News Details
Mercedes: Bottas slow stop caused by misplaced wheel gun
Mercedes technical director James Allison has explained the cause behind Valtteri Bottas‘ slow pit stop during the 2021 Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The 10.9 second stop took the Finnish driver out of the battle at the front, although he was able to pit again in order to claim an extra point for the fastest lap of the race on top of his third-place finish. Bottas fell behind Charles Leclerc during the first stint of the race, creating a gap between himself and the front two of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, but showed excellent pace in his second stint, only for the slow pit stop to scupper his chances of anything better than second. Addressing the mistake,...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes explain reason for Bottas' slow stop
Valtteri Bottas suffered a slow pit-stop on Lap 31 at the Bahrain Grand...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
Another bad pit stop for Mercedes, Bottas loses 10...
It is almost reminiscent of last year's dramatic pit stops at the Sakhir...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Bottas loses time after second pit stop problems
It is almost reminiscent of last year's dramatic pit stops at the Sakhir...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Mercedes explains cause of Bottas’ botched pit stop...
Mercedes has explained the reasons for Valtteri Bottas' slow pit stop...
4y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Martin set for private MotoGP test following...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Honda confirms Jorge Martin ‘an option’ for 2026...
Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig has reiterated its interest in signing...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Liberty Media completes 4.3 billion takeover of...
Two weeks on from receiving unanimous EU approval, Liberty Media...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Gresini reveals extent of Alex Marquez's injuries...
Gresini Racing team manager Michele Masini revealed the extent of Alex...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Scott Dixon bet on two stop strategy after he saw...
Scott Dixon took victory in Sunday’s IndyCar race from Mid-Ohio,...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar Mid-Ohio – Race Results
IndyCar visited Mid-Ohio over the weekend for Honda’s home event and a...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Palou chooses to view costly Mid-Ohio mistake as...
Alex Palou was not the winner of Sunday’s IndyCar event from Mid-Ohio,...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Scott Dixon capitalizes on Alex Palou’s mistake to...
The beginning of a busy stretch for IndyCar got under way on Sunday, with...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Oliver Solberg goes Rally1 – Sebastien Ogier enters...
After dominant victories in WRC2 in Rally Sweden, Portugal and most...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Oliver Solberg to make WRC Rally1 outing with Toyota...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
New WRC 2027 regulations draw interest from tuners and...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Report: 115m Premier League winger duo want to join...
Arsenal are in talks for deals to sign two Premier League wingers, with...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Thomas Partey: The key questions
Sky Sports looks at the key questions surrounding the case of Thomas...
1h ago from SkySports.com
'It was always one of my biggest dreams' - Real Madrid...
Real Madrid star Rodrygo's comments from 2022 about his 'dream club' have...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Playing loose with virtue wins no hearts, and Arsenal...
re were plenty of legally unproblematic options available to the club...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
A-list celeb left red-faced after embarrassing Lewis...
Lewis Hamilton left a celebrity red-faced on the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
F1 2025 Standings: Lewis Hamilton gets Ferrari boost as...
The 2025 British Grand Prix provided some serious... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Brown: If Verstappen leaves Red Bull, it would be disaster...
McLaren boss Zak Brown says it would be a Read More »
1h ago from GrandPrix247.com
