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Paddy Lowe The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is another challenge for both teams and drivers given the high altitude of Mexico City. This predominantly tests the power unit, but also affects the cooling systems, as well as the drivers and pit crew. The thin air means less oxygen so it’s physically more challenging for everyone on the ground. The layout also […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the United States Grand Prix: “We need someone who we can build this team around. We need a galvanising force, and George is going to be that for us.” – Claire Williams George Russell can be ‘galvanising force’ for Williams F1 in 2019 Stroll’s team-mate, […]
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Race Notes Sergey Sirotkin finished 15th and Lance Stroll 16th in the United States Grand Prix Both drivers started the race on the supersoft Pirelli tyre, with Sergey P14 and Lance P15 on the grid Both cars suffered damage after each making contact with a different McLaren on the opening lap, with Lance receiving a drive-through penalty for causing a collision as […]
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Qualifying Notes Sergey Sirotkin qualified 17th and Lance Stroll 18th for the United States Grand Prix Both drivers qualified on the ultrasoft Pirelli tyre Sergey set a 1:36.300 on his first flying lap before pitting for fresh rubber, meanwhile Lance set two timed-laps before boxing for a new set of tyres Both drivers found time on their second runs, but it wasn’t […]
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Paddy Lowe, Chief Technical Officer: A very frustrating day unfortunately, most particularly for the fans. We have fantastic spectators in Austin who’ve come a long way to watch the running and unfortunately with the weather, and limited range of tyres, we didn’t do much running. We ran in both sessions on both types of wet tyre and did some experiments which […]
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Paddy Lowe The Circuit of the Americas has become another firm favourite on the calendar since the inaugural race in 2012. Austin comes alive during the race week with fans flooding in from across the USA and other neighbouring areas. The circuit itself also has a great layout and looks impressive. The 5.5-kilometre anticlockwise track is modern but really tests […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Another quiet rumour is that Williams may be talking to Jost Capito, who is currently the managing director of Volkswagen R GmbH, the company that builds high-performance versions of VW road cars. Notebook from DXB “I had a phone call with Paddy and I told him, ‘I […]
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Williams Racing is pleased to confirm George Russell’s appointment to a race seat from the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship with a multi-year agreement. The 20-year-old British racing driver will make his Formula One race debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix and joins Williams with an impressive racing résumé. Following a successful start to his career in karting, […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the Japanese Grand Prix: “I don’t want to be in a situation like last year. Everyone should have their deadline and their honor. There is no decision yet, but it should be quite soon. I will not wait until December.” – Robert Kubica Williams F1 […]
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Race Notes Sergey Sirotkin finished 16th and Lance Stroll 17th in the Japanese Grand Prix Both cars started the race on the soft Pirelli tyre, with Lance 14th and Sergey 17th On the opening lap, both cars lost positions, while Lance made contact with Alonso which resulted in both receiving a five-second time penalty – Lance for causing a collision […]
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