News Details
FIA had no reports of debris before Bottas incident
Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says no reports were made of debris on track before race leader Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture to cruelly force him out. The Mercedes driver looked a sure bet for victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after seeing off Sebastian Vettel at the safety car restart in the sprint the finish but on his charge down the main straight with three laps to go he appeared to hit a large chunk of debris which instantly punctured his right-rear tyre. The puncture saw Bottas retire from the race, handing victory to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, while the incident enraged Mercedes bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda who questioned why...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes questions why “fist-sized” debris...
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has questioned why the debris which caused...
7y ago from Crash.net
Bottas: I didn’t see any debris…
Valtteri Bottas says he was completely unsighted when he ran over debris...
7y ago from Crash.net
Valtteri Bottas left gutted after debris ruins...
Valtteri Bottas was left completed gutted after a piece of debris...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Lewis Hamilton wins chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix...
Lewis Hamilton claimed a thrilling victory in a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Jorge Martin burst into tears at MotoGP Hungarian...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘My exceptional 2025 MotoGP season...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta owns up to qualifying “mess”, admits...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Winners and Losers of the 2025 IndyCar Nashville...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Penske’s Josef Newgarden wins wild 2025 IndyCar...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Louis Foster secures 2025 IndyCar Rookie of the Year...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Early Nashville accidents claim IndyCar frontrunners...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC championship twist as Hyundai retires Adrien...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier races to thrilling comeback...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais win inaugural...
After dropping over half a minute on the opening day to winning Rally del...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Sebastien Ogier: Paraguay victory fight “not over”...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal expected to complete at least SIX deadline day...
Arsenal are set to be one of the busiest clubs on transfer deadline day,...
4h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Report: Midfielder undergoing medical ahead of...
It's been a really busy transfer window for Arsenal and deadline day is...
4h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Player ratings: Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal fell to their first defeat of the season after a closely contested...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Comments
Hottest News
Lewis Hamilton hammered with huge penalty for Italian Grand...
Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Dutch Grand... Read More »
9h ago from RacingNews365.com
Isack Hadjar suffers trophy disaster after dream F1 podium
He might have just got an F1 podium, but it's a... Read More »
10h ago from RacingNews365.com
Kimi Antonelli replacement emerges at Mercedes
Kimi Antonelli should be replaced at Mercedes if... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
