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Race Notes – George Russell finished 14th whilst Nicholas Latifi had to retire on lap 52 due to a suspected boost leak in the Bahrain Grand Prix– The Brit started 15th and the Canadian 17th, both on the soft Pirelli tyre– George ran a two-stop race, pitting on laps 13 and 36, each time for the medium compound– Nicholas also made two planned […]
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Qualifying Notes– George Russell qualified 15th and Nicholas Latifi 17th for the Bahrain Grand Prix– George’s posted his fastest time of the session during Q1, with a 1:31.316 to make it through into Q2 for the first qualifying session of the year– Nicholas continued to improve throughout Q1 and posted his quickest time with a 1:31.936 Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: It was hot this afternoon, meaning that the tyre performance dominated the FP1 running. Both George and Nicholas completed their programmes and had no issues with the car. The cooler evening session offered more suitable conditions for qualifying and race preparation and we were able to complete useful running on both cars despite the […]
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Drivers: George RussellChassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E PerformanceLocation: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 kmWeather: Hot and dry Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: We can be pleased with our day’s work today. The car ran reliably throughout, which is testament to the skill and effort of all those in Grove and at the track involved in […]
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Drivers: Nicholas LatifiChassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E PerformanceLocation: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 kmWeather: Warm, sandy and dry Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: We had a busy day, completing 132laps without any major issues. The track changed throughout the day making comparisons difficult, but we were still able to complete some useful work. It was […]
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Drivers: Roy NissanyChassis / Engine: FW43B-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 E PerformanceLocation: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain, 5.412 kmWeather: Warm, sandy and dry Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Conditions were tough throughout the day, with high temperatures, strong winds and a lot of sand on the track this afternoon. This made performance testing very difficult, however, we were able to […]
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Race Notes Jack Aitken finished 17th in the Sakhir Grand Prix, and Nicholas did not finish due to a suspected oil leak which the team are now investigating Nicholas started 16th on the soft Pirelli tyre, with Jack lining up 17th on the medium compound Jack ran a three-stop strategy, pitting first for the hard Pirelli tyre on lap 31, […]
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Qualifying Notes Nicholas Latifi qualified 17th and Jack Aitken 18th for the Sakhir Grand Prix Nicholas continued to improve throughout the session, clocking his quickest lap on his final attempt with a 0:54.796 Jack’s fastest lap of the session, a 0:54.892, was also set on his last attempt in Q1 Congratulations to George Russell on second place on the grid, […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: It has been a fun evening getting to grips with the new Sakhir layout. The new corners are a bit bumpy in places, but they add to the character of the circuit and give the drivers a new challenge. The wind direction was quite different to last week and so even the corners that are […]
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Williams Racing can confirm that Jack Aitken will race in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix alongside Nicholas Latifi. The 25-year-old takes the place of the team’s regular race driver George Russell, whom the team has released to drive for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Bahrain with Lewis Hamilton unable to race due to a positive COVID-19 test. Aitken is […]
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