Stewards hand Bottas reprimand for Grosjean collision
Valtteri Bottas has been given his first reprimand of the season for his FP2 incident with the Haas of Romain Grosjean.
Valtteri Bottas has been given his first reprimand of the season for his FP2 incident with the Haas of Romain Grosjean.
Valtteri Bottas was quickest once again in Friday practice, but this time he came into contact with Romain Grosjean during the race simulation runs.
Valtteri Bottas put his brand new Mercedes engine to good use to set the pace in FP1 for the Abu Dhabi GP while Daniel Ricciardo's RS19 needs a new engine of its own.
Valtteri Bottas will compete in the Rallycircuit Cote d'Azur event based at Paul Ricard next weekend as his rallying exploits continue.
Valtteri Bottas will start the final race of the 2019 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to engine penalties.
Valtteri Bottas believes Red Bull has surpassed Mercedes in terms of straight line speed, adding Merc were caught off guard in Brazil.
Mercedes are yet to confirm if Valtteri Bottas will take a grid penalty at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as they are still to get to the bottom of his engine failure in Brazil.
FIA race director Michael Masi has been busy explaining why the SC was needed for six laps to cover Valtteri Bottas' stricken Mercedes in Brazil.
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he's disappointed that he couldn't get involved with the late drama at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Brazilian GP weekend got off to a soggy and slow start with Alexander Albon setting the pace in FP1 before crashing and bringing out the red flags.
Romain Grosjean is hoping F1's new 2021 rules will inspire teams to remain in the sport despite Haas, Renault and Mercedes recently casting doubt over their future participation.
Despite Mercedes set to be one of the hardest hit teams, Valtteri Bottas has backed the plan to introduce a budget cap in 2021.
Valtteri Bottas grew frustrated in the Brazilian GP driver press conference after again being asked if he needed Nico Rosberg-style mind games to beat Lewis Hamilton.
Valtteri Bottas is determined to win the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship, saying "no one else knows how motivated I am, deep inside, to win at least my first title".
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes the performances of Lewis Hamilton in 2019 have made team-mate Valtteri Bottas look "very average".