Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas, born 28 August 1989, is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for the Stake F1 Sauber team, having previously driven for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021 and Williams from 2013 to 2016.

Bottas has scored 10 F1 race wins, all for Mercedes and against, amongst others, Lewis Hamilton as a team mate. He contributed to five Constructors’Championship wins for his team Petronas Mercedes, and had been Drivers’ Championship runner-up twice, in 2019 and 2020.

Valtteri Bottas declared recently: “I hope people will not forget what I achieved, namely 10 wins, 67 podiums and 20 poles. There are not many drivers on the grid who can achieve these figures.” Indeed, the Finn can be proud of his achievements, and his journey is far from over.