News Details
Bottas: Safety Car was Mercedes' ‘miracle'
Valtteri Bottas has described the timing of the Safety Car at the Russian GP as a 'miracle' for Mercedes. The Virtual Safety Car was deployed when Sebastian Vettel suffered an MGU-K failure and was forced to pull up at Turn 15. Mercedes, who ran the medium tyres at the start for a longer first stint, were able to pit Lewis Hamilton, bringing him back out ahead of Charles Leclerc, while Ferrari pitted their man again under the full Safety Car that soon followed after George Russell crashed, making it a Mercedes one-two as Bottas took over P2. Without the VSC or full Safety Car Leclerc would have been in a great position to claim victory, so it's no surprise that Bottas felt a debt of...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bottas: Virtual Safety Car timing a miracle
Valtteri Bottas has described the fortunate timing of the Virtual Safety...
6y ago from Crash.net
Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in Sochi
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas made it a perfect race for Mercedes as...
6y ago from F1Technical.net
Hamilton wins Russian GP as Ferrari civil war brews
Russian Grand Prix – Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has won the Russian...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Bottas baffled by Russian GP qualifying struggles
Valtteri Bottas says he does not understand why he struggled with balance...
6y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP Portuguese GP: Alex Marquez shakes off Pedro...
No description available...
20h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez secures MotoGP Sprint victory in Portimao
Alex Marquez fended off a late charge from Pedro Acosta to seal his...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pedro Acosta: Portuguese GP sprint defeat step towards...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Max Verstappen on why MotoGP tempts him: "If I...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Caio Collet advances up to IndyCar with AJ Foyt Racing
AJ Foyt Racing has announced that Caio Collet will drive for the team in...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaren’s lawsuit against IndyCar champ Alex Palou...
The lengthy court battle between McLaren and Alex Palou is nearing a...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kyle Kirkwood signs multi-year IndyCar extension with...
Andretti Global has announced that Kyle Kirkwood has signed an extension...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marco Andretti announces retirement from racing, won't...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Ott Tanak retires from rallying
Ott Tänak, the 2019 World Rally Champion, announced after Rally Japan...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Sebastien Ogier masters the rain in Japan.
Rally Japan dawned wet on Sunday. Through it all sailed Sebastien Ogier...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Rally Japan: Sebastien Ogier beats Elfyn Evans to...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Wayne Rooney claims Spurs signing has been worse than...
Wayne Rooney was asked to rate new signings at top Premier League clubs in...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'As good as anything I’ve seen in Europe', 'Modern...
Martin Keown has heaped praise on Arsenal stars Declan Rice and Martin...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal star Max Dowman makes UEFA Champions League...
Arsenal star Max Dowman became the youngest-ever player in the UEFA...
44m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Chelsea among 3 European giants interested in signing...
As per Fichajes.net (via Barca Universal), Chelsea are set to battle...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Max Verstappen threatened by penalty as Red Bull consider...
Qualifying for the São Paulo Grand Prix was a... Read More »
4h ago from RacingNews365.com
Ferrari enjoys historic night in Bahrain with WEC glory
Ferrari celebrated a golden night under the... Read More »
44m ago from F1i.com
Fresh twist in Brazilian GP weather saga as surprise rain...
There have been rain showers in São Paulo this... Read More »
44m ago from RacingNews365.com
