News Details
No point in backing up Vettel, say Mercedes drivers
Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton say it would not make sense for the Finn to try to slow Sebastian Vettel down during the Austrian Grand Prix. Bottas qualified on pole position at the Red Bull Ring as Hamilton, who has a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change, finished behind championship rival Vettel in third. The Briton, trailing Vettel by 14 points, will thus start the race from eighth place, six positions behind the Ferrari driver. Despite that, Hamilton insisted there was no point in Bottas trying to help him tomorrow by deliberately backing off Vettel on race day. "It makes no sense for Valtteri to slow down, so he will push as hard as he can to win the...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Austrian GP: Bottas beats Vettel to pole by 0.042s
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his second pole position in...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Lewis Hamilton takes penalty for Austrian GP as Bottas...
Lewis Hamilton will start the Austrian Grand Prix in eighth place with...
8y ago from BBC.co.uk
Bottas Edges Out Vettel For Austria Pole
Valtteri Bottas secured his second career pole position, half a tenth...
8y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Bottas on pole, Hamilton eighth
Valtteri Bottas has claimed pole position for the Austrian GP but Lewis...
8y ago from SkySports.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP Sepang shakedown test: Schedule, riders and how...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Why KTM thinks it "hasn't done enough yet"...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia confirms Jorge Martin will miss Sepang MotoGP...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta on MotoGP silly season rumours: “Those...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
D.C. race "would be massive opportunity for...
No description available...
46m ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Briscoe to coach RLL drivers, fueling speculation...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that it has brought on two...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Wienie 500 returns for second year in build-up to Indy...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that the Oscar Meyer Wienie 500...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling
Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why Thierry Neuville struggled in “most difficult”...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Rally USA return edges closer for 2027 as WRC plans...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
More than 10 tuners interested in joining WRC under...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
How Oliver Solberg picked up his “crazy dream”...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal set £80m price tag as key star's agents...
Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard is reportedly considering a move away...
6m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Change it around for FC Kairat + Arteta's press...
Morning. We play our final league stage game of the Champions League this...
10h ago from Arseblog.com
Sources: Euro giants target move for summer signing...
Ajax have launched a major winter operation to add leadership, experience,...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea lock horns for...
Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are keeping tabs on the Freiburg...
20h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
LIVE: 2026 F1 Barcelona Pre-Season Test - Day 3
The third day of on-track action for F1 in 2026... Read More »
9h ago from RacingNews365.com
2026 F1 Barcelona Pre-Season Test - Day 3 Morning Results
Check out the results from the morning session at... Read More »
5h ago from RacingNews365.com
F1 Testing 2026 results: Red Bull suffer Ford scare as...
Day three of F1's private shakedown in Barcelona... Read More »
46m ago from GPFans.com
