Discussion
I am beginning to consider the possibility that Valtteri Bottas could win the 2019 F1 World Championship... ...circumstances and events are unfolding to make him a serious challenger. It could be his year...
Valtteri Bottas ‘surprised’ by big gap to Hamilton
Barcelona, Spain
Thomas Maher
https://formulaspy.com/formula-1/bottas-surprised-...
SPORTS NEWS
MAY 11, 2019 / 7:15 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Motor racing - Battery problem affected Hamilton's qualifying
Alan Baldwin
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-f1-spain/m...
Valtteri Bottas ‘surprised’ by big gap to Hamilton
Barcelona, Spain
Thomas Maher
https://formulaspy.com/formula-1/bottas-surprised-...
SPORTS NEWS
MAY 11, 2019 / 7:15 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Motor racing - Battery problem affected Hamilton's qualifying
Alan Baldwin
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-f1-spain/m...
Lewis and Bottas will continue to trade blows all season. It’s going to come down to the wire but if I had to put my money on one of them, it would be the guy who has been there and done it 4 times already.
Bottas has shown amazing speed but you can’t just write off Lewis. He knows it is early days and as long as he keeps within a few points he’ll start to turn the screw later in the season. He alluded to this in Baku with the “too nice” comment. I don’t think Lewis is racing Bottas yet, rather being the respectful teammate.
Bottas has shown amazing speed but you can’t just write off Lewis. He knows it is early days and as long as he keeps within a few points he’ll start to turn the screw later in the season. He alluded to this in Baku with the “too nice” comment. I don’t think Lewis is racing Bottas yet, rather being the respectful teammate.
Oz83 said:
Lewis and Bottas will continue to trade blows all season. It’s going to come down to the wire but if I had to put my money on one of them, it would be the guy who has been there and done it 4 times already.
Bottas has shown amazing speed but you can’t just write off Lewis. He knows it is early days and as long as he keeps within a few points he’ll start to turn the screw later in the season. He alluded to this in Baku with the “too nice” comment. I don’t think Lewis is racing Bottas yet, rather being the respectful teammate.
Absolutely!Bottas has shown amazing speed but you can’t just write off Lewis. He knows it is early days and as long as he keeps within a few points he’ll start to turn the screw later in the season. He alluded to this in Baku with the “too nice” comment. I don’t think Lewis is racing Bottas yet, rather being the respectful teammate.
37chevy said:
Lewis wouldn’t have enjoyed yesterday’s result one bit. My prediction today? Now Lewis knows ferrari are beaten, If they get a good start it could be a right old ding dong between the 2 Mercedes drivers. He will want to put Bottas ‘back in his place’ as soon as possible
Well that didn’t happen....... Any semblance of a race was over once Bottas was told to ‘look after his tyres’.
As you say, back in his place.
Bottas: It was 'game over' after 'strange' clutch issues at the start
Ben Issatt 12 May 2019 Formula 1
Valtteri Bottas concedes it was "game over" for his Spanish Grand Prix after a problematic start cost him the lead.
It's quite common that being on pole isn't always ideal in Barcelona because of the long run to Turn 1, and so it proved as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel pulled out either side of the Finn at the start.
Facing a pincer movement, Bottas had to back out and would drop to second behind his Mercedes teammate, where he would continue for the rest of the race.
"It’s honestly very annoying today. I lost it at the start and, looking in the mirror I can say it’s not my fault," he stated afterwards.
"I had some issues with the clutch, some vibrations, which I’ve never had before. That’s why I got away slow. I’m keen to find out what happened.
"There was a strange behaviour with the clutch, it was biting and releasing, biting and releasing, which I never felt before, so I lost it there."
Read MORE here;
http://www.insideracing.com/index.php/formula-1/72...
Ben Issatt 12 May 2019 Formula 1
Valtteri Bottas concedes it was "game over" for his Spanish Grand Prix after a problematic start cost him the lead.
It's quite common that being on pole isn't always ideal in Barcelona because of the long run to Turn 1, and so it proved as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel pulled out either side of the Finn at the start.
Facing a pincer movement, Bottas had to back out and would drop to second behind his Mercedes teammate, where he would continue for the rest of the race.
"It’s honestly very annoying today. I lost it at the start and, looking in the mirror I can say it’s not my fault," he stated afterwards.
"I had some issues with the clutch, some vibrations, which I’ve never had before. That’s why I got away slow. I’m keen to find out what happened.
"There was a strange behaviour with the clutch, it was biting and releasing, biting and releasing, which I never felt before, so I lost it there."
Read MORE here;
http://www.insideracing.com/index.php/formula-1/72...
cb1965 said:
The first of the two of them to DNF will be at a significant disadvantage. Thing is unlike certain other drivers they both realise this hence why they are keeping it clean and backing out of potential race ending situations.
Could be 2016 all over again...let’s hope reliability doesn’t come into it againGassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff