The Williams Grand Prix Database
The unofficial home of the Williams F1 team
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
Race Notes Sergey Sirotkin finished 16th and Lance Stroll 17th in the Japanese Grand Prix Both cars started the race on the soft Pirelli tyre, with Lance 14th and Sergey 17th On the opening lap, both cars lost positions, while Lance made contact with Alonso which resulted in both receiving a five-second time penalty – Lance for causing a collision […]
Read more
Qualifying Notes Lance Stroll qualified 14th and Sergey Sirotkin 17th for the Japanese Grand Prix Both Lance and Sergey qualified on the supersoft Pirelli tyre Both drivers set their first timed-laps with Lance P14 and Sergey P16, before a crash for Marcus Ericsson brought out a red flag Both cars went quicker when the session got back underway, with Lance […]
Read more
Paddy Lowe, Chief Technical Officer: We started this morning working through some rake running and testing some high-exhaust aero parts on the car. We also did some rear-wing testing between both cars, but predominantly FP1 was all about familiarising ourselves with the track. We’ve got two young drivers, so we tried to get as much running around here as possible as […]
Read more
Lance Stroll I love Suzuka, it is one of my favourites on the calendar. I am really looking forward to going there. It has got a great flow with high speed corners, low speed corners and braking zones. I would say sector one is probably the best sector as when the car is working well, and you get in the […]
Read more
Race Notes: – Felipe Massa finished 10th and Lance Stroll retired from the Japanese Grand Prix, his first since Bahrain 13 races ago – Both drivers had strong starts, Felipe defending his eighth place in the opening corners, while Lance overtook four cars on the first lap to move up to P11 – The safety car was called out early […]
Read more
Q1 F. Massa 1:30.352 (9th) L. Stroll 1:31.409 (18th) Q2 F. Massa 1:29.687 (9th) Q3 F. Massa 1:29.480 (9th) Qualifying Notes – Felipe Massa qualified ninth and Lance Stroll 18th for the Japanese Grand Prix – Lance was unfortunate to be eliminated from Q1. He was blocked by traffic at the chicane at the end of both laps on his […]
Read more
FP1 Weather: Overcast Air & Track Temperatures: 18-20°C / 22-24°C L. Stroll, FW40-03, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:31.602 (14th) F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:31.902 (16th) Quickest time: S. Vettel 1:29.166 FP2 Weather: Wet Air & Track Temperatures: 15°C / 17-18°C L. Stroll, FW40-03, Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+, 1:52.343 (5th) F. Massa, FW40-04, Mercedes-AMG F1 […]
Read more