News Details

Wolff had full trust Mercedes pair would avoid clash

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says he had total confidence in both of his drivers to avoid a collision at the start of the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas went side-by-side into the first corner, with Bottas taking to the outside run-off, culminating in the Finn eventually prevailing into Turn 2. The duo have not yet collided since Bottas joined Hamilton at the team in 2017, with Hamilton taking all championships on offer in that time. Despite the close moment between the pair at Mercedes’ home race, Wolff admits he enjoyed watching them aggressively tussle for position. “I enjoyed the racing between the two of them because I’ve never doubted that...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Wolff: Mercedes drivers 'living like hermits' to avoid...

Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are exerting extreme...
3y ago from F1i.com

Hamilton and Bottas 'living like hermits' to avoid...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed Lewis Hamilton and...
3y ago from GPFans.com

FIA reveals back-up plan to avoid Saturday wash-out

The FIA has put together a back-up plan to ensure that running at the...
3y ago from F1i.com

FIA changes F1 contingency plan to avoid repeat of...

The FIA has altered its medical contingency plan in a bid to avoid a...
3y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Quartararo reveals arm pump struggles at MotoGP...

Fabio Quartararo has revealed that Yamaha's 2024 bike turning difficulties...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Abel ends Indy 500 entry hopes, cites funding as cause

Abel Motorsports will not be fielding a car in this year’s Indianapolis...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

American flag livery returns for AJ Foyt Indy 500 entry

AJ Foyt Racing announced Wednesday that it is bringing its popular...

Chevrolet confirms it had no knowledge of Team Penske...

Just over a week has passed since IndyCar announced the disqualification...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Exclusive: Tuchel open to EPL return, Benzema back at...

This article was originally published on Fabrizio Romano's Daily Briefing,...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal continue title charge with dominant win over...

FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Arsenal's win against Bournemouth in the...
2h ago from SkySports.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.