News Details

Mercedes F1 Sochi swap team order ‘broke my heart’ - Wolff

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says ordering Valtteri Bottas to give up victory at the Russian Grand Prix to help Lewis Hamilton’s title bid left him heartbroken.  With the 2018 drivers’ title fight entering its closing stages Mercedes took the decision to swap its drivers in Sochi in order to provide Hamilton with a 50-point buffer over nearest rival Sebastian Vettel. Bottas, who had taken pole and led the majority of the race, obeyed the instruction and moved aside to allow Hamilton through to claim a controversial win. The Briton went on to wrap up the championship with two races to spare, while Bottas ended the season without a victory. 5774263478001 CrashTV: ...
Full Story »
7y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas team order 'broke my heart' - Wolff

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he was left heartbroken after...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Wolff: Ordering Bottas to stand down in Russia...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted ordering his driver...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Wolff: Bottas will have to ‘justify' Mercedes...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that Valtteri Bottas will...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Wolff denies Mercedes tried to recruit Ferrari's...

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff denied that the Silver Arrows outfit had...
7y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Enea Bastianini ‘can’t explain’ KTM tyre...

Enea Bastianini admitted he “can’t explain why” he struggled to...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Manchester United and Arsenal could battle to sign...

Manchester United reportedly have Arsenal for company as they set their...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Central defensive duo could be key to exacting Villa...

Morning all. It's a big one tonight in the Premier League as Aston Villa...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

‘Something can happen' – Arteta teases...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has made it clear that the club will be...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction and Betting Tips |...

The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this...
14h 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.