News Details

Hamilton surprised at lack of Ferrari team orders

Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised that Ferrari have not employed team orders on Kimi Raikkonen to aid Sebastian Vettel's title bid as Mercedes continue to wrestle with the controversy of ordering Valtteri Bottas aside to hand Hamilton victory in Russia last weekend. Bottas qualified on pole and led the opening part of the race, but was sacrificed in favour of Hamilton after Mercedes reported that the Brit had suffered tyre damage in an on-track fight with Vettel. The German has not benefitted from such treatment, and a battle with Raikkonen on the first lap in Italy ultimately left Vettel at the mercy of Hamilton, who completed a brave passing move that sent the Ferrari into a costly...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas 'proved he's a winner' in Russia

Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas proved himself as a race-winning driver,...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Team orders give Hamilton victory in Sochi

OK, much as we hate these grid penalties, one must admit that they have...
7y ago from Pitpass.com

Bottas ‘Prepared’ to Let Hamilton Through Again if...

Toto Wolff reiterated his praise of Valtteri Bottas’ character after...

Lewis Hamilton drives to victory in Russia after team...

Lewis Hamilton takes victory in Sochi following Mercedes team orders,...
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

VR46 Ducati launches 2026 MotoGP livery

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati presented its newest livery for the 2026...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Troy Deeney claims Chelsea ‘can’t be serious’...

Pundit Troy Deeney has hit out at Chelsea for their perceived lack of...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“He can do whatever he wants” - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Martin Zubimendi after...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“That’s where the frustration comes from” -...

Jamie Redknapp identified an issue in Bukayo Saka’s game that he...
57m ago from SportsKeeda.com

“Little bit unlucky not to have a goal” - Jimmy...

Former Leeds United striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink praised Chelsea winger...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.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.