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Valtteri Bottas cycles from Sepang to Singapore ahead of the next F1 race

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 6). Valtteri Bottas cycles from Sepang to Singapore ahead of the next F1 race. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/valtteri-bottas-cycles-from-sepang-to-singapore-ahead-of-the-next-f1-race/article_f35e41b5-428c-50e7-84ce-924ac2a36405.html

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Valtteri Bottas cycled over 320 kilometers from Sepang to Singapore after failing to finish the recent Bahrain Grand Prix. Unlike his peers who flew directly to their next race, Bottas opted for a more unconventional approach by cycling on gravel roads less traveled. He shared this unusual journey update on X before heading to the Singapore race where he aims to improve upon his lackluster performance this season.

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Valtteri Bottas, a Formula 1 driver for Cadillac, cycled over 320 kilometers (200 miles) from Sepang, Malaysia to Singapore ahead of the next F1 race. This unusual journey came after he failed to finish the previous weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix held in Malaysia due to going off track while using slick tires on damp conditions. Bottas, who has been racing in Formula 1 since 2013 and has achieved 10 victories and 67 podium finishes throughout his career, hasn't collected any championship points this season. The most recent race was the first at Sepang since 2017 due to its relocation from Bahrain because of the Iran war situation. In contrast, Max Verstappen secured a victory last week in Sepang after a long wait for another win.

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SINGAPORE (AP) — Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas decided to cycle from Sepang to Singapore in the week between Grand Prix events. asserted

Bottas → decide → events

The 37-year-old Cadillac driver set out for the next F1 stop in Singapore after failing to finish the Bahrain Grand Prix, being staged in Malaysia, last Sunday. asserted

driver → set → Malaysia

While other drivers and teams were preparing to fly from there to Singapore for this weekend’s race, Bottas embarked on a ride of more than 320 kilometers (200 miles). asserted

Bottas → prepare → kilometers

He posted on X to confirm the trip: “Yea I’m riding to Singapore... on the gravel roads less travelled.” asserted

I → post → roads

Bottas hasn’t picked up a championship point in his Cadillac this season, with his best recorded finish being 13th at the Chinese GP in March. asserted

finish → pick → March

He didn’t finish last weekend — explaining he went off the track because of a gamble to use slick tiers in the damp conditions — his eighth DNF for the season. Bottas has been driving in F1 since 2013 and has 10 victories and 67 podium finishes across his career. Max Verstappen last week ended his long wait for another race win with victory at Sepang. asserted

Verstappen → finish → Sepang

The Bahrain-branded race was relocated because of the Iran war, becoming F1’s first event at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia since 2017. asserted

race → brand → 2017

Valtteri Bottas cycles from Sepang to Singapore ahead of the next F1 race

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