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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “Nobody realises in the outside world but the people who will make a difference to my career moving forward, they know exactly how my performance is and they are keeping a close eye on that. They are pleased with that and that’s great for me.” – George […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 16th and Robert Kubica 17th in the Chinese Grand Prix Both drivers started on the medium Pirelli tyre, with George lining up 17th on the grid and Robert 18th The Brit ran a two-stop race, pitting on lap 22 for the hard tyre before switching onto the soft on lap 49 for a final short stint Robert made […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 17th and Robert Kubica 18th for the Chinese Grand Prix George continued to better his laptime throughout the session, finishing P17 with a time of 1:35.253 Robert improved on his third and final flying lap to a 1:35.281, which means he will line up P18 for tomorrow’s race Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Following some useful testing in […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The weather has been kind in Shanghai today with low cloud cover and gentle wind. This allowed us to complete some good quality testing in FP1, both continuing the work we started with Nicholas in Bahrain, and also looking at some components that were new for this event. Although there is more analysis to complete this […]
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It’s off to China for what is sure to be a momentous weekend as the race in Shanghai not only marks the third event of the 2019 season, but the 1000th race in the sport’s history. Celebrations are planned both on and off the track and, to signify our pride at being part of such a significant milestone, both our cars […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “It’s difficult to say it’s fun, it’s at least experience, and those two races gave me good answers and valuable experience definitely.” – Robert Kubica Robert Kubica a passenger while driving Williams’ 2019 F1 carK “It’s very difficult for me to talk about Paddy and his role […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: it was a very frustrating day for everyone here in Bahrain. Conditions first thing this morning looked reasonable following the dust clouds yesterday and some overnight rain. However, some further rain meant that little happened between mid-morning and early evening when conditions improved again. We were able to complete some aero testing early in the morning […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “Formula 1 should be the pinnacle of racing, it’s the premier class. This is not good for the sport if someone with a disability can participate. At least not in Formula 1, maybe in other classes.” Kubica return to F1 sends out the wrong signal After talking […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 15th and Robert Kubica 16th in the Bahrain Grand Prix George started 19th on the soft Pirelli tyre, with Robert lining up 20th on the grid using the medium tyre George and Robert made clean starts picking up several positions, with the pair battling each other in the early stages of the race Both drivers ran a two-stop race, […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 19th and Robert Kubica 20th for the Bahrain Grand Prix George improved on his second flying lap to a 1:31.759 finishing the session in P19 Robert set a time of 1:31.799 on his first flying lap but was unable to better his time, finishing P20 Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Unusually for this time of the year in […]
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