Bottas started as a test driver for the williams team until they finally gave him a race seat in 20. Valtteri bottas broke the 10 year old race top speed record. Valtteri bottas was born on august 28, 1989 in nastola, finland. Botas disambiguation this page lists people with the surname bottas. Mr bottas, a monaco resident, has had a sensational start to the f1 season having won the season opener in australia as well as azerbaijan. Williams has signed formula 3 euro series frontrunner valtteri bottas as its official test driver for the 2010 formula 1 season. For lewis hamilton, victory at the french grand prix was allbut secured after watching his two main rivals collide at the first corner, but in the immediate aftermath, he did have some concern. Former world champ backs dream situation for finn valtteri bottas can win his first f1 world drivers championship if he joins mercedes, according to mika.
Last season he added two more to his collection, and held off massa to secure fifth in the championship. Valtteri bottas blames himself for 2019 f1 title bid slipping away f1. Valtteri viktor bottas is a finnish racing driver currently competing in formula one with mercedes, having previously driven for williams from 20 to 2016. Collateral drivers 2020 valtteri bottas crop and add to the shopping cart download. Valtteri bottas announces shock split with wife emilia. Mercedes to extend valtteri bottas contract sports news. Apr 30, 2017 at the time of writing favourites for the drive alongside lewis hamilton with the silver arrows in 2017 are. Download wallpapers lewis hamilton, valtteri bottas. Marcus added some sparkle this year, and while this isnt my preference, made for a decent looking f1 livery. Bottas said that it was a boost to begin the second half of 2019 with his future secured and that he was aiming to win the drivers championship next year. Find everything in one place on valtteri bottas including.
She had been in a relationship with formula 1 driver valtteri bottas since 2010. Valtteri bottas has won the japanese grand prix after taking the lead at the start of the race. Valtteri bottas made his formula one race debut for williams in 20 bottas joined the team in 2010, taking over from nico hulkenberg as their test and reserve driver. Bottas was signed as a lastminute replacement for 2016 world champion nico rosberg, who shocked f1 when he. F1 mercedes driver valtteri bottas and wife emilia split after three years updated. Valtteri bottas manager didier coton has vowed to explore all the different possibilities for the williams drivers longterm future in formula 1.
Valtteri bottas welded to memory the toilet youtube. Not sure if mercedes will need a wingman for the increased challenge of 2019. Valtteri bottas to remain with mercedes for 2020 f1 season motor. Valtteri bottas exceeds mercedes world champion in one statistic lewis hamilton won his fourth formula one world title, getting the better of teammate valtteri bottas. Mercedes will be formula one underdogs for the rest of the season, says lewis hamilton. F1 bottas sets quickest time of first test as mercedes. Valtteri bottas celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Love valtteris helmet, but without sponsorship, the lack of detail leads to quite a plain livery. Valtteri bottas is leading the drivers championship ahead of lewis hamilton after two wins and four podium finishes. Valtteri bottas was the fastest driver in q3 on saturday in abu dhabi, with the finnish driver securing pole position for the final race of the season. Grand prix auto race at the circuit of the americas, sunday, nov.