Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Viktor Bottas (; born 28 agosto1989) is a Finnish motor racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Cadillac, having previously driven for Alfa Romeo, Mercedes from  to  and Williams from  to . Bottas has scored  race wins and  podiums. He contributed to five constructors championship wins for Mercedes, and has been drivers' championship runner-up twice, in  and .

 Formula One 
Bottas returned to racing in 2013, as he was chosen as the teammate of Pastor Maldonado at Williams-Renault for the  season. On 8 June 2013, Bottas qualified in 3rd position at the Canadian Grand Prix behind Sebastian Vettel (1st), and Lewis Hamilton (2nd). He scored his first points finish at the United States Grand Prix when he came 8th. This result allowed Bottas to finish ahead of Maldonado in the Drivers' Championship.

 Mercedes (2017–2021) 
In January 2017 Mercedes said that they signed Bottas for the 2017 season to partner Lewis Hamilton, replacing the 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg who retired from the sport. Bottas came 3rd in his first race as a Mercedes driver, the 2017 Australian Grand Prix, behind Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

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Category:Finnish racecar drivers
Category:Formula One drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Lahti
Category:Living people
Category:1989 births