News Details
Wolff hopes "unbelievable job" restarts di Resta's F1 career
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says that his DTM driver Paul di Resta did an "unbelievable job" in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Scot replaced the unwell Felipe Massa at Williams after the Brazilian pulled out of the event following third practice. Di Resta had never driven the FW40 before the start of qualifying, although he did have some prior experience of the 2014 FW36 test car that the Grove team has been running for Lance Stroll. Despite being out of F1 since 2013, he qualified ahead of Sauber's Marcus Ericsson in 19th place, 0.76s behind Stroll, having run just five flying laps in Q1. "Unbelievable job, honestly," said Wolff. "To be put in this...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Williams: Di Resta the best option for...
Claire Williams admits that Paul di Resta faces a tough challenge after...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Williams confirms Luca Ghiotto for Hungary F1 test
Williams has confirmed that it will hand an F1 test debut to F2 racer...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Paul Di Resta 'didn't expect to be so close straight...
Paul di Resta says he never expected to be so close to Williams team-mate...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Di Resta was ‘scared, anxious and nervous'
Williams reserve driver Paul di Resta reflected on a whirlwind afternoon...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Toprak Razgatlioglu: I may fail to get my first MotoGP...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Rival MotoGP teams offering "a lot of money"...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez admits ‘my body will force me to retire...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati anticipates ‘2024 version’ of Francesco...
Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi is “very confident” Francesco...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event
Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...
McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Grand Prix of Long Beach set for leadership change
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Kucharczyk set for 2026 Indy NXT run with HMD
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Sebastien Loeb after 13 Dakar punctures: Cars now...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Nani Roma: Dakar 2026 at 'F1 level' after close fight
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar 2026: Dacia edges Ford and Toyota as Nasser...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Luciano Benavides defeats Ricky Brabec by two seconds...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
‘Agreement in place’ – Fabrizio Romano drops...
Oleksandr Zinchenko is set to leave Arsenal, with Ajax agreeing a deal to...
57m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Mikel Arteta provides worrying update on key Arsenal...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Bukayo Saka is dealing with...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal latest: 'Ajax close to signing Zinchenko on...
No description available...
6h ago from SkySports.com
'I saw it live, I saw it here. I saw it now again' -...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes his side were denied a clear penalty...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 driver admits he hasn't watched the F1 movie despite...
A star of the F1 movie who also competed on the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari tipped for 'disaster' as Lewis Hamilton and Charles...
Ferrari have been tipped to be the team heading... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
F1 fans go wild for Oscar Piastri's 'absolutely diabolical'...
McLaren star Oscar Piastri has sent fans wild... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
