News Details
Bottas had no warning as late failure robs him of points
Valtteri Bottas was left to rue his luck after a late tire failure turned a battling second place into a scoreless British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Lewis Hamilton led from pole position but Bottas kept his teammate honest, never dropping more than two seconds behind the lead Mercedes. With four laps to go, the gap had grown and then Bottas went wide at Turn 3 with a left-front puncture, allowing Max Verstappen through into second. Bottas had to slowly return to the pits and dropped to 12th place with two laps to go, rising to 11th but just failing to pass Sebastian Vettel at the final corner and missing out on points. “Of course really disappointing, and very unlucky,” Bottas said....
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes considered pitting Hamilton on last lap after...
Mercedes has revealed that it opted against a precautionary late pit stop...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Bottas couldn’t predict “sudden” late tyre...
Valtteri Bottas says he had no time to react to his tyre failing in the...
5y ago from Crash.net
Hamilton wins British GP after late tyre scare
F1 Grand Prix, GP Great-Britain, Silverstone Circuit Lewis Hamilton...
5y ago from F1Technical.net
Grosjean escapes with warning for Ricciardo weave
After being shown the black-and-white flag during the British Grand Prix,...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez expects ‘even faster’ times from 2027...
Marc Marquez has cast doubt over claims that the new 850cc MotoGP engines...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pedro Acosta: “Maybe it’s not my place to be”...
No description available...
1m ago from Motorsport.com
Everything we know about Goiania Circuit –...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Heavy rain and flooding hits Autodromo Ayrton Senna...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Takuma Sato set for Indy 500 return with Rahal...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...
Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Helio Castroneves to attempt 2026 Indianapolis 500...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC working to secure future of Safari Rally Kenya...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...
The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC to return to GB in 2027 as Scotland secures...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Elfyn Evans retires as drivers...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Champions League review: more trauma for the Premier...
y two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Agent confirms Arsenal interest in attacker with 70...
Pio Esposito’s agent has confirmed that Arsenal are interested in...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal latest: Odegaard not selected by Norway - will...
No description available...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Paul Merson predicts winner of Arsenal vs Manchester...
The Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley is...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Mick Schumacher has picked up a new nickname after F1 exit...
Former F1 driver Mick Schumacher has a new... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Aston Martin tell Adrian Newey to 'choose' his replacement
Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey is... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Aston Martin's latest crisis calls for one man but there is...
A day doesn't seem to go by at the start of the... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
