Vettel arrived in China in the best possible form, having capitalised on a Mercedes software glitch to triumph in Australia before Hamilton’s five-place grid penalty put paid to his chances of challenging the triumphant Ferrari in Bahrain. But the Brit gave notice of his own form on Friday with two timesheet-topping laps, only for it […]
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Vettel victorious over charging Bottas at Bahrain Grand Prix
MANAMA (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel held on by the skin of his teeth to win a tense Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in his 200th race start on Sunday. His tires fading, the championship leader took the checkered flag only 0.6 seconds clear of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, who piled the pressure on in the […]
Valtteri Bottas CRASHES OUT of Australian Grand Prix qualifying
The Finn had been hoping to challenge team-mate Lewis Hamilton for pole in the first race of the season as Mercedes appeared to have the fastest car on the track. However, his qualifying came to a premature end in the final session of elimination when he lost control during Turn Two and smashed his car […]
Ferrari closes gap as Bottas tops Friday
Valtteri Bottas headed Practice 2 for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Jonathan Green, Sky SportsFOX SPORTS Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend VALTTERI Bottas led another Mercedes one-two in Practice 2 for the Italian GP but Ferrari closed to within touching distance of the […]
Ricciardo slips past Bottas
[unable to retrieve full-text content] F1: Daniel Ricciardo took full advantage of the safety car on lap 33 passing Valteri Bottas for third. Sport | news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site
Austrian Grand Prix 2017 LIVE: Stewards examine Bottas start as Hamilton moves into fifth
GETTY / AFP Austrian Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas got an excellent start Lewis Hamilton was third fastest in qualifying behind team-mate Valtteri Bottas and championship rival Sebastian Vettel. But a gearbox change means Hamilton was docked five grid places for the race at the Red Bull Ring. It means Ferrari’s Vettel has an immediate lead […]
Lewis Hamilton: Why starting behind Valtteri Bottas at Bahrain Grand Prix will be so tough
Bottas secured his first ever F1 pole position when he beat Lewis Hamilton by just 0.023 seconds during today’s qualifying session. It means the Finn will set up on the ‘clean’ side of the grid which is on the racing line while his Mercedes team-mate will have to contend with the more slippery side. But […]
Lewis Hamilton v Valtteri Bottas: Toto Wolff opens up on his new Mercedes pairing
Nico Rosberg ended a tempestuous four seasons alongside Lewis Hamilton by retiring five days after beating his Mercedes team-mate to the world title. His team had to scramble to find a replacement and eventually convinced Valtteri Bottas to complete a switch from Williams last month. And Wolff, speaking at the launch of the new Mercedes […]
Lewis Hamilton: This is what I really meant about not sharing data with Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton will drive alongside Bottas at Mercedes in 2017 after the Finn signed a one-year deal to replace retired world champion Nico Rosberg. And last week Hamilton revealed that he was not happy sharing his driving data with any team-mate, although he has now pointed out that this was not a specific accusations. “I […]