Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Mercedes.

Ten Grand Prix victories. 20 pole positions. 67 podiums, 58 of which with Mercedes F1. A key role in five consecutive Constructors’ World Championships. A storied career. An icon of the F1 paddock. Valtteri Bottas returns to the three-pointed star for the 2025 season.

Bottas blossomed at the Silver Arrows in 2017, unleashing his pace to clock up personal pole positions and victories as well as a team championship for the famous Mercedes marque alongside Lewis Hamilton. He even tied with Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel with 13 podiums.

Dec 19, 2024 · Mercedes have announced that Valtteri Bottas will return to the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season, after the Finn and Kick Sauber parted company following the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Dec 20, 2024 · Valtteri Bottas is returning to Mercedes as the team's new third driver for the 2025 season. The experienced Finn has been left without a race seat on next year's Formula 1 grid after being...

4 days ago · Valtteri Bottas set to coach Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes. Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will race for the Swiss-based team in F1 2025, with Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu both ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Valtteri Bottas is returning to Mercedes three years after signing with Sauber and three years after they last won a title, but he is convinced they’ll regain the titles.

Jan 28, 2025 · Valtteri Bottas is set for a return to the cockpit of Mercedes machinery in early March as part of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, event organisers have announced. Bottas re-joined Mercedes as their F1 reserve driver for the 2025 season after losing his seat at Kick Sauber – the 35-year-old Finn providing valuable support and back-up to ...

1 day ago · Valtteri Bottas has revealed he held talks with two rival F1 teams before losing his Sauber seat for 2025. The 35-year-old Finn has rejoined Mercedes as a reserve driver for the upcoming season to ...

Valtteri Bottas heads home, back to the three-pointed star as Third Driver for 2025.