News Details

Vandoorne admits Mercedes snub ‘hurts'

Stoffel Vandoorne said Mercedes' decision to give George Russell the nod over him for the Sakhir Grand Prix 'hurts'. Lewis Hamilton returned a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday following the Bahrain Grand Prix, which means the seven-time World Champion was ruled out of the second weekend in Bahrain, that being the Sakhir Grand Prix around the ‘Outer Circuit'. Mercedes selected their junior driver George Russell to replace him, striking a deal with Williams who agreed to release him from his ‘loan' deal for that round. Russell's compatriot Jack Aitken will drive the FW43 in his place. However, all of this has left Vandoorne feeling a little 'disappointed'. As Mercedes' reserve...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vandoorne ‘disappointed' but respects Mercedes'...

Stoffel Vandoorne says he feels disappointed after being overlooked by...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Vandoorne 'hurt' by Russell decision

Stoffel Vandoorne admits to being left feeling 'hurt' by Mercedes...
4y ago from Pitpass.com

Missing out on Mercedes F1 drive for Sakhir GP...

Stoffel Vandoorne admits he feels disappointed after not being called up...
4y ago from Crash.net

Nico Rosberg Urges Mercedes To Run George Russell As...

With Lewis Hamilton confirming that he has tested positive for COVID-19...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

German GP signs deal to remain on MotoGP calendar...

The organisers of the German GP have announced that the race will remain...

Fabio Quartararo bemoans Yamaha’s ‘zero...

Fabio Quartararo admits his Yamaha currently has “zero potential”...

Marc Marquez: ‘I prefer to be pessimistic’ about...

Marc Marquez admits he prefers to be “pessimistic” over his chances...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou opens ‘all the options’ in Ganassi’s...

Alex Palou won his seventh IndyCar race of the season on Sunday,...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Linus Lundqvist on standby if Nolan Siegel cannot race...

Arrow McLaren announced on Monday that Linus Lundqvist will be with the...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Mixed Iowa fortunes eliminates Team Penske from...

Team Penske showed flashes of domination in the two races from Iowa...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal target spotted at airport ahead of rumored...

Valencia's Cristhian Mosquera is one of the players who has been linked...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“Viktor Gyokeres is at a big club already” - Roy...

Former Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has hailed Viktor Gyokeres ahead...
43m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal 'keeping a close eye' on 24-year-old versatile...

Real Madrid attacker Rodrygo Goes has been linked with a move away from...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal set to face competition from Bayern Munich in...

Arsenal have been credited with interest in Crystal Palace attacker...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.