Gear change as F1 star follow’s famous SA partner’s tracks
Valtteri Bottas prepared for the grand prix in Malaysia by cycling with Australian pro cyclist partner Tiffany Cromwell – now he’s pedalling to the Singapore GP.
Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is cycling to the Singapore grand prix from Malaysia after retiring from Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit and getting on his bike.
A keen cyclist, the F1 veteran decided not to fly or drive the 350km distance but to get there under his own power instead.
The 37-year-old has taken part in numerous cycling races over the years and his Australian partner Tiffany Cromwell is a professional road and gravel cyclist.
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Cromwell had posted a video on social media last week of her and Bottas training around the palm oil plantations and Sepang coast.
Bottas followed up with one of himself cycling in the dark with a torch lighting up the path ahead.
A Cadillac team spokeswoman said the Finn would take three days to complete the journey. Practice for the Singapore race starts on Friday, with media commitments on Thursday.
Meanwhile Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc reportedly had to go by car after his flight missed the landing slot and had to return to Malaysia.
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