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Valtteri Bottas is a racing driver from Finland who competes in Formula 1, the world's premier motorsport championship. He matters because he has been a competitive driver at the highest level of professional auto racing, competing against the best drivers in the sport.
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Valtteri Viktor Bottas (born August 28, 1989) is a Finnish racing driver who is currently the third driver for Mercedes in Formula One. He had previously driven for Williams (2013-2016), Mercedes (2017-2021) and Alfa Romeo (2022 and 2023), which was rebranded as Kick Sauber for the 2024 season.. He has scored 10 race victories and 67 race podiums, and has finished as runner-up in the drivers' championship in 2019 and 2020, twice behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, and has finished third in
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Valtteri Viktor Bottas ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeri ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Cadillac. Bottas has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands Prix across 13 seasons.
Born and raised in Nastola, Bottas began kart racing aged six. After studying automotive engineering and completing mandatory military service, Bottas progressed to junior formulae in 2007. He won his first championship at the Formula Renault NEC in 2008, also winning the Formula Renault Eurocup by three points to Daniel Ricciardo, both with Motopark. He then won the Masters of Formula 3 back-to-back in 2009 and 2010 with ART, before winning the GP3 Series in 2011. After two years as a test driver, Bottas signed for Williams in 2013 to partner Pastor Maldonado, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix. In 2014, he finished fourth in the championship, taking his maiden career podium at the Austrian Grand Prix. Across four seasons at Williams, Bottas finished on the podium nine times.
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