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Smedley urges Williams to update FW37 more quickly

After looking like a dark-horse contender for several race wins last year, Williams have fallen behind Ferrari after the Italian side's testing gains shocked the paddock. Now, Williams technical director Rob Smedley says his garage needs to up their game or risk being left adrift in midfield. 'We need to develop the whole package faster and at a higher rate if we are going to catch the people in front,' Smedley said. 'With getting updates for our car, hopefully we can be a bit closer again to Ferrari and Mercedes.' The gains between China and Bahrain were noticeable though, allowing Williams' promising young Finn Valtteri Bottas to hold off a charging Sebastian Vettel in the race's dying...
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