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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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Motorcycle racer and TV personality, Guy Martin, is set to take on one of the most coveted job in motorsport – working as part of an elite Formula One pit crew. With no Formula One experience to his name, Guy will be going in at the deep end when he joins WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING, one of the world’s leading Formula […]
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• Valtteri Bottas finished 8th and Felipe Massa 10th in the Belgian Grand Prix • Valtteri remains seventh in the Drivers’ Championship with 62 points, whereas Felipe is now tenth with 39 points • The team moves to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship, two points adrift of Force India Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: It was a disappointing race […]
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•Valtteri Bottas qualified eighth and Felipe Massa 10th for the Belgian Grand Prix. •Valtteri progressed from Q1 into Q2 in P10 after his opening run on the supersoft tyre. As a result of a software issue that affected both drivers Felipe was forced to use up another set of supersoft tyres. With a clear track Felipe was able to comfortably […]
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FP1 Weather: Warm and Dry Air & Track Temperatures: 25-28°C / 26-33°C V Bottas, FW38-03, PU106C Hybrid, 1:50.394 (9th) F Massa, FW38-02, PU106C Hybrid, 1:51.122 (12th) Quickest time: N. Rosberg 1:48.348 FP2 Weather: Warm and Dry Air & Track Temperatures: 31-32°C / 38-41°C V Bottas, FW38-03, PU106C Hybrid, 1:50.151 (16th) F Massa, FW38-02, PU106C Hybrid, 1:50.157 (17th) Quickest time: M. […]
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Pat Symonds The first thing to say is that we expect dry and warm weather all weekend which is not typical of the conditions that we tend to see in Spa. The circuit itself is quite interesting with high power and drag sensitivity favouring low drag and powerful power units. Top speed is particularly important, so most cars are set-up […]
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Race Notes: • Felipe Massa finished sixth and Valtteri Bottas ninth in the Belgian Grand Prix • Both cars struggled at the start and lost positions during a difficult first stint. • An error at the first round of pitstops for Valtteri resulted in him being awarded a drive-through penalty and the rest of the race was damage limitation, so […]
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