News Details
Williams mess costs Bottas likely podium at Spa
Had Williams not goofed up during Valtteri Bottas ' pit stop, the Finn and the team could have been celebrating a podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. An error at the first round of pit stops for Bottas resulted in him being awarded a drive-through penalty and the rest of the race was damage limitation. The 25-year-old had found himself on the track with three soft tyres and one medium tyre, fitted on the right rear, and consequently in breach of regulations. 'I am clearly disappointed with what has happened to Valtteri,' said Williams' head of performance engineering Rob Smedley. 'As a team we have made a mistake, and on behalf of the team I am very sorry that we...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Pulse.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Massa finished sixth and Bottas ninth in the Belgian GP
Felipe Massa: "It has been a difficult day but to still finish sixth...
10y ago from Motorsport.com
Williams apologises to Bottas for tyre mix-up
Williams Martini Racing Williams has apologised to Valtteri Bottas after...
10y ago from F1Zone.net
Bottas: Tyre mix-up cost me fifth place
Valtteri Bottas believes he lost a probable fifth place finish in the...
10y ago from Motorsport.com
Bottas hadn t realised costly Williams tyre blunder
Valtteri Bottas says he wasn't aware he was driving on a mis-matched set...
10y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP announces Qatar round postponed until November
MotoGP has confirmed that Qatar's 10-12 April slot will be moved to 6-8...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP postpones Qatar GP to November due to Middle...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP working on rescheduling Qatar GP amid Iran war
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Rough and tumble weekend dampens Josef Newgarden’s...
Josef Newgarden came into IndyCar's Arlington GP weekend on a high,...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kirkwood "currently the biggest threat" to...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Grand Prix of...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou “never felt safe” during Grand Prix of...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why Takamoto Katsuta’s long-awaited first WRC win...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
“Proud” Ott Tanak, Kalle Rovanpera lead praise of...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Takamoto Katsuta scores...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Taka-San: King of Kenya
At the 94th time of asking, Takamoto Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Report: Arsenal join race for 70 million centre-back...
Arsenal have reportedly joined a growing list of clubs interested in RB...
53m ago from CaughtOffside.com
We can just enjoy it, Mikel Arteta has to think about...
Morning all. How was your Sunday? Did you watch the replays again? And...
33m ago from Arseblog.com
John Terry claims Arsenal have a player who reminds...
John Terry has claimed that Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman reminds him of...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com
10 youngest goal scorers in Premier League as Arsenal...
On March 14, 2026, Arsenal prodigy Max Dowman etched his name into the...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton senses Ferrari breakthrough...
F1 legend Lewis Hamilton is already sensing a... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Verstappen says new F1 will ‘ruin the sport'
Mar.16 Max Verstappen has delivered his most... Read More »
23m ago from OneStopStrategy.com
Hamilton credits Ferrari ‘listening' for '26 revival
Mar.16 Lewis Hamilton says he is back to his... Read More »
23m ago from OneStopStrategy.com
