News Details

Valtteri Bottas calls out for "better" tyres in 2019

Valtteri Bottas has asked Pirelli for better tyres over the winter break. Perhaps they're on his Christmas list! The Mercedes driver suggests the compounds this season have forced drivers to manage rather than push 100%. Tyre wear and blistering has been mentioned a lot this season, particularly when the track is hot. In Austria, many drivers described their cars as "undriveable". "We have had a lot of management to do in practically every race this season and especially in the last few," Bottas told Brazil's Globo. "Once we reach a certain temperature, we know it will happen so we don't push it, we just try not to exceed those temperatures." We know it's a...
Full Story »
6y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Bottas: Drivers forced to cruise because of tyres

Valtteri Bottas has called for changes to Pirelli's tyres, saying at some...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Bottas hopes for better tyres in 2019

Oct.18 Valtteri Bottas says he hopes Pirelli supplies better tyres next...
6y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Drivers load up on Hypersoft tyres for Mexican Grand...

The Hypersoft tyre is the compound of choice for Formula 1 drivers for...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Lewis Hamilton fed up with 'ridiculous' one-stop races

Lewis Hamilton has hit out the 'ridiculous business' of one-stop...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA adapting European approach to better suit IndyCar

PREMA has nearly completed its first season fielding a pair of entries in...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

NASCAR Trucks to join IndyCar for St. Petersburg race...

The 2026 schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) was...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

rs must forget Eze humiliation, Isak will be all the talk on Tyneside and...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

It’s taken 14 years and £67.5m, but Eberechi Eze is...

stal Palace forward was released by club aged 13 and rejected by others...
4h ago from TheGuardian.com

Battle with Arsenal for Eberechi Eze was a fight Spurs...

pite working on the transfer all summer Tottenham felt their north London...
4h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Stroll stays as Alonso tipped for shock Aston Martin exit

Former F1 star Johnny Herbert has tipped Aston... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com

Carlos Sainz stages 'rescue' in summer break incident

F1 star Carlos Sainz has carried out an unusual... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com

F1 star says 'yes' to SPACE trip

Mercedes F1 star Kimi Antonelli has admitted he... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

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.