Bahrain GP: Williams Racing FP1 situation unchanged
By Andrew Hooper
March 29 2019
The opening Friday practice session for the 2019 Bahrain GP would see both ROKiT Williams Racing drivers finish again at the bottom of the times so it was very much a case of the situation for the Williams team being unchanged. George Russell would again finish ahead of team-mate Robert Kubica with the pair 19th and 20th. Both drivers would set their quickest times on the medium tyre in a session that saw both drivers focus on using the medium tyre.
ROKiT Williams
Bahrain GP Friday 1st Practice
Team Summary:
Both Williams racing drivers would complete their installation laps with the
track emptying. Pirelli had brought the three hardest tyres in their range
but they were still marked as hard, soft and supersoft. The first time of
the session would be from Verstappen with a 1m:33.085 running on the
supersoft tyre. Both Williams cars would return with an hour and ten minutes
remaining. Bottas would go quickest with a 1m:32.340 with the Williams
drivers currently 9th and 10th. Both Williams drivers would improve their
times but would drop down the order to be 17th and 18th.
Vettel was now quickest with a 1m:32.299 from Bottas and Leclerc. Hamilton
was fourth followed by Verstappen, Albon, Hulkenberg, and Magnussen eighth.
Leclerc was now second followed by Bottas. A 1m:31.747 from Vettel with
Leclerc still second. The Williams drivers were now in 18th and 19th and
both would pit after the opening forty minute period. Verstappen would
improve to set a 1m:31.673 running on the supersoft tyre. Vettel was now
second and Gasly now third after a supersoft tyre run. Bottas would go
quickest with a 1m:31.328 also on the supersoft tyre. Vettel would also
improve with a 1m:30.617 to be quickest. Bottas was now second followed by
Hamilton, Verstappen and Gasly.
The Williams drivers would remain 18th and 19th with 25 minutes remaining in
the session. At the front Leclerc would go quickest on a supersoft tyre run
with a 1m:30.354, followed by Vettel, Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, and
Gasly. The Williams drivers were now 19th and 20th. Both drivers would
complete runs on the medium tyre as the session came to a close.
Robert Kubica:
Robert would take to the track first for the opening Friday practice running
on the supersoft tyre. Robert would return again on the supersoft tyre. A
1m:36.857 from Robert and after a few laps he would improve with a
1m:35.988. Another improvement from Robert with a 1m:35.592 and would pit
after an eleven lap run. Robert would return this time on the medium tyre. A
1m:34.253 from Robert would see him improve to be 16th. But would would drop
to 19th to be behind George. He would pit after a nine lap run on the medium
tyre. with ten minutes remaining Robert would return on a new set of medium
tyres. He would complete a further run on the medium tyres completing 27
laps at the end of the session.
George Russell:
George would follow his team mate out but was on the hard tyre. George would
also return running on the supersoft tyres as well. George would set a
1m:35.634 to move ahead of his team-mate. George would set a 1m:35.205 to
improve to be two places ahead of Robert. George would pit after a ten lap
run. George would also come back out also on the medium tyre. George would
set a 1m:34.188 to also be quicker on the harder tyre. George would also pit
after a nine lap run on the medium tyre. George would also return with eight
minutes remaining also on the medium tyre. George would spin at the exit to
Turn 2 when he went to applying power in what was a simple error. George
would complete 26 laps at the end of the session.
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