70th Anniversary GP: Williams Racing Friday Review
By Williams Racing
August 8 2020
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Williams Racing 70th Anniversary GP Friday
Practice Review |
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Nicholas Latifi:
"Overall it was a positive day. Straight away coming back to the
same track you already feel in the rhythm. FP1 was quite good and the
balance was feeling nice on the new C4 tyre. In all honestly, I
struggled to find a comfortable balance in FP2, but again we were just
trying some different things. I think it’s going to be quite an exciting
and unpredictable race. I’m not sure how the tyre compounds are going to
react so I’m looking forward to it. I think if we can show what we
showed today, then we will be quite competitive." |
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George Russell:
"It was good fun out there and the conditions were very different to
last week. It was very tricky on the C4 tyre, but I think everybody
found that tough. At least a third of the grid set their quickest time
on the medium tyre and not on the soft. I think it will be an
interesting and tricky qualifying session. I think if you play it right
you can set your quickest lap on the mediums, so there will be some
interesting strategies tomorrow." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"We had another productive day, with both sessions providing
some very useful testing opportunities. The change in tyre compound
stiffness from last week – one-step softer – and the lighter winds have
changed the car a little since last week. However, we were still able to
evaluate some new parts and ideas whilst also understanding the
behaviour of the soft tyre. The car continues to improve, and we are
confident that we can consolidate the performance improvement seen last
week. The next group of cars are still a little way down the road, but
everyone is pushing hard to help us get closer to the heart of the
midfield as soon as possible.
Both drivers did well today and having back-to-back races at the same
venue affords them a rare opportunity to complete some different tests.
Both drivers have embraced the tests and provided us with valuable
feedback, which will help us set the car ready for what looks likely to
be two more warm days here at Silverstone." |
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Williams F1 Classification |
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| Driver |
Chassis |
FP1 |
FP2 |
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| G. Russell |
FW43-03 |
1:28.170 (15th) |
1:27.320 (16th) |
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| N. Latifi |
FW43-02 |
1:28.226 (16th) |
1:27.683 (19th) |
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| Quickest Time |
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V. Bottas (1:26.166) |
L. Hamilton (1:25.606) |
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Practice Conditions |
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FP1 |
FP2 |
| Weather |
Hot and gusty |
Hot and gusty |
| Air
& Track Temp |
25-30°C / 34-44°C |
30-31°C / 36-41°C |
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