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Race Notes Sergey Sirotkin finished 16th and Lance Stroll 18th in the Brazilian Grand Prix Both cars started the race on the soft compound Pirelli tyre, with Sergey 14th and Lance 19th on the grid Sergey made his first and only pitstop for the medium tyre on Lap 16 Lance pitted a lap later, again for the medium tyre and made his second and […]
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Paddy Lowe, Chief Technical Officer: It’s great to be back at Interlagos. The cars come around very quickly due to this being a short circuit, meaning life on the pitwall and in the garage is quite intense. We had a lot of problems with traffic today and both drivers struggled to get a fully clear lap when on their one lap […]
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Paddy Lowe The Autódromo José Carlos Pace presents several challenges to teams. It is a short track at just 4.3kms which means qualifying in particular is normally extremely close. Choosing the right set-up compromise is also important given the long sweeping start/finish straight combined with a tricky infield section. Sao Paulo is also at high altitude, so the power unit […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix “What I feel the most guilty about [is] the fact that I screwed up the aerodynamics of the car” – Adrian Newey Newey confesses he still feels guilty over Senna’s death Williams are set to give Robert Kubica a third […]
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Race Notes: – Felipe Massa finished seventh and Lance Stroll 16th in the Brazilian Grand Prix – Both cars started on the supersoft Pirelli tyre, with Felipe starting in ninth and Lance 16th due to several penalties to other drivers including a 5-place penalty for Lance after a gearbox change – Both Felipe and Lance avoided several accidents on the […]
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Q1 F. Massa 1:09.789 (4th) L. Stroll 1:10.776 (18th) Q2 F. Massa 1:09.612 (7th) Q3 F. Massa 1:09.841 (10th) Qualifying Notes – Felipe Massa qualified 10th and Lance Stroll 18th for the Brazilian Grand Prix – A gearbox failure at the beginning of FP3 ruled Lance out of the session, limiting his amount of running on Saturday, and resulting in […]
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FP1 Weather: Hot and dry Air & Track Temperatures: 25-27°C / 39-50°C F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:10.102 (7th) L. Stroll, FW40-03, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:10.632 (11th) Quickest time: L. Hamilton 1:09.202 FP2 Weather: Hot and dry Air & Track Temperatures: 29-31°C / 43-55°C F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:10.373 (8th) L. […]
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Paddy Lowe It will be very special going to Brazil with Felipe for his final Formula One race on home soil. It is a track that has generated huge drama and emotion over the years, not least with Felipe’s win in 2008 where he narrowly lost the World Championship. The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, formerly Interlagos, is a tremendous circuit […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: i hoped so hard for a better outcome of your last home GP. but don't forget you touched so many hearts, @MassaFelipe19!! see you in AD 🙌🏻🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/RVtR3akBiP — Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) November 15, 2016 “We get such great support from the fans and we can’t wait […]
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– Valtteri Bottas finished 11th and Felipe Massa retired from the Brazilian Grand Prix – The start was delayed due to heavy rain and a series of safety car periods and two red flags, on laps 21 and 28, broke the race into several segments – Both drivers lost track position when the first red flag penalised their early switch […]
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