News Details

Valtteri Bottas: “Finishing ninth is a bit disappointing”

Valtteri Bottas admitted he was expecting much more from his Bahrain Grand Prix than a ninth place finish, and admitted the drive-through penalty handed out to him for colliding with Lewis Hamilton at the start compromised his race. The Williams Martini Racing driver had made a good start at the Sakhir International Circuit, but clashed with Mercedes driver Hamilton at turn one, damaging his front wing and earning himself the penalty at the same time. Bottas hopes that the difficult start to the season is over, and is hoping for better fortune going forward, starting next time out in China. “I was expecting more from today and finishing ninth is a bit disappointing,” said Bottas. “I...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Valtteri Bottas: “The target will be to finish in...

Valtteri Bottas ended sixth after qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix,...

Valtteri Bottas hit with penalty points for causing...

Bahrain Grand Prix – Williams' Valtteri Bottas has been given two...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Bottas 'disappointed' with ninth after Hamilton contact

Valtteri Bottas says he is “disappointed” with ninth place in...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Hamilton unable to challenge after Bottas clash

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton believes the damage incurred from an...
9y ago from SpeedCafe.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia rediscovers his ‘feeling' on...

Francesco Bagania has admitted he's rediscovered his feeling with the...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaren eyes Fernando Alonso reunion to complete...

Zak Brown has said he will "continue to bug" Fernando Alonso to...

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Manchester United and Arsenal interested in signing...

Manchester United and Arsenal are reportedly interested in former Chelsea...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea ‘advancing' in talks to sign striker who...

Chelsea are stepping up their pursuit of Julián Álvarez, with fresh...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United & Arsenal target is interested in a...

Sandro Tonali’s future is attracting attention ahead of the summer...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Past, present, future …

Morning everyone. I see there's a Dennis Bergkamp interview with Ian...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Newey admits AMR26 ‘a long, emotional journey of...

Aston Martin’s radical 2026 challenger did not... Read More »
56m ago from F1i.com

Williams boss reveals F1 cost cap bonus

James Vowles has admitted his Williams F1 team... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Alonso admits Newey's Aston ‘definitely behind'

Feb.10 Fernando Alonso has openly conceded that... Read More »

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.