News Details

Wolff: Bottas' fastest lap bid 'cheeky but understandable'

Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas nearly snatched a point from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by setting the fastest lap of the Dutch Grand Prix when he wasn't supposed to, though team boss Toto Wolff was understanding of the situation after the race. Bottas was a distant third behind race leader Max Verstappen and Hamilton in the closing stages of Sunday's race at Zandvoort when Mercedes brought him in due to vibrations on his worn tyres. When Bottas rejoined the race, he was told not to push for the fastest lap, which was held by Hamilton, and while he backed off in the final sector, he still managed to set the fastest time. Hamilton eventually reclaimed the point...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas "cheeky but understandable" with late...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described Valtteri Bottas as...
3y ago from GPFans.com

FIA: Late Spa restart was attempt to assess conditions

FIA race director Michael Masi says the decision late in the day to...
4y ago from F1i.com

Aston Martin claim F1 teams agreed on zero crash...

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed crash allowances...
4y ago from GPFans.com

FIA confirm controversial Belgian GP will be discussed...

Article To news overview © Red Bull Contentpool FIA President Jean Todt...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner acquires ownership of the Tech3 KTM...

A consortium led by former Haas F1 team principal Gunther Steiner has...
55m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pedro Acosta tops the timesheets in opening MotoGP...

KTM’s Pedro Acosta set the early pace as he topped the timesheets in...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rinus VeeKay separates from Dale Coyne Racing

Rinus VeeKay will not race with Dale Coyne Racing next season after...

Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...

The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Club accelerating efforts to sign Arsenal star while...

Arsenal are reportedly still facing interest in versatile Belgian attacker...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Turkish club table 25m bid to sign 30-year-old Arsenal...

Super Lig side Besiktas have reportedly made an offer to sign Arsenal star...
45m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: Tottenham to try again for 50m Arsenal target...

Tottenham are continuing to show a strong interest in a potential transfer...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Clause only for Liverpool' revealed as Reds have edge...

Liverpool have the edge over Premier League rivals such as Chelsea and...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.