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Race Notes Nicholas Latifi finished 16th in today’s Belgian Grand Prix George Russell’s race unfortunately ended in the barrier after being unable to avoid a lose wheel coming across the track from Giovinazzi’s car which crashed just ahead George started the race 15th on the medium Pirelli tyre, with Nicholas lining up 19th on the same compound Nicholas pitted twice, […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 15th and Nicholas Latifi 19th for the Belgian Grand Prix George made Q2 for the fifth time this year, clocking his fastest time of qualifying with a 1:43.468 Nicholas improved on his final run in Q1, posting a 1:44.138 Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: It was nice to be back in Q2 again this […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Both drivers had solid days as we looked at some downforce configurations and general set-up. We had no issues with the cars, and we are now in a good position to push things along tomorrow. Although today was dry for the F1 sessions, the forecast for tomorrow and Sunday remains mixed and we will […]
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With racing now fully underway the team prepares to head into its third triple-header starting in Belgium, before moving to two races in Italy at Monza and Mugello. The hill circuit is set in the Ardennes forest and is one the drivers’ most loved tracks due a lot of changes in elevation, rewarding power and downforce that allows them to […]
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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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