McLaren’s ‘really quick’ race pace surprised Bottas
Valtteri Bottas found it “quite surprising” to be challenged for second place by Lando Norris at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas found it “quite surprising” to be challenged for second place by Lando Norris at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas will take momentum away from the double-header in Austria, saying his performances were at the level they should be.
Valtteri Bottas has said if he is to leave Mercedes at the end of 2021 campaign, he will look at his other options to remain on the Formula 1 grid in 2022.
Valtteri Bottas thinks Mercedes have gone “a little bit backwards” from the first race of the Austrian double-header after a disappointing qualifying display.
Mercedes said that if they had have put Valtteri Bottas onto a two-stop strategy in Styria, he would have certainly finished P4.
Martin Brundle believes that Valtteri Bottas was "unlucky" to be given a three-place grid drop for his spin in the pit lane in Styria - but added that it's "surprising" pit-lane incidents aren't more commonplace.
Valtteri Bottas had very little left in his tyres as he desperately tried to hold on to P3 at the Styrian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas has no doubt McLaren's complaints over his pit-lane spin in Austria were purely for strategical gain.
Toto Wolff has hit out at McLaren over their “whinge” about Valtteri Bottas’ pit-lane spin that earned him a grid penalty for the Styrian Grand Prix.
McLaren were far from pleased after a near miss when Valtteri Bottas spun his Mercedes in the pit lane on Friday in Austria.
Valtteri Bottas has been given a three-place grid penalty after spinning in the pit lane in FP2 at the Styrian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton says that he doesn't see the need for Mercedes to drop Valtteri Bottas at the end of the current season.
Toto Wolff has not ruled out Valtteri Bottas being “sacrificed” in the Drivers’ World Championship fight – but not until much later in the season.
Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes have accepted that they should listen to him better after the drama of the French Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas says rumours that his relationship with Mercedes is becoming strained are "completely false".