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Race Notes– George Russell finished second and Nicholas Latifi ninth in a rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix– Owing to the inclement weather conditions, running was restricted to only a handful of laps behind the Safety Car. An official race classification was called following the second red flag of the race and a three-hour delay, with half points awarded– Despite coming in unusual circumstances, it marks […]
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Qualifying Notes– George Russell qualified second and Nicholas Latifi 12th for the Belgian Grand Prix– George equalled his best qualifying result in Formula One and, in an interrupted Q3 session, posted a 2:00.086 on intermediate Pirelli tyres– It marks the team’s first front-row start since the 2017 Italian Grand Prix where Lance Stroll qualified fourth and was promoted to second through power […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Although it was cool and cloudy all day, the practice sessions were mostly dry and the biggest limitation to the day’s running were the red flags late in FP2. These disruptions meant that a lot of teams didn’t do much high fuel running during the day. We got through most of our programme and […]
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After a four-week break from racing, the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship resumes this weekend, returning to the iconic venue of Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix. Set in the rolling Ardennes, the historic track covers an impressive 7.004km, whilst also encompassing an elevation change of approximately 100m between its highest and lowest points, contributing to what’s considered one […]
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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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