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Bottas cycles 350km to Singapore GP
Valtteri Bottas cycles 350km from Sepang to Singapore without flying between F1 races.
In brief
Valtteri Bottas cycles 350km from Sepang to Singapore without flying between F1 races. Valtteri Bottas cycled 350km from Sepang to Singapore after retiring from Bahrain GP to avoid flying between races. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Bottas cycles 350km
Cadillac F1 driver Valtteri Bottas chose to cycle 350 kilometres from Sepang to Singapore between back-to-back grands prix.
Bottas retired from Bahrain GP
Bottas retired from Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after spinning into the gravel nine laps into the race.
Bottas explains race decision
Bottas said starting on slick tyres with soft compound didn't work out despite expecting quicker track drying.
Bottas starts journey south
Bottas began cycling south from Sepang to Singapore on Sunday evening to complete the journey in stages.
Bottas aims for Singapore media
Bottas plans to arrive in Singapore in time for Thursday's mandatory media commitments.
Fans react to Bottas
Fans called Bottas's choice 'the most Bottas thing ever' and joked about flying versus cycling.
The key point
Valtteri Bottas cycled 350km from Sepang to Singapore after retiring from Bahrain GP to avoid flying between races.
