0
Valtteri Bottas insists he will not alter his racing style, even though he crashed with reigning champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain. The Finn had to serve a drive-through and see two penalty points added to his super-license after colliding with Mercedes' Hamilton at the race start.
Bottas laughed when asked by Finland's Iltalehti newspaper if he had spoken about the issue with Toto Wolff. Wolff is not only Hamilton's boss at Mercedes, but also Bottas' manager. "Yes, Toto commented about it, but not at all negatively," he insisted. "There is nothing else to say about it. He knows that it was just a competitive situation," Bottas added.
Bottas said immediately after the incident that he doesn't think it warranted a penalty. He now tells the Finnish broadcaster MTV: "I saw that there was space and went for it, and he (Hamilton) didn't see me. It happens."
"I will not change my style, of course. I will take every opportunity that I see. It was pretty tight and perhaps I braked a bit too late, but I think sometimes it is penalised and sometimes it is not," Bottas added. (GMM)
Grand Prix of BelgiumLocal time
Grand Prix of BelgiumLocal time
Bahrain International Circuit - Winter testing
M. Verstappen
C. Sainz jr
C. Leclerc
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street Circuit
Australia
Albert Park
Japan
Circuit Suzuka
United States of America
Miami International Autodrome
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Canada
Gilles Villeneuve
Spain
Circuit de Catalunya
Austria
Red Bull Ring
United Kingdom
Silverstone
Hungary
Hungaroring
Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps
Netherlands
Circuit Zandvoort
Italy
Monza
Azerbaijan
Baku City Circuit
Singapore
Marina Bay Street Circuit
United States of America
Circuit of the Americas
Mexico
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Brazil
Interlagos
United States of America
Las Vegas Street Circuit
United Arab Emirates
Yas Marina Circuit
133,759 comments on Sauber
2 members have this team as their favourite
Tweets about Valtteri Bottas
602,106 comments on Mercedes 56 members have this team as their favourite Tweets about Mercedes
Replies (0)
Login to reply