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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “obviously we needed to focus on aero performance as well because that’s where we were really down after the winter. But through putting in this new approach that we did last year, we always knew that was going to take some time to come to fruition.” – […]
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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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Race Notes Robert Kubica finished 12th and George Russell 13th in the German Grand Prix The Pole started 18th on the full wet Pirelli tyre, with George 17th on the grid, also on full wets In changeable conditions both drivers made five pitstops, using multiple sets of the intermediate tyre before stopping twice near the end for the soft compound dry tyre Dave Robson, Senior […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 18th and Robert Kubica 19th for the German Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:14.721, with his final effort on the soft compound tyre Robert posted a 1:14.839 on his last lap of the session to finish P19, also on the soft Pirelli tyre Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Overnight analysis of the items we tested […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Today was a very difficult day. Working in the extreme heat is difficult for everyone but it also adds to the confusion over the car behaviour. Conditions are very likely to be completely different tomorrow, and on Sunday, and so today was mainly about gathering data, doing our homework, and managing the car in the difficult […]
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The summer break is fast approaching as we head to the Rhine Valley and the famous Hockenheim circuit for round 11 of the 2019 Formula One World Championship. This weekend’s German Grand Prix marks the opening instalment of the back-to-back double header which brings the curtain down on the first half of the season. Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Hockenheim offers […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 14th and Robert Kubica 15th in the British Grand Prix The Brit started 19th and Robert 20th on the grid, both on the medium Pirelli tyre George and Robert pitted during the Safety Car on laps 20 and 21, both for the hard Pirelli tyre Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Both drivers had solid races, were able to understand today’s conditions […]
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