News Details
Bottas tops Spain FP1 despite oil leak, Stroll crashes
Valtteri Bottas led the way for Mercedes in opening practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday despite being sidelined later in the session by an oil leak. Formula 1 drivers’ championship leader Bottas laid down a benchmark of 1m17.951s on the Soft compound tyre for his rivals to try and beat, with the Finn ultimately ending the session fastest. However, Bottas did not appear through the final 20 minutes of the session after an hydraulic problem emerged on his Mercedes W10 car, forcing the team to investigate the issue. Mercedes later confirmed that Bottas had suffered an oil leak which caused a precautionary engine shutdown. Bottas put in two laps good enough to finish fastest as...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bottas goes quickest in opening practice – FP1...
Spanish Grand Prix – Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has gone quickest in...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Bottas tops the opening session in Spain - FP1 summary...
Valtteri Bottas topped the first session of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend...
6y ago from GPBlog.com
Spanish GP: Bottas top as Stroll crashes
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas headed the two Ferraris in a closely...
6y ago from BBC.co.uk
Spanish Grand Prix: FP1 Results
Valtteri Bottas might have finished the first free practice for the...
6y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
FBI seizes $40m collection, including MotoGP bikes,...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin never thought ‘Why is this happening to...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Brad Binder reveals why he is optimistic he can bounce...
Factory KTM rider Brad Binder has admitted that his 2025 MotoGP season...
17m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Enea Bastianini ‘can’t explain’ KTM tyre...
Enea Bastianini admitted he “can’t explain why” he struggled to...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Top five memorable drives of the 2025 IndyCar season
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Chip Ganassi Racing completes four-car roster for 2026...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Dakar 2026: Full route, schedule and marathon stage...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Hyundai expects to be stronger in WRC 2026
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Red Bull co-owner Mark Mateschitz to enter Dakar...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Mikel Arteta has a secret weapon in Premier League...
As Arsenal enter the grueling second half of the 2025-26 campaign, they...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
‘Dreams are free’ for Aston Villa as Unai Emery...
t;li>Manager reflects on lessons learnt from past seasonsThird-placed...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Sources: Mikel Arteta shortlists ambitious Arsenal...
With Arsenal sitting at the summit of the Premier League table and firmly...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
“At the time, Arsene Wenger was still the coach” -...
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has explained why he refused an...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
The Ferrari dinner that may have just ended Lewis...
Let's get to the point, Lewis Hamilton's first... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
F1: 'There's a different culture,' admits Cardile
Having spent his entire F1 career at Ferrari,... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com
Alex Albon bemoans the ‘brutal' shortness of F1...
Alex Albon has bemoaned the "brutal"... Read More »
57m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
