News Details
Valtteri Bottas prefers tracks that penalise errors despite heavy crash
Valtteri Bottas says he prefers Formula 1 circuits that penalise mistakes, in the wake of his hefty crash during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. Bottas suffered a snap of oversteer through Turn 6 and skated across the gravel before he suffered a heavy front-on impact with the barriers on the outside of the corner. Bottas was uninjured in the accident but it brought his day to a premature end. 'Even though I crashed, I do prefer to be penalised for the mistakes,' he said. 'It makes it more exciting. I think that is how it should be and definitely mistakes here cost a lot with aggressive kerbs and minimal runs-off and everything.' Bottas’ day was also compromised by an...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Valtteri Bottas will return to his spec-2 engine after...
Mercedes has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will use his spec-2 engine for the...
6y ago from GPBlog.com
Albon explains why he didn't take Spec 3 engine
As the only Honda-powered driver not to take the Spec 3 engine, Alexander...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com
Valtteri Bottas back to Spec 1 after Mercedes detects...
Valtteri Bottas has reverted to Mercedes’ Spec 1 power unit for...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Mercedes engine issue hits Bottas in Austria
Valtteri Bottas' Austrian Grand Prix weekend got off to a sluggish start...
6y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez would “hate” Barcelona if it...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Luca Marini has “really high expectations” from...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Will Power to replace Colton Herta at Andretti in 2026
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...
The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar moves street race from Toronto to Markham for...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Andretti Global hires Will Power for the 2026 IndyCar...
Andretti Global has announced that it has hired Will Power to drive the...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier races to thrilling comeback...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC championship twist as Hyundai retires Adrien...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastian Ogier wants WRC title by “winning...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“It’s easy to criticise if you’re not on the...
Viktor Gyokeres has shared his thoughts on Freddie Ljungberg's criticism...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Nottingham Forest secure late loan move for Zinchenko
Nottingham Forest have pulled off a late Deadline Day loan move for...
16h ago from SkySports.com
“It just didn’t make any sense” - Craig Burley...
Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has criticised Arsenal for not...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
McLaren issue Mercedes twist after confirming blame for...
McLaren have issued an update on the incident... Read More »
17h ago from GPFans.com
IndyCar star to take 'big risk' by quitting series for F2...
Colton Herta was earlier confirmed as a test and... Read More »
4h ago from RacingNews365.com
Toto Wolff issues verdict on mid-season exit for Mercedes...
F1 team principal Toto Wolff has issued a verdict... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com
