News Details
Williams 'pleasantly surprised' by strong Friday practice pace
Williams were 'surprised' by their Friday practice pace after Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa finished 'best of the rest' behind Mercedes in third and fourth, albeit half a second adrift of Lewis Hamilton. The Grove outfit are locked in a close battle for fourth place in the championship standings are currently sit fifth, nine points behind Force India. Head of performance engineering Rob Smedley believes the hard work they've done behind the scenes paid off on Friday and reckons they're in 'good shape' this weekend. 'We are pleasantly surprised at how good our pace was today. We’ve done a lot of set-up and development work in the simulator, and then subsequently on...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Brazilian GP: Practice notes - Williams
Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: We are pleasantly surprised...
9y ago from Pitpass.com
Max Verstappen: “I am hoping it will rain on...
Max Verstappen felt he had a productive day at the Autódromo José...
9y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Felipe Massa: “It’s definitely been a good day”
On the opening day of his final home Grand Prix before retirement, Felipe...
9y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Brazilian GP: Practice notes - Haas
Haas F1 Team's lone South American stop during the 2016 FIA Formula One...
9y ago from Pitpass.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Francesco Bagnaia rediscovers his ‘feeling' on...
Francesco Bagania has admitted he's rediscovered his feeling with the...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ducati: Resurgent Francesco Bagnaia back to his...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Why Toprak Razgatlioglu is slower than he expected
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati still favourite after MotoGP Sepang test, but...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar Sebring test Day 1: Alex Palou tops the speed...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Kyle Kirkwood: Andretti “not too far off” from...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
McLaren eyes Fernando Alonso reunion to complete...
Zak Brown has said he will "continue to bug" Fernando Alonso to...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...
Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Esapekka Lappi thought his WRC career was over, but...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera co-driver Jonne Halttunen lands Toyota...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Iconic Ouninpohja stage dropped from 2026 WRC Rally...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Thierry Neuville struggled in “most difficult”...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Paul Merson predicts Brentford vs Arsenal and other...
That was an incredible end to Liverpool vs Manchester City in the Premier...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Martin Keown shares theory on why Man City winning...
Former Arsenal centre-back Martin Keown explained why Manchester City's...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 680 – 09.02.2026
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
13h ago from Arseblog.com
“How they feel is how they feel” - Marc Guehi...
Manchester City centre-back Marc Guehi shared his thoughts about getting...
17h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Andy Cowell set to depart Aston Martin in 2026 –...
Andy Cowell looks set to depart Aston Martin... Read More »
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Aston Martin 2026 F1 livery revealed - first images
Check out the new Aston Martin livery for the... Read More »
8h ago from RacingNews365.com
Hollywood director Michael Bay suing Cadillac Formula 1...
Cadillac Formula 1 CEO Dan Towriss hoped for an... Read More »
6h ago from GrandPrix247.com
