News Details

Bottas blocked media coverage after Sakhir disappointment

Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas tried to block out negative media coverage and social media reaction following his disappointing Sakhir Grand Prix performance. Despite starting the race from pole position, Bottas was outpaced in the race by George Russell, who was deputising for Lewis Hamilton. After Russell shot into an easy lead, both Mercedes drivers dropped into the midfield following a botched attempt to double stack them in the pits. A Safety Car deployment triggered a late call to pit both Mercedes, but the team fumbled amid a radio transmission error and mixed up the tyres for both cars. The front medium tyres allocated for Bottas were fitted to Russell’s car, while Bottas was...
Full Story »
5y ago from SpeedCafe.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

George Russell To Return To Williams For Abu Dhabi GP...

Lewis Hamilton will compete in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at...
5y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

‘It’s Incredible How Sh*t Albon Is’: Social...

The main story of qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix is Valtteri Bottas...
5y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Bottas blocked out ‘all headlines & social...

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says he took steps...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

‘Amazing Tractor Driver’: Social Media Reacts To...

Scuderia Ferrari looked set to have another difficult weekend, with...
5y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Trackhouse Aprilia launches two liveries ahead of 2026...

Trackhouse Aprilia satellite team has launched its two new liveries in...

Yamaha admits 2026 MotoGP performance will decide...

Yamaha knows it must deliver a more competitive 2026 MotoGP bike to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Power sees ‘all the ingredients’ for a...

Will Power is approaching the beginning of his new IndyCar chapter, with...

Ed Carpenter to contest 23rd Indianapolis 500

Owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team Ed Carpenter will race in...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal plan to snag Brazilian prodigy this month,...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian playmaker Breno Bidon from...
29m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Alan Shearer says only one team can stop Arsenal from...

Alan Shearer believes Arsenal will go all the way to the final of the...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

David Ornstein drops massive Arsenal transfer hint,...

Arsenal were reportedly considering a move for the Atletico Madrid striker...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Newcastle star is 'definitely set on going to City',...

Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento reportedly has his heart set on...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1: Tombazis confident of solution to engine row

'I believe we are going to be OK,' says the FIA's... Read More »
59m ago from Pitpass.com

Adrian Newey's first Aston Martin project in jeopardy

Comments from two senior Honda Racing employees... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com

Honda offers clear FIA stance on key F1 controversy

F1's returning power unit supplier, Honda, has... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com

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.