News Details
Bottas ignored team orders
Despite scepticism over the return of awarding a championship point for the driver posting the fastest lap of the race, the drivers have realised that with a potential 21 points on offer over the course of the season, the idea is not to be sniffed at. However, jittery at the best of times, ahead of today's race, Toto Wolff warned both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas that he didn't want them to risk their races by attempting to post the fastest race lap if they were already in podium positions. In the latter stages of the race, already on course to take victory, Bottas made it clear he was looking at the full 26 points on offer for the win and the fastest lap. The Finn was advised that...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from Pitpass.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bottas ignored team orders during Australian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas ignored team orders during the Australian Grand Prix...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Bottas ignored Wolff's orders in Australia
Toto Wolff confirmed that Valtteri Bottas and his race engineer Riccardo...
5y ago from GPFans.com
Bottas beats Hamilton to win the Australian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas opens his 2019 Formula 1 account with victory and the...
5y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Bottas hails 'best ever race' in Australia
Valtteri Bottas labelled his Australian Grand Prix victory as the greatest...
5y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as Marc makes...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Mir on Honda's lack of new parts in Barcelona MotoGP...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Marquez completes first laps on factory Ducati in...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar hopefuls complete test day at Thermal Club
Six different drivers completed a private test day at The Thermal Club on...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren parts ways with IndyCar Team Principal...
Arrow McLaren announced on Tuesday that Team Principal Gavin Ward has...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren and Team Principal Gavin Ward part ways
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Despite three IndyCar titles, Palou feels incomplete...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota targets "almost perfect” Rally Japan to...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
How losing hybrid will affect WRC Rally1 cars in 2025
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC drops hybrid power as part of 2025 Rally1 refresh
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Official announcement soon: latest Man City update is...
Pep Guardiola has agreed a contract extension with Man City which will see...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
West Ham could have £27.5m failure back for major...
West Ham and Niclas Fullkrug is a relationship that has yet to get going...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Spurs 'join' Arsenal in race to sign La Liga star...
Tottenham Hotspur reportedly join rivals Arsenal in the race to sign a La...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Leandro Trossard injury: Why Arsenal attacker could...
Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard could benefit from a couple of weeks on...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Comments
Hottest News
Perez Red Bull future takes SHOCK twist as Ricciardo...
Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future could take a... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
MotoGP reveals new identity ahead of Liberty Media's...
Hot on the heels of the nail-biting... Read More »
54m ago from F1Technical.net
Verstappen makes debut in Honda hypercar: Here are the...
Max Verstappen is fast in anything that has four... Read More »
2h ago from GPBlog.com
