News Details
Bottas: You know, we are sandbagging so that's it
With the lead Mercedes over a second slower than Max Verstappen in pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas has cheekily declared Mercedes must be 'sandbagging'. Formula 1's very brief three-day pre-season run from Friday to Sunday without the usual Mercedes dominance. While in recent years fans have come to expect Mercedes will cover the most laps with the fastest times, it was anything but the usual story this season. Mercedes did the fewest laps of any team, Bottas and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton only managing 304, 10 shy of the team with the second least laps, Aston Martin. As it happens a large part of the reason why Aston Martin only did 314 was because of issues relating to their...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bottas Tops Second Day Of Testing As Hamilton Spins Out
Valtteri Bottas set the pace on day two of pre-season testing at Bahrain,...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
The Braking Point: A rough guide to F1 pre-season...
Formula 1 pre-season testing gets underway on Friday after what has felt...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Pre-Season Testing: Ricciardo Tops Morning Session...
Daniel Ricciardo topped the time sheet for the morning session of the...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
F1 Pre-Season Testing Day 3 (Sunday) – Results
Here are the final standings and times from the Bahrain International...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Francesco Bagnaia: Aragon MotoGP podium result feels...
A third-place finish for Francesco Bagnaia "felt like a...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from MotoGP's 2025 Aragon GP
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Winning the Aragon GP was “mandatory” claims Marc...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Rider radios tried again in Aragon MotoGP test
No description available...
5m ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
AJ Foyt Racing fined $25K, lose championship points...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...
The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...
On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Detroit GP expected to remain downtown amid potential...
Following the conclusion of the Detroit Grand Prix, organizers have...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Sebastien Ogier stays aloof from WRC title fight...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Redemption for Ogier
One year on from losing victory on the final stage of Rally Italia...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Sebastien Ogier takes record-breaking WRC Sardinia...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal make shock move to sign player from Man United
Arsenal will be in the market for a new left winger this summer, and one...
55m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Report: Arsenal table serious contract offer to sign...
With the transfer window officially open and top clubs scrambling to...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Explained: Leroy Sane has written transfer offer from...
Arsenal have made a written offer to Leroy Sane as he mulls over his...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal risk missing out on priority target as rival...
Arsenal are reportedly facing the risk of missing out on their priority...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Red Bull to allow Yuki Tsunoda to trial mystery change in...
Yuki Tsunoda has revealed that Red Bull will... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1 News Today: F1 star to be hit by FIA penalty at next...
An F1 star is facing a hefty penalty the next... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
George Russell issues 'Jenga' warning at 'crucial' F1 point
George Russell has compared F1 to a Jenga tower,... Read More »
44m ago from RacingNews365.com
