News Details
Bottas admits overthinking hurt his form in 2017
Valtteri Bottas admits he was overthinking and starting to drive unnaturally when his first Formula 1 season with Mercedes began to go awry. While teammate Lewis Hamilton took control of the championship battle with four wins from five grands prix after last year's summer break, Bottas started struggling to get the Mercedes to his liking and fell off the pace. He arrested that slide with pole for the penultimate race in Brazil and then a win in the Abu Dhabi season finale, but admits his run of poor performances had been mentally draining. "After struggling quite a lot for a couple of races, it wasn't easy mentally because I was quite confused in the beginning - like 'what's going...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bottas: Mercedes has no idea where we're going to be
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 driver Valtteri Bottas concedes he has “no...
7y ago from Crash.net
Bottas: 'Everyone starting from zero again in 2018'
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he's looking forward to getting back...
7y ago from F1i.com
Valtteri Bottas:
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has spoken about how eager he is to seize...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Renault admits 2018 F1 customers will be...
Renault admits it expects to face challenges managing the expectations...
7y ago from Motorsport.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Lorenzo shares his ‘theory' on the cause...
Five-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes that multiple factors...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Miguel Oliveira: I did my best to stay in MotoGP but...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
How Aprilia believes it “overreached our target”...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Toprak Razgatlioglu aims to challenge Fabio Quartararo...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Aggressive testing schedule planned ahead of Mick...
Following confirmation Mick Schumacher will make a switch to IndyCar next...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher joins RLL in IndyCar switch
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Mick Schumacher will...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher hails IndyCar racing as "the way...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Mick Schumacher makes IndyCar switch with RLL in 2026
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Ott Tanak looking forward to break from full-time...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier on matching Sebastien Loeb’s record...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier wins 9th WRC title, Thierry Neuville...
Sebastien Ogier won his ninth WRC title in Saudia Arabia and Vincent...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Player ratings: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon in...
4h ago from FreshArsenal.com
'…it's something major': Mikel Arteta drops huge...
Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge kept them top of the...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Maresca cries foul as Arsenal’s Hincapié escapes...
t;li>Chelsea manager complains of inconsistent refereeingMaresca agrees...
6h ago from TheGuardian.com
Combative Chelsea rattle Arsenal but Maresca’s men...
sés Caicedo was too pumped up before his rash red card but the Blues’...
7h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
'Oscar Piastri has to leave!' F1 fans fury after McLaren...
Some F1 fans have continued to fall for McLaren... Read More »
13h ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari's season summed up? Video reveals chaotic Lewis...
An error from Ferrari has circulated on social... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com
Helmut Marko fires Kimi Antonelli accusation after late...
Quite the claim from Helmut Marko. Read More »
8h ago from RacingNews365.com
