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It’s time for Round 18 of the FIA Formula One World Championship as we head to Mexico City for the Mexican Grand Prix. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez sits over 2km above sea level, making the 4.3km lap a breathless experience. Being the Grand Prix run at the highest altitude above sea level of the season, the race provides uniquely challenging […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: Early in the race he told the team the braking performance was “atrocious”, and the team tried a series of settings changes to improve them. ‘We can’t continue with these brakes, I was ready to retire’ Russell warned Williams “It should give better performance in the current […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “The team definitely had a very fast car back in ’14, ’15, ’16. But there were definitely some issues then that were probably under the radar because the car was so quick and the engine was very strong.” – George Russell Williams problems were “under the radar” […]
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Race Notes As a result of the predicted impact of Typhoon Hagibis here in Suzuka, all track running was cancelled on Saturday. This resulted in a busy Sunday for the team with both qualifying this morning followed by the Japanese Grand Prix this afternoon. George Russell started 18th on the grid, with Robert starting from the pitlane following a crash during […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The anticipated arrival of the Typhoon Hagibis, and consequent pre-emptive cancelling of Saturday’s running, meant that today was busier than normal. Teams were able to use tyres normally destined for FP3 today. Furthermore, with the FIA having clarified that the FP2 standings will be used to establish the grid in the event of qualifying being cancelled […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “I think it is the worst weekend of my career and not from a driving point of view. But I think for many reasons this weekend has been very disappointing.” – Robert Kubica Kubica unhappy with Williams after deliberate DNF in Sochi “Hopefully there will be a […]
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We say ‘Konnichiwa’ to the Land of the Rising Sun and round 17 of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship, as we head to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. The high-speed track remains one of the ultimate driving challenges anywhere in the world and is a firm favourite amongst drivers. The enthusiastic local fans are known for their […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: ”Okay, the result is not great which we could expect, but the personal goal and personal achievement I think is big, looking at how tough this race is, looking at my condition – I suffered a small injury last Sunday so I wasn’t 100% and managed [not […]
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Race Notes George Russell and Robert Kubica did not finish the Russian Grand Prix The Brit started 17th and Robert 18th on the grid, both on the medium Pirelli tyre George’s race ended after locking-up and hitting the barrier, whilst Robert’s retirement was a team decision to conserve parts ahead of the upcoming races Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Today was tough and deeply […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 17th and Robert Kubica 18th for the Russian Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:35.356, and Robert a 1:36.474 to finish P17 and P18 Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: By the start of FP3 the track had dried following overnight rain and the morning rain, which had been forecast earlier in the weekend, simply didn’t arrive. […]
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