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The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship draws to a close this weekend, as the Yas Marina Circuit plays host to the final race of the year: the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The track, designed by Hermann Tilke, is dominated by a 1.2km-long straight between turns five and six, forming one of the longest acceleration stretches on the Formula One […]
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Race Notes – Nicholas Latifi finished 12th in a chaotic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, whilst George Russell was forced to retire following a collision with Haas’ Nikita Mazepin on lap 15– Both drivers started the race on the medium Pirelli compound tyre, with George lining up 14th and Nicholas 16th– Both drivers switched to the white-walled hard tyre under an […]
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Qualifying Notes – George Russell qualified 14th and Nicholas Latifi 16th for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah– George progressed into Q2 before posting a 1:29.054 on his penultimate flying lap using the medium compound tyre– Nicholas continued to improve throughout Q1, setting a time of 1:29.177 on his final effort using the soft Pirelli tyre and only narrowly […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: It’s still too early in the weekend to assess exactly how we are doing, but we feel we’ve had a decent day. The track has lived up to expectation and is fast and challenging. Unfortunately, there were some different tyre strategies amongst drivers today, which meant that there was heavy traffic at times, and […]
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The penultimate round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship sees the Team head to Saudi Arabia and the ancient port city of Jeddah for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend. We do so with heavy hearts following the passing of our Founder and Former Team Principal, Sir Frank Williams at the age of 79. Sir Frank […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “No warning, but we actually anticipated that prior to the race” – George Russell Williams ‘anticipated’ Qatar Grand Prix punctures “If I can get by George, it’s now” – Nicholas Latifi Latifi Shut Down By Williams F1 Engineer for Suggesting Team Orders on Russell “I guess you […]
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Race Notes– George Russell finished 17th in the Qatar Grand Prix, whilst Nicholas Latifi retired due to a punctured tyre.– George started 15th and Nicholas 17th, both on the soft Pirelli tyre.– George made one scheduled stop on lap 17 for the hard compound tyre, before a puncture forced a second stop on lap 49, in which he took the soft Pirelli tyre.– Nicholas […]
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Qualifying Notes– George Russell qualified 15th and Nicholas Latifi 17th for the Qatar Grand Prix– George continued to improve throughout Qualifying, setting his quickest time on his final run in Q2 with a 1:22.756 on the soft Pirelli tyres– Nicholas set his fastest time on his penultimate flying lap of Q1 posting a 1:23.213, also on the soft compound tyres Dave Robson, Head […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Learning another new track was an enjoyable experience and the Losail International Circuit lived up to expectations. The flowing high-speed corners are demanding but interesting and are liked by the drivers. The evening FP2 session was very useful for getting the car ready for tomorrow’s Qualifying session. We are reasonably happy with where we […]
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Formula One’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix takes place this weekend, with the teams travelling to Losail International Circuit for round 20 of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship. Located 22 miles north of the capital city of Doha, the circuit is well versed in hosting high-speed racing, having become a permanent fixture on the MotoGP calendar in 2004. Several […]
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