Williams were very pleased with their position at the end of testing despite losing time due to an engine failure on the final day of running in Bahrain.
Valtteri Bottas articles archive
Valtteri Bottas
Bottas says new cars are more fun to drive
2014 F1 season
Posted onThe new Formula One regulations have produced cars which are more enjoyable to drive, according to Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas: “We deserved” first points
2013 United States Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas hailed a “great day” for him and Williams after scoring the first points of his F1 career with eighth place.
Bottas says Maldonado’s last-lap move was ‘unfair’
2013 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says his team mate Pastor Maldonado risked a collision between the two Williams drivers with his last-lap move at the chicane.
Who’s winning the battle of the team mates halfway through 2013?
2013 F1 season
Posted onAt the halfway point in the season the balance of power in each of the teams has become clear. Here’s how each pair of team mates compares so far.
Bottas hoping for more rain in the race
2013 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Williams need more rain to get a good result in tomorrow’s Canadian Grand Prix, which he will start from third place.
Second reprimand puts Webber at risk of penalty
2013 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMark Webber has received his second reprimand of the year at the Canadian Grand Prix. One more will earn him a ten-place grid penalty.
Bottas aims to stay out of trouble in debut season
2013 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas expects the F1 field will be even closer than last year and says staying out of trouble and getting to the finish will be vital.
Bottas: First run in FW35 ‘put a smile on my face’
2013 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says the FW35 already feels like an improvement over the previous Williams and believes the team have “found some tricks” for the new tyres.
Introducing F1’s new drivers for 2013
2013 F1 season
Posted onWhich of the three new F1 drivers for 2013 was allowed to race in F3 despite being under-age? And whose sponsor’s slogan is “The Joy of Welding”? Find out here.
Senna expected to lose 2013 seat to Bottas
2012 F1 season
Posted onBruno Senna expected Valtteri Bottas would race for the team in 2013 “since the beginning of my programme with Wiliams”.
Bottas: “I’ve missed racing a great deal”
2013 F1 season
Posted onNew Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says he’s eager to get back to racing after spending a year testing for the team.
Bottas joins Maldonado at Williams for 2013
2013 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas will make his Formula One race debut for Williams next year, the team has confirmed.
Susie Wolff makes F1 debut at Williams event
F1 pictures
Posted onSusie Wolff had her first run in a Williams F1 car during an event for the team’s sponsors at Silverstone today.
Silverstone test ends with Bottas still on top
2012 F1 season
Posted onThe second and final day of the Young Drivers Test at Silverstone ended with Valtteri Bottas’s Williams quickest of the two teams running.
Bottas fastest as Ma Qing Hua makes debut
2012 F1 testing
Posted onWilliams test driver Valtteri Bottas was quickest in the first of two days’ testing at Silverstone involving three teams.
Vettel-Ferrari rumours add new dimension to 2013 driver market
2013 F1 season
Posted onIs Vettel lining up a future move to Ferrari? Will Hamilton stay at McLaren? And what will Schumacher do? A look at the 2013 driver market.
Bottas makes first race weekend appearance
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams reserve driver Valtteri Bottas made his first appearance in an F1 race weekend at Sepang on Friday.