News Details

Bottas plays down Wolff's 'wingman' comment

Jul.30 Valtteri Bottas his hit reverse gear after reacting angrily to the suggestion he is Lewis Hamilton's 'wingman'. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff used the 'wingman' description while praising the Finnish driver for finishing second behind Lewis Hamilton in Hungary. "First, wingman is wrong," Bottas told the Finnish broadcaster MTV. "Secondly, I don't see the positive from this race." As for Wolff's 'wingman' comment, Bottas said: "We'll have to talk." Wolff responded by saying it was a normal misunderstanding that occurs before driver and team can sometimes get together. "We have no number 1 and number 2. I was just talking about his race. Perhaps the word...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas unhappy with Wolff's 'wingman' comment

In the moments following today's Hungarian Grand Prix, when asked his...
7y ago from Pitpass.com

‘Wingman hurts' – Bottas unhappy with...

Valtteri Bottas was hurt by a comment made by his boss after the...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Disappointed Bottas hurt by 'wingman' designation

Valtteri Bottas was not best pleased to be described as team mate Lewis...
7y ago from F1i.com

Wolff clarifies ‘sensational wingman' comments

Toto Wolff insists his comment calling Valtteri Bottas a 'sensational...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Davide Brivio: Trackhouse looking to remain Aprilia's...

Team boss Davide Brivio has revealed that Trackhouse Racing is looking to...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Francesco Bagnaia rediscovers his ‘feeling' on...

Francesco Bagania has admitted he's rediscovered his feeling with the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda quick in IndyCar Sebring test, Grosjean tests...

Nearly the entire IndyCar paddock was present at Sebring International...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Twist in the title race? Frank Leboeuf makes bold...

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has predicted Arsenal to play out a...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Kai Havertz injury blow ahead of trip to Brentford

Morning. Arsenal are in Premier League action this evening, away to...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Report: Man United are frontrunners in race to sign...

Manchester United are reportedly emerging as the frontrunners in the race...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Midfielder Arsenal could have signed in January scores...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has announced his return to British football in...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.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.