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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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Q1 F. Massa 1:12.432 (8th) V. Bottas 1:12.680 (9th) Quickest time: L Hamilton 1:11.511 Q2 V. Bottas 1:12.420 (11th) F. Massa 1:12.521 (13th) Quickest time: L Hamilton 1:11.238 Q3 V. Bottas – F. Massa – Quickest time: L Hamilton 1:10.736 Qualifying Notes • Valtteri Bottas qualified 11th and Felipe Massa 13th for the Brazilian Grand Prix. • Valtteri’s single run […]
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FP1 Weather: Hot and dry Air & Track Temperatures: 26-29C / 36-46C V Bottas, FW38-03, PU106C Hybrid, 1:13.129 (5th) F Massa, FW38-02, PU106C Hybrid, 1:13.318 (8th) Quickest time: L Hamilton, 1:11.895 FP2 Weather: Hot and dry Air & Track Temperatures: 30-32C / 46-54C V Bottas, FW38-03, PU106C Hybrid, 1:12.761 (3rd) F Massa, FW38-02, PU106C Hybrid, 1:12.789 (4th) Quickest time: L. […]
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Pat Symonds We are expecting very poor weather in the lead up to the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend with a chance of showers on both Saturday and Sunday. We are hoping it will be dry, however we could see a situation similar to 2013 when the first real dry running we had was on race day. Interestingly, Pirelli have gone […]
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