News Details
Seatbelt issue knocks Bottas out of contention
Williams did have its fair share of bad luck at Brazil, but Felipe Massa still secured a wonderful podium finish in front of his home crowd, despite a penalty for speeding in the pitlane. Valtteri Bottas was nowhere near the podium as a seatbelt issue delayed him considerably at his first pitstop. He finished 10th.
Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: That was probably the most hectic race we have had all year and was very difficult to manage from the pit wall with everything that was going on. We had a lot of issues; both cars had debris stuck in them and we had to remove these at different pit stops, Valtteri lost time in his first stop as he had an issue with his belts that we...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from F1Technical.net
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Massa thought podium was lost
Sutton Images Enlarge Felipe Massa thought he had blown his chance of a...
11y ago from espnF1.com
Massa happy with home race podium finish
style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;...
11y ago from F1Plus.com
Massa thrilled by home podium
Williams Martini Racing
Felipe Massa expressed his happiness after...
11y ago from F1Zone.net
Tyre management costs Williams podium finish at US GP
Williams' Felipe Massa finished fourth and Valtteri Bottas fifth in...
11y ago from F1Technical.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Toprak Razgatlioglu: I may fail to get my first MotoGP...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Rival MotoGP teams offering "a lot of money"...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez admits ‘my body will force me to retire...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati anticipates ‘2024 version’ of Francesco...
Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi is “very confident” Francesco...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event
Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...
McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Grand Prix of Long Beach set for leadership change
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Kucharczyk set for 2026 Indy NXT run with HMD
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Sebastien Loeb after 13 Dakar punctures: Cars now...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Nani Roma: Dakar 2026 at 'F1 level' after close fight
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar 2026: Dacia edges Ford and Toyota as Nasser...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Luciano Benavides defeats Ricky Brabec by two seconds...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Mikel Arteta provides worrying update on key Arsenal...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Bukayo Saka is dealing with...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal latest: 'Ajax close to signing Zinchenko on...
No description available...
5h ago from SkySports.com
'I saw it live, I saw it here. I saw it now again' -...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes his side were denied a clear penalty...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal: Gunners misfire to...
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Quotes...
13h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Ferrari tipped for 'disaster' as Lewis Hamilton and Charles...
Ferrari have been tipped to be the team heading... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff fights for Max Verstappen as race...
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has reportedly played... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
F1 driver admits he hasn't watched the F1 movie despite...
A star of the F1 movie who also competed on the... Read More »
29m ago from GPFans.com
