News Details
Team orders not ruled out despite Bottas pole
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Valtteri Bottas' pole will do his confidence good, but would not entirely rule out team orders coming into effect. With Bottas out of the title picture and Hamilton holding a 40-point advantage over rival Sebastian Vettel, Bottas will continue to play the team game when needed. The Finn took top spot in qualifying on Saturday afternoon thanks to a new lap record around the Sochi circuit in Q3 with a 1:31.386. And Wolff said that getting one over his team-mate Lewis Hamilton could not have come at a better time for him. 'Valtteri needed to gain some confidence and that was just what the doctor ordered,' Wolff told Sky Sports. 'He knows he has to extract...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Hamilton happy for Bottas after qualifying shock
Lewis Hamilton remained upbeat, despite being outqualified by Mercedes...
7y ago from GPFans.com
Bottas upsets Hamilton to take Sochi pole
Valtteri Bottas stunned Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to snatch pole...
7y ago from GPFans.com
Bottas beats Hamilton to Sochi pole
Ahead of today's qualifying session, the air temperature is 23.8 degrees...
7y ago from Pitpass.com
Qualy: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia
Valtteri Bottas put an end to Lewis Hamilton's charge to an 80th pole...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Max Biaggi: Aprilia 'not scared by any track' after...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
The MotoGP changes Liberty Media should make,...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Fabio Quartararo reveals MotoGP moment that felt...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Fermin Aldeguer suffers fracture in MotoGP training...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Ranking IndyCar’s rising stars to watch in 2026
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...
IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power turns first IndyCar laps with Andretti at...
IndyCar veteran Will Power completed his first test laps with his new...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Power completes “very good” first outing with...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Dakar 2026, Stage 7: Mattias Ekstrom wins stage after...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Why M-Sport has faith in youth over experience WRC...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Tyre Lottery at the 2026 Dakar Rally: What’s going...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Rally Islas Canarias stays until 2029
WRC Promotor and Rally Islas Canarias have signed a three year extension...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Portsmouth v Arsenal – live blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our FA Cup third round clash away to...
38m ago from Arseblog.com
Portsmouth v Arsenal: FA Cup third round – live
Updates from the FA Cup tie kicking off at 2pm GMT<br>⚽ <a...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsenal hire ex-Liverpool coach to help improve key...
Arsenal have reportedly hired former Liverpool set-piece coach Thomas...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal turn to throw-in expert Gronnemark to improve...
Thomas Gronnemark is working with Arsenal as a long-throw coach.
3h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Nasser Al-Attiyah survives scare after latest Dakar stage
Nasser Al-Attiyah will breathe a sigh of relief... Read More »
58m ago from RacingNews365.com
F1 champion turned into a 'hermit' after Le Mans crash
The 1992 F1 world champion Nigel Mansell revealed... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
F1: Williams signs Japanese-Slovak driver to its academy
Williams has signed reigning Italian F4 Champion,... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com
