News Details

Valtteri Bottas in awe of 'amazing' 2018-spec F1 cars

Valtteri Bottas has described the sensation of driving this year’s Formula 1 car as an “amazing feeling”, following the conclusion of his pre-season programme. Formula 1 introduced faster and wider cars in 2017, while the year-on-year development, softer tyre compounds and the new track surface at test venue Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has led to quicker times this season. While Mercedes has shied away from setting headline-grabbing times, owing to its lack of Hypersoft tyres and preference of running longer stints, Bottas revelled in the feel of this year’s machinery. “They’re so quick, I’ve never driven anything like that,” beamed...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

'No more excuses' for Valtteri Bottas this season -...

Valtteri Bottas will have 'no excuses' in 2018 according to his Mercedes...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

New sidepod design worth quarter of a second - Mercedes

Mercedes claims the new sidepod design on its W09 is worth around a...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Williams: Age of drivers no factor in Martini's F1...

Williams has insisted that its decision to field two young drivers this...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Honda reliability not a surprise says Toro Rosso's...

Toro Rosso Technical Director James Key says that a 'super...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

What Christian Norgaard was seen telling the Arsenal...

Arsenal’s medical woes took center stage during their latest outing as...
46m ago from CaughtOffside.com

One Arsenal star gets singled out for pulling the...

Arsenal forward Noni Madueke was full of praise for Eberechi Eze following...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Ruins my mood every time I watch him', 'Simply just a...

Fans reacted to the performance of striker Viktor Gyokeres in Arsenal's...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal outclass and overwhelm Wigan in dominant FA...

Arsenal dispatched Wigan with ease to progress into the fifth round of the...
3h ago from SkySports.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.