Valtteri Bottas is a racing driver from Finland who competes for Alfa Romeo in Formula 1. Bottas started his racing career in karting, later advanced to single-seater championships, and also participated in GP3 Series before making his first entry on Formula One in 2013.
Valtteri Bottas temporarily served in military (which was considered mandatory for adult male in Finland) before beginning his career in motorsport. His interest in motorsport was sparked at the age of six when he coincidentally happened to visit a karting event and he considers Mika Hakkinen to be his racing hero.
Age: 33 years
Date of Birth: 28 Aug 1989
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 m)
Valtteri Bottas net worth is estimated to be £25 million ($30 million) according to PlanetF1 and currently is considered to be the 8th richest F1 driver in the world. His current salary is estimated to be $10 million per year which he gets in while driving for the Alfa Romeo alone.
Valtteri Bottas was sponsored by companies like Wihuri, Kempi till 2019 and currently he is associated with a sporting company called Polar in Finland. He is also sponsored by companies like Abloy and Insijets currently.
Valtteri Bottas' car collection includes luxurious ones like McLaren 675LT Spyder ($3,53,000), Mercedes Benz AMG GT Black Series ($3,25,000), Mercedes AMG C63 ($79,000), and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifogilo ($85,000). Valtteri Bottas owns a luxurious house in Monte Carlo, and also has a home for him in Finland.
Records and Achievements:
* Won Formula Renault Eurocup and Northern European Cup in 2008
* Won the Masters of Formula3 race in Zandvoort for second consecutive year in 2010
* Won the GP3 Series title for Lotus ART in 2011
* Won three podiums in a row in Austria, Great Britain and Germany in 2014.
* Sky Sports Award for most improved driver in 2014
* Won 2017 Russian Grand Prix (His first win among Grand Prix)
* Won DHL Fastest Lap Award in 2018
* Won 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
* Won AKK-Motor Sport Driver of the Year Award in 2019
* Won 2021 Turkish Grand Prix which was 10th win for Bottas in his F1 career.