News Details
Bottas reveals rear-wing stall caused massive scare
Valtteri Bottas has revealed a rear-wing stall caused his huge 350km/h spin at Mexico City’s Turn 1 during Friday's second practice session. Bottas had just hit the brakes, which closed his Williams car's DRS flap, but the rear wing failed to provide the expected level of downforce, causing him to spin around and clatter against the concrete wall – travelling backwards for about 100 metres. Amazingly, only the nose and front wing of Bottas' car was damaged, and he was able to rejoin the session after repairs. "It was really sudden, we found it was a rear-wing stall under braking," Bottas told Motorsport.com. "I was pretty surprised, obviously. I didn't know if the brakes...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Rear wing DRS flap fault causes Bottas off
Valtteri Bottas says a fault with his rear wing DRS flap caused his crash...
10y ago from Crash.net
Monaco wing but Monza speeds for Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has revealed Mercedes is using a Monaco-specification...
10y ago from Crash.net
Bottas worried about unique downforce in Mexico
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that his biggest worry ahead of the Mexican...
10y ago from Motorsport.com
Valtteri Bottas hit with five place grid penalty
United States Grand Prix – Williams' Valtteri Bottas has been given...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez can only "survive" in Spanish...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin to drop three places on Spanish GP grid...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta explains Q1 relegation, hopes Jerez is...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Davide Brivio: 'It's time for Trackhouse to get an...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Tony Kanaan opens up on Lundgaard, Siegel contract...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...
Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar Officiating confirms Scot Elkins as Managing...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Canary Islands: Sebastien Ogier leads as Toyota...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier goes all out on asphalt attack
Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais lead Rally Islas Canarias by 8.6...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Dani Sordo reacts to interest from WRC’s newest...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Canary Islands: Sebastien Ogier extends lead as...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal and Man United look to beat La Liga giants in...
Atalanta midfielder Ederson has been linked with a move away from the...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arteta targets 60m speedster as Man United prepare bid...
Karim Adeyemi has been linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund at...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Mikel Arteta confirms 2 key Arsenal stars will return...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Riccardo Calafiori and...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'We are all in. Let’s go for it' - Mikel Arteta...
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has urged his players to rise to the occasion...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Why did the FIA come up with in-season refinements?
Formula One returns from its five‑week hiatus... Read More »
2h ago from F1Technical.net
Max Verstappen handed fresh F1 duty over regulation change
The FIA recently confirmed a number of changes to... Read More »
38m ago from RacingNews365.com
US star turned down Red Bull F1 contract: 'This is why I...
Former IndyCar star and F1 hopeful Colton Herta... Read More »
7h ago from GPFans.com
