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Updated F1 World Championship points standings
2019 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship after the Italian Grand Prix Position Driver Nationality Team Points
Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix - Race Results
2019 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix - Race Results Pos Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1
Bottas: Mercedes deal gives me peace and trust
Valtteri Bottas says having the backing of Mercedes after securing his 2020 Formula 1 future at the world champions has given him a peace of mind to attack the end of the season as he continues to target the title and taking on teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas free to fight for wins despite points margin to Hamilton
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will be allowed “to go flat out” against teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Formula 1 world drivers’ title battle despite the expanding points margin between the pair.
Mercedes confirms Bottas 2020 F1 deal
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes for the 2020 Formula 1 season after the team confirmed on Thursday it had activated the option in his contract, keeping him at Brackley for a fourth year.
Bottas on why he's ignoring “big gap” to Hamilton in F1 title race
Valtteri Bottas says he isn’t paying attention to the “much bigger than I would like” gap in the Formula 1 world championship standings to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton after losing further ground at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton “hoping to be 100%” for Hungarian GP
Lewis Hamilton says he is still recovering from the illness which plagued his German Grand Prix having taken the week off before the Hungarian Grand Prix to rest in his bid to return to full fitness.
German GP conclusions: Bottas squanders golden chance
The 2019 Formula 1 season reached its half-way stage as the German Grand Prix delivered one of the best races of recent times with a wet and wild spectacle.
Updated F1 World Championship points standings after German GP
2019 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship after the German Grand Prix Position Driver Nationality Team Points
Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Race Results
2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Race Results Pos Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1 Max Verstapp
Bottas blames braking instability for qualifying struggles
Valtteri Bottas says he didn’t have consistent braking and feeling from his Mercedes throughout qualifying for the German Grand Prix and feels it restrained him to third place behind pole-sitting teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Wolff: Bottas can be proud of qualifying record against Hamilton
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas can take pride from his qualifying performances compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton but feels with his race craft he’s still “getting there”.
Bottas: Mercedes would’ve struggled without cooling upgrades
Valtteri Bottas has hailed the progress gained from Mercedes’ cooling upgrades and feels the team “would have struggled massively today” without it in the hot conditions ahead of the German Grand Prix.
Hamilton sweating over Mercedes cooling issues at German Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton concedes “a much bigger design issue” will hamper Mercedes in its bid to fix its overheating issues which he fears could reappear at the German Grand Prix.
Verstappen would support return of F1 refuelling for flat out racing
Max Verstappen says he’d back the return of refuelling in Formula 1 if it meant races would be “flat out” fights rather than being dominated by fuel and tyre conservation strategies.
Wolff: Bottas steps up Mercedes performances as focus turns to 2020
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas has made significant improvements to his performances this season as he remains tight-lipped on the team’s 2020 driver plans.
Hamilton: Maintaining respect with Bottas vital
Lewis Hamilton says it is vital he and Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas maintain respect for one another as the 2019 title fight intensifies.
F1 2019 British GP conclusions: Hamilton has Bottas at match point
Lewis Hamilton delighted his home crowd with a record sixth British Grand Prix victory as Silverstone celebrated its newly-secured Formula 1 future with a classic race.
Mercedes against “dirty” battles between Hamilton and Bottas
While Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is happy to let Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas race freely against each other but has made a stand against “dirty” racing which he feels took place between Red Bull and Ferrari drivers during the British Grand Prix.
Updated F1 World Championship points standings
2019 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship after the British Grand Prix Position Driver Nationality Team Points
Formula 1 British Grand Prix - Race Results
2019 Formula 1 British Grand Prix - Race Results Position Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1 Lewis
Hamilton: I’m chasing imaginary driver rather than fighting Bottas
Lewis Hamilton says his mentality for the 2019 Formula 1 world title fight hasn’t changed with his healthy points lead as he reveals he’s looking to beat his own previous feats rather than defend from Valtteri Bottas.
Ricciardo: MotoGP riders won’t like Silverstone resurfacing
Daniel Ricciado says MotoGP riders “are going to kick up a fuss” over sections of the Silverstone resurfacing as he feels the track surface remains bumpy.
Hamilton: Bottas much more comfortable so we’ve got to dig deep
Lewis Hamilton says despite promising signs on the timesheet he has struggled battling conditions and the new Silverstone track surface while he feels Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was “much more comfortable” ahead of the British Grand Prix.