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Race Notes George Russell finished 15th and Robert Kubica 17th in the Belgian Grand Prix The Brit started 15th on the grid, and Robert from the pitlane both on the medium Pirelli tyre Both drivers ran a clean race, pitting on laps 30 and 31 for the soft Pirelli tyre Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal: It’s been a very difficult weekend for everyone in […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 19th with Robert Kubica unable to set a time for the Belgian Grand Prix George set his only time due to red flags, a 1:47.548 to finish P19 Robert suffered an internal combustion engine failure on his out lap Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: FP3 was a quiet session and we completed our planned programme with only […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: It has been good to get back to the track after a couple of weeks away, especially at such an enjoyable circuit as Spa. We completed some useful work in both sessions as we looked at some set-up options suitable for Spa and some development items for next year. Nicholas drove well in FP1 and did […]
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The sun sets on the summer break as we return to the race track following Formula One’s now traditional two-week shutdown for the Belgian Grand Prix. A favourite amongst fans, Spa-Francorchamps is the longest track on the calendar at 7.004km and hosts some of the most famous sequence of corners in the world. With a mix of long straights and […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the Belgium Grand Prix: “There are so many engineers and people in F1 who impact the car, I think the drivers are the easy ones to blame but if you had an experienced driver you’d find something else to blame.” – Lance Stroll Williams F1 […]
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Paddy Lowe We returned refreshed from the summer shutdown and are looking forward to getting back to racing action in Belgium this weekend. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit is favourite amongst fans, teams and drivers and has an old-style layout which is a great challenge. It’s also the longest on the calendar but includes some iconic corners including Eau Rouge. Set in […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the 2017 Belgium Grand Prix While it is assumed by most people that this would involve a deal with Red Bull Racing, it is much more likely that Porsche will go to a team which is a little bit more manufacturer-friendly. Porsche to Formula 1 […]
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Race Notes: – Felipe Massa finished 8th and Lance Stroll 11th in the Belgian Grand Prix – Both drivers had a strong start to the race on the supersoft tyre with Lance maintaining position whilst Felipe made up two places to P14 from P16 on the grid – Lance pitted for a set of soft tyres on lap nine and […]
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Q1 F. Massa 1:45.823 (16th) L. Stroll 1:46.915 (18th) Q2 F. Massa – L. Stroll – Q3 F. Massa – L. Stroll – Qualifying Notes – Felipe Massa qualified 16th and Lance Stroll 18th for the Belgian Grand Prix – Both drivers went out in Q1 on the ultrasoft tyre but were knocked out of the session having struggled for […]
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FP1 Weather: Mild and dry Air & Track Temperatures: 18-21°C / 22-29°C F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, No time set (20th) L. Stroll, FW40-03, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:48.541 (15th) Quickest time: K. Raikkonen 1:45.502 FP2 Weather: Mild and wet Air & Track Temperatures: 19-23°C / 20-31°C F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, No […]
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