News Details

Wolff: Both our cars were at risk of retirement

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said that at one stage during the Austrian Grand Prix the team did not think they would finish the race at Red Bull Ring with both cars. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton suffered vibration issues during Sunday's race, with the team having to ask the drivers repeatedly to stay off the curbs in order to limit the damage. With Hamilton pressurising Bottas after the first safety car, both drivers appeared to back off to help preserve their cars and the team boss explained after the race that they were not sure their drivers would even finish the race. 'The situation was pretty serious, right away from the start,' revealed Wolff. 'We saw it started with...
Full Story »
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Haas: We had overheating brake issues on both cars

Haas F1 Team drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were both unable...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Both Haas drivers retire due to brake problems

Austrian Grand Prix – Haas' Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

‘Less to lose as far as risk and reward'

Facing a shortened 2020 championship, Daniel Ricciardo reckons the...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Racing Point: In a good position with both cars

Racing Point, the Pink Mercedes, is clearly a big step forward for the...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal target versatile Spanish defender who...

Arsenal’s summer recruitment drive is already taking shape, and one of...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 681 – 16.02.2026

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal hold strongest interest in signing Real Madrid...

Arsenal are reportedly leading the chase to sign Real Madrid defender...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta makes feelings clear about...

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta sounded concerned about his team's growing...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

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.