Turkish GP: FP3 and no times for Williams Racing


By Andrew Hooper
November 14 2020

The Saturday practice for the 2020 Turkish GP would commence under damp conditions with drivers running on the intermediate tyre but as the session progressed heavier rain  would start to fall. This would see both Williams Racing drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi come out on the full wet weather tyre but both drivers would pit after a single lap without setting a lap time. The rain would continue to fall and would become even heavier such that neither Williams driver would return in the session ending with no lap times recorded. 

   
   Williams Racing Turkish GP Saturday Practice
   
  Russell
   
 

Team Summary:
The Saturday practice would see the Williams drivers presented with a damp track. The first drivers out in the session would all bei on intermediate tyres., The FIA had allowed the drivers to have an extra set of these tyres. Leclerc would set a 1m:52.4368 with Vettel now second. More drivers would set times with Alobon second from Verstappen, Ocon and Vettel now fifth. Verstappen was now fastest with a 1m:48.485 as Leclerc would make contact with Ocon seeing the Renault spin. Drivers were going off the tarck in large numbers. Both Williams drivers were running bity as the rain had increased they both were on the full wet tyre. More drivers were pitting and also switching to the full wet tyre. With fifteen minutes completed the order was Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Ocon, Norris, Vettel, Perez, Bottas, Magnussen and Stroll in tenth.

Both Williams drivers had completed single laps and the both would pit. Several drivers would run in order to experience the track conditions but with just under half an hour remaining the track would empty as the rain continued to fall. Sainz had a massive spin at Turn seven but was able to keep it off the barrier and make his way back to his pit. Neither Williams driver had set a time. With under ten minutes remaining the drivers from Alfa Romeo and AlphaTauri were out running on the wet tyre. They would be joined by both Mercedes as others pitted. Eventually the track would again empty as the session ended. At the end of the session neither Williams driver would return to the tarck and would not set lap time.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would join his team-mate running also on the full wet tyre. Nicholas would also pit after a single lap..

George Russell:
George would be the first of the Williams drivers to come out in the session but with the rain increasing he was on the full wet tyre. George would pit after a single lap.

   
  Latifi
   
 
Pos Driver Car Gap
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1m48.485s
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.945s
3 Alexander Albon Red Bull-Honda 1.574s
4 Esteban Ocon Renault 5.412s
5 Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 5.510s
6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 6.005s
7 Sergio Perez Racing Point-Mercedes 7.092s
8 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 7.181s
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 7.393s
10 Lance Stroll Racing Point-Mercedes 8.339s
11 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 9.990s
12 Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren-Renault 11.063s
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 13.840s
14 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 13.988s
15 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 16.263s
16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 17.866s
17 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri-Honda 20.883s
18 George Russell Williams-Mercedes -
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes -
20 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes -
   
  Latifi
   
 

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