News Details

Bottas admits he ‘pushed too hard’ before Q3 crash

Valtteri Bottas concedes he was pushing too hard in a bid to challenge for pole position before crashing out of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.  The Mercedes driver took too much kerb on the entry to Turn 1 on his first Q3 flying effort and ran wide onto the grass - still wet from earlier rain - which sent him hurting into the barriers on the exit of the following corner.  Bottas walked away from the hefty incident unscathed, but the impact caused significant damage, wrecking the right-hand side of his Mercedes W09 car. “I was just pushing a bit too hard,” Bottas explained. “I went wide in Turn 1 and the kerb was still a bit damp. I lost the rear of the car and hit the...
Full Story »
7y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Record pole for Hamilton; Bottas crashes out

Lewis Hamilton flew to a record-breaking pole position in Melbourne,...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Bottas has to 'think about it' after crash –...

now viewing Bottas has to 'think about it' after crash – Lauda Mar...
7y ago from F1Hub.net

Lewis Hamilton on pole in Australian GP

Lewis Hamilton pulled out a spectacular last-ditch lap to take a stunning...
7y ago from BBC.co.uk

Bottas blames ‘damp' track for Q3 crash

Valtteri Bottas has said a 'damp' part of the track was to blame for his...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA adapting European approach to better suit IndyCar

PREMA has nearly completed its first season fielding a pair of entries in...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

NASCAR Trucks to join IndyCar for St. Petersburg race...

The 2026 schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) was...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Collymore's column: Eberechi Eze, Alexander Isak...

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool striker Stan...
36m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Makes a lot of sense' – Collymore reacts to...

In the last 48 hours, Arsenal have beaten north London rivals Tottenham to...
26m ago from CaughtOffside.com

£45m bid prepared: Crystal Palace to attempt hijack...

Crystal Palace are reportedly preparing to launch a transfer bid worth a...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Crystal Palace considering £30m move for...

Jakub Kiwior’s Arsenal future looks increasingly uncertain, with...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.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.