News Details
Palmer believes Hamilton saved Bottas with Spanish GP win
Article To news overview © Mercedes Ex F1 star Jolyon Palmer believes Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas would have been in hot water with the German team if teammate Lewis Hamilton failed to win the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix. With Hamilton switching race strategies for the final part of the race, the Englishman found himself rapidly closing in on his Finnish teammate. Sensing that a race win could come down to fine margins, the German outfit politely asked Bottas to move out of the way over the team radio. The former Williams driver decided to ignore those orders and made life harder than it needed to be for Hamilton. Palmer beleives Hamilton's win spared Bottas a firm dressing down from his...
Full Story »
Full Story »
2y ago from RacingNews365.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Palmer: Mercedes strategy call came at no cost to...
Article To news overview Team orders have been something of a feature in...
2y ago from RacingNews365.com
Palmer fears: 'That will be demoralising for...
Jolyon Palmer thinks Max Verstappen will have to come up with something...
2y ago from GPBlog.com
Hamilton a ‘strategist's dream' after Spain win
Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says every strategist wants Lewis Hamilton in...
2y ago from PlanetF1.com
Mercedes understand Red Bull thinking: We would have...
Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Toto Wolff...
2y ago from RacingNews365.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Quartararo: Marquez's Honda exit ‘woke a lot of...
Fabio Quartararo believes Marc Marquez's exit from Honda last term 'woke a...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Marquez: Rossi-like Acosta can't be ruled out of...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Quartararo stresses ‘quality over quantity’ with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Power “didn't have any defense” against Dixon due...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Brake issues hinder Rosenqvist’s chances for victory...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Pourchaire earns second IndyCar outing with Arrow...
Arrow McLaren announced Tuesday morning that Theo Pourchaire will driver...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren confirms Pourchaire for Barber...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA not at war with manufacturers over 2025 WRC...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
ERC star Sesks secures WRC Rally1 graduation with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Mārtiņš Sesks to drive M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 in...
Latvia’s Mārtiņš Sesks will benefit from the support of WRC Promoter...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ogier's last-gasp Croatia Rally victory on surprising...
There had been no major incident on WRC Croatia for 17 stages. That...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Ally McCoist highlights how Arsenal star did something...
No description available...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
“Love it” - Arsenal target reacts as Jurrien...
No description available...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'Like Chelsea's team, he went missing' – Arsenal...
No description available...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Chelsea set unwanted Premier League record after...
Chelsea have conceded 57 goals in the Premier League this season –...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Marko makes striking revelation about Perez's contract...
Helmut Marko has revealed details of contract... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com
Stroll defended by fellow driver over Ricciardo crash
The Aston Martin driver has received a... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
Leclerc names area Ferrari must improve with 2024 F1...
Charles Leclerc has highlighted slow-speed... Read More »
39m ago from MotorsportWeek.com