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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “I can not say who it was, because maybe someone is angry. It was a team that is not better than Haas, so it is not difficult to imagine”- Kevin Magnussen Magnussen’s offer from team ‘not better than Haas’ “But the thing we’re focused on is that […]
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Williams Racing is pleased to announce that Roy Nissany will continue his work as Official Test Driver with the team for 2021. Roy enjoyed a successful first year with Williams providing valuable feedback and contributing to the development of the FW43 both through his work on-track and in the simulator at Grove. Roy conducted himself impressively in his three Free […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: After a tricky season, it was good to finish with a productive and smooth day. Both Jack and Roy have driven the car several times this year, but for both to get a chance to have the car for a full day in the calm environment of a Young Driver Day was very valuable […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Although there was some overnight and morning rain, we were able to complete the programmes as intended. Roy did an excellent job and completed all of his test items, providing some very useful feedback, including on the new 2021 Pirelli tyres. FP2 was fully dry but interrupted by several red flags, which disrupted our […]
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From one Hermann Tilke circuit to the next, the team heads to the Persian Gulf for the next two rounds of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship held in Bahrain. The first weekend will take place on the regular 5.412km Bahrain International Circuit layout, a track that usually provides great racing and overtaking, crowned by the tight, downhill, off-camber […]
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Williams Racing is pleased to confirm that Reserve Driver Jack Aitken and Test Driver Roy Nissany will drive in the post-season Abu Dhabi test at the Yas Marina circuit on Tuesday 15th December. The team can also confirm that Roy Nissany will make his third FP1 appearance of the year at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday 27th November. Jack […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “The reality is I was unfortunate for it to hit my car but that could have hit a marshal or someone in the crowd if they were to be there, so that’s the most important thing.” – George Russell Russell calls for further safety improvements following “dramatic” […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: We have a bit of work to get through tonight to see where we can improve the car as we are not currently where we want to be. There are probably a few easy gains from where we were today, but there are other areas that require a bit more thought to see if […]
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Round eight of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship takes us to Italy’s ‘Temple of Speed’ and the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. It is a race like no other, being held at a circuit steeped in history, with the remnants of the old high-speed banking providing an incredible backdrop to the modern track which blasts […]
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A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week: “Quite honestly, nobody wants to be criticising your fellow competitors. As much as this is a sport, and we’re all incredibly competitive against each other and [you] use everything within your armoury to beat your rivals, nobody every really wants this situation.” – Claire Williams Williams explains […]
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