News Details
Bottas: Mercedes calculations were wrong
Valtteri Bottas says he believed his tyres would maintain their working life until the end of the British Grand Prix and trusted Mercedes’ call to stay out and not pit under the late Safety Car in order to gain track position. The Finnish driver inherited the lead from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel when the German driver pitted during the late race Safety Car triggered by Marcus Ericsson’s crash. Bottas, who pitted for fresh medium tyres on lap 21, says Mercedes’ strategy pointed to his tyres being able to last the full 31 laps to the finish and despite a second Safety Car period when Romain Grosjean and Carlos Sainz Jr clashed at the restart the Finn’s tyres gave up over the five...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Kimi Raikkonen accepts blame for Lewis Hamilton clash
Kimi Raikkonen accepted responsibility for the first-lap clash involving...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Bottas: ‘Just five laps too much' on mediums
Valtteri Bottas admitted that not coming in under the Safety Car may have...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
Analysis: How Mercedes lost the Austrian Grand Prix
Austrian Grand Prix – A mechanical failure might have ended Lewis...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com
VIDEO: Vettel's race-winning overtake on Bottas
In a thrilling end to the British Grand Prix, a pair of safety cars...
7y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why Jorge Martin burst into tears at MotoGP Hungarian...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘My exceptional 2025 MotoGP season...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘Not normal to win every weekend’...
Marc Marquez admits “it’s not normal to win every weekend” despite...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Santino Ferrucci: Alternate aero package needed for...
For this weekend’s IndyCar finale at Nashville Superspeedway, the...
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar's Alex Palou is not on Red Bull's F1...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi shuts down Alex Palou and Red Bull F1...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Rally Paraguay leaderboard in disarray after...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Rovanperä leads, Fourmaux stars in Paraguay
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took the lead of the inaugural Rally...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Paraguay: Adrien Fourmaux leads, Sebastien Ogier...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
FIA promises WRC investment following commercial...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Medical this weekend: Ornstein shares latest on...
Arsenal have now agreed on a deal to sign Piero Hincapie from German club...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal agree Hincapie deal
Arsenal have agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Piero Hincapie on...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Mikel Arteta backs Eberechi Eze to make impact on...
t;li>‘He’s a player that loves those scenarios and moments’Saka...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
No excuses for Arteta and Arsenal with new signings...
ee seasons of work from the head coach on the same host body have led in a...
4h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 2025 Dutch Grand Prix – FP2 Results
Lando Norris set the pace in FP2 for the 2025 F1... Read More »
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
FIA issue McLaren punishment verdict after Piastri incident...
McLaren have been hit with a punishment at the... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com
Dutch Grand Prix Friday: Teams and Drivers report from...
Lando Norris topped Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort... Read More »
2h ago from GrandPrix247.com
