The Latest Breaking News from Valtteri Bottas

Sauber: “Important” to apologise to Bottas for F1 pit stop issues

Following problems with wheelnuts for Bottas in Bahrain and team-mate Zhou Guanyu in Saudi Arabia, the former endured another lengthy stop in the Australian GP at a stage when he had a chance of scoring points.

Autosport · Mar 29, 2024

Sauber F1 team fined €5000 as pitstop woes continue in Australia

After wheelnut issues caused lengthy stops for Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain and Zhou Guanyu in Jeddah, the team made what it called "containment" modifications for Melbourne, with the aim of reducing the risk of further issues.

Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024

Sauber F1 team fined €5000 after pitstop woes continue in Australia

After wheelnut issues caused lengthy stops for Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain and Zhou Guanyu in Jeddah, the team made what it called “containment” modifications for Melbourne, with the aim of reducing the risk of further issues.

Autosport · Mar 24, 2024

Bottas: Sauber F1 team needed Jeddah "wake-up call" after early struggles

The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.

Autosport · Mar 13, 2024

Sauber to address F1 pit issues after second disastrous stop

Valtteri Bottas lost almost 50 seconds at his second stop in the Bahrain GP with a cross-threading issue at the front axle. 

Autosport · Mar 12, 2024

Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP

After each grand prix in 2024, we’ll now be ranking each team based on its race and qualifying performances, plus how it fared in the differently complex political world away from the racing.

Autosport · Mar 9, 2024

2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP results: Max Verstappen wins

Verstappen beat his team-mate Sergio Perez, who incurred a penalty during the pitstops that didn’t impact the finishing order, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Autosport · Mar 9, 2024

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc to pole

Verstappen produced a 1m27.472s on his first run in Q3, but did not improve on his second attempt and so that stood as the time to beat.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen grabs pole by 0.3s from Leclerc

Verstappen produced a 1m27.472s on his first run in Q3 but did not improve on his second attempt so that stood as the time to beat.

Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen tops final practice as Zhou suffers heavy crash

Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez third in the other RB20 and Carlos Sainz’s illness-replacement, Oliver Bearman, taking 10th in the second of the Scuderia’s machines.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024