News Details
Bottas: ‘I did have the pace to be on pole'
Valtteri Bottas admitted that his Mercedes had the pace to be on pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix but he could only manage a P3 grid slot. His Silver Arrows team-mate Lewis Hamilton took the team’s 100th pole position in their history, but Bottas was just a tenth and a half behind the five-time World Champion. The Finn was quickest in the second part of qualifying, but he could not turn that into pole come Q3 in Interlagos. 'Yeah not far away but here the margins are always small,' Bottas admitted. 'I knew this weekend that I did have the pace to be on pole. 'It was there for me to grab but I couldn’t take it today.' The Finn has a good chance after the middle sector of his final run...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Watch: Interlagos circuit guide with Valtteri Bottas
Take a tour of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace - the...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Mercedes 1-2 as Hulkenberg brings out the red flags...
Brazilian Grand Prix – Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 in FP2 at...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Bottas leads Hamilton by 0.003s in Brazilian GP...
Valtteri Bottas pic: Mercedes F1 Twitter Mercedes topped the second...
7y ago from SpeedCafe.com
Hamilton takes pole in Brazil - Qualifying results and...
Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian...
7y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
VR46 looking for mix of experience and youth in 2027...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Dani Pedrosa reveals the ‘crazy’ training that...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP announces Qatar round postponed until November
MotoGP has confirmed that Qatar's 10-12 April slot will be moved to 6-8...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP postpones Qatar GP to November due to Middle...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Kyle Kirkwood’s surprise lunge on Alex Palou...
Kyle Kirkwood took victory in the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington on...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Grand Prix of...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Rough and tumble weekend dampens Josef Newgarden’s...
Josef Newgarden came into IndyCar's Arlington GP weekend on a high,...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kirkwood "currently the biggest threat" to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...
The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC to return to GB in 2027 as Scotland secures...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Why Takamoto Katsuta’s long-awaited first WRC win...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
“Proud” Ott Tanak, Kalle Rovanpera lead praise of...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Henry defends Arteta style: I don't have to like it,...
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry stepped in to defend the Gunners' style under...
5h ago from SkySports.com
Arsenal dealt injury setback before Leverkusen as...
Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber will...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Max Dowman has inspired Arsenal in hunt for...
t;li>‘To be that precise, that’s something difficult to...
6h ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsenal could be handed unexpected financial boost as...
Arsenal could be set for a significant financial windfall as Serie A...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Aston Martin ‘are now looking for a new team principal’...
Aston Martin are now looking for a new team... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com
Aston Martin and Adrian Newey given massive F1 lifeline...
Aston Martin's car sucks. Read More »
16h ago from GPFans.com
Fernando Alonso takes drastic action to avoid injury from...
Fernando Alonso was forced into drastic action at... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com
