News Details

Wolff: Bottas will have to ‘justify' Mercedes seat

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that Valtteri Bottas will have to 'justify' his place in the Mercedes team. The Finn went winless in 2018, and will have extra scrutiny on him next year, as Esteban Ocon waits in the wings. While Bottas went winless (unluckily it has to be said), team-mate Lewis Hamilton won 11 races and took home a fifth World Drivers’ Championship. 'Every racing driver in a Formula 1 car has to look over his shoulder. It is a very brutal sport where only the best ones survive and they are very well aware,' Wolff said. 'They have made the selection of the top 20 racing drivers in the world and every single year they have to justify that they deserve the place....
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas has to 'justify' Mercedes seat

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas will have to...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Bottas gets mixed messages from Wolff

Earlier this week, Toto Wolff hit out at Kevin Magnussen for the incident...
7y ago from Pitpass.com

Wolff: Bottas has to "justify" his seat at...

Valtteri Bottas is under pressure to keep his seat at Mercedes in Formula...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Wolff says Bottas must "justify" his place

It seems quite clear that after next season, Valtteri Bottas will be...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

All drivers clear Indy 500 Rookie Orientation...

IndyCar’s two-day test session for the Indianapolis 500 got underway...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crashes out of Rally Islas Canarias

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson have crashed out of Rally Islas...

Sebastien Ogier dominates Rally Islas Canarias

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed a Toyota one-two-three-four in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Mikel Arteta going all-in on left-back making...

Arsenal appear to be moving early in their search for defensive...
15m ago from CaughtOffside.com

It's all about Atletico …

Morning all. After an epic Champions League semi-final last night, it's...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

PSG 5-4 Bayern was the game of the season, but Arsenal...

PSG's 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday night was undoubtedly one of...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Erling Haaland appears to aim subtle dig at Arsenal...

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has sparked a social media frenzy...
9h 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.