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Race Notes George Russell finished 18th and Nicholas Latifi 19th in the Hungarian Grand Prix George started the race 12th, and Nicholas 15th, both on the intermediate Pirelli tyre George ran a three-stop race, pitting first on lap four for the soft and then on lap 19 for the medium Pirelli tyre. His last stop was on lap 50 for […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 12th and Nicholas Latifi 15th for the Hungarian Grand Prix George equalled his career-best qualifying result, the same position he qualified last weekend Nicholas made his Q2 debut, making it the first time the team has had two cars through into Q2 since Italy 2018 Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Today was one of […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Off the back of two consecutive races in Austria, we were looking forward to testing out the car and drivers at a different circuit. However, the weather has made it difficult to conclude much today. In FP1, there was some light rain, which masked the track evolution, encouraged drivers to use different tyre compounds, […]
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Following the restart of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship in Austria, the team makes its way across the border for the final leg in the opening triple header at the Hungaroring in Budapest. Once again, the event will be held behind closed doors to ensure the safety of all involved. Whilst being one of the shorter tracks on […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 16th and Robert Kubica 19th in the Hungarian Grand Prix Both drivers started on the hard Pirelli tyre, George 15th and Robert 19th on the grid George ran a one-stop race, pitting on lap 16 for the hard Pirelli tyre Robert also pitted once during the race, on lap 18 for the hard Pirelli tyre Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 16th and Robert Kubica 20th for the Hungarian Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:17.031 on his final effort to finish P16 Robert posted a 1:18.324 on his last lap of the session Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: We enjoyed a productive morning making full use of the additional set of dry tyres available in FP3 […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The conditions again have made for a challenging day, with rain influencing both sessions. This morning there was light drizzle although the track stayed largely dry, which enabled us to complete most of our original plan. This afternoon was more challenging, but we were able to get a few laps in on the dry tyres either […]
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We’ve reached the midway point of the 2019 season as Hungary marks the final stop on the calendar before teams are rewarded with a well-earned break during the annual summer shutdown. The Hungaroring is one of the shortest tracks on the calendar, and its popularity amongst drivers, teams and fans doesn’t go unnoticed for its location near the beautiful city […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Pictures from the 2018 Hungarian Test: “I question whether I’m the right person to be doing this job. If anyone in Williams says to my face that I was damaging the team, then I would go.” – Claire Williams Claire Williams considers quitting F1 “I think everyone […]
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Driver: Robert Kubica Chassis / Engine: FW41-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M09 EQ Power+ Location: Hungaroring, 4.318 km Weather: Warm and dry Temperatures (min-max): Air 22-31ºC / Track 30-50ºC Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: We have ended what has been a successful test. We came here to predominately concentrate on 2019 aero specification and we have carried out every single […]
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