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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Even now on the eve of his return, it seems hard to believe he has overcome such a calamitous injury, but for Kubica it was the psychological battle that proved to be the greatest challenge of his life. ‘You gain nothing from giving up. You have to […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 16th and Robert Kubica 17th in the Australian Grand Prix George started 19th on the medium Pirelli tyre, with Robert 20th on the grid on the hard George had a clean two stop race, boxing on Laps 26 for the soft Pirelli tyre and for the hard on Lap 42 After contact at turn one Robert picked up damage […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 19th and Robert Kubica 20th for the Australian Grand Prix George set a time of 1:24.360 on his third and final flying lap of Q1 to finish P19 Robert improved on his second flying lap to a 1:26.067 but a puncture on his last effort meant that he was unable to progress, finishing the session in P20 […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: It was the first official on-track running of the new race season and we were able to complete our normal Friday programme. We started to look at the tyre behaviour of the three different compounds in warm conditions and around what is essentially a street circuit; so quite different to the cold conditions we had in […]
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ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING has chosen Tata Communications as the team’s Official Digital Transformation Partner. The team will benefit from Tata Communications’ seven-season track record in the reliable delivery of network, hosting, broadcasting and security services to the Formula One ecosystem. The team will use Tata Communications’ digital infrastructure to enable real-time data transfer between the pitlane garage at all Grands […]
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ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING is pleased to announce Athletic Propulsion Labs® (APL) as its Official Supplier. APL reimagined its iconic TechLoom Breeze sneaker for the 80-person trackside team to wear throughout the Formula One season, which begins with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix on Sunday 17th March 2019. Known for combining fashion, luxury, technology and performance, APL reimagined its iconic TechLoom […]
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After an intense winter, the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship is officially about to get underway! The season kicks off this weekend at Australia’s Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit with ROKiT Williams Racing heading into 2019 with a new look, a new driver line-up, and renewed energy. Robert Kubica has stepped up into a full-time race seat having served as […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “I don’t see Robert as injured, I never have. I don’t know whether that’s because I’m used to seeing Frank [Williams, her father, the team’s founder who has been wheelchair bound since a car accident in 1986], not that there is a comparison, but I don’t see […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “It’s not the end of the world. We score the points in the racing not in the testing, so we have to keep our heads held high, and make the most of the situation.” Drivers must motivate troubled Williams Formula 1 team “The innovative use of lightweight […]
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Paddy Lowe, Chief Technical Officer: For the final day of the pre-season testing we planned an ambitious programme to mirror George’s from yesterday. This involved more data gathering in the early cool track conditions which we achieved very well, followed by some performance experiments and a qualifying simulation before lunch. The long running in the afternoon was unfortunately brought to a […]
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