French GP: ROKiT Williams Racing Qualifying Review

By Williams Racing
June 23 2019


ROKiT Williams Racing French GP Qualifying Review



Qualifying Notes: • George Russell qualified 19th and Robert Kubica 20th for the French Grand Prix • George continued to improve on his time with a 1:32.789 on his final flying lap of Q1 to finish P19 • Robert’s best time of the session was a 1:33.205 to finish P20

	Robert Kubica: "The lap times were not great but driving wise I was quite happy. There was a big track evolution at the end of Q1, the track is rubbering quite a lot which is at least helping to enjoy the driving. If you don’t look at the lap times it doesn’t feel bad to drive, but when you lack performance and general grip then the lap times reflect this."

	George Russell: "We maximised today’s qualifying session. This weekend I have only completed a third of the laps as I missed FP1 and FP3, so to put a good lap on the board was pleasing. Overall, I am satisfied with my performance and let’s hope for a good race."

	Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: "Both drivers drove good clean laps in qualifying. George did a solid job today to bounce back, having not taken part in FP1 and then lost FP3 due to a Power Unit electrical issue. This resulted in an ERS module change ahead of Q1. Following set-up changes overnight, Robert also did a good job to close the gap and improve throughout qualifying. Overall, we maximised the package available to us today. The team once again performed well operationally, and we must continue with our long-term development plan to bring more performance."

Track: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet Lap Length: 5.842 km / 3.630 miles			Weather: Warm and dry Air: 25-27°C Track: 50-55°C

POS	DRIVER	TEAM	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	L Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.609	1:29.520	1:28.319
2	V Bottas	Mercedes	1:30.550	1:29.437	1:28.605
3	C Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.647	1:29.699	1:28.965

19	G Russell	ROKiT Williams Racing	1:32.789	-	-
20	R Kubica	ROKiT Williams Racing	1:33.205	-	-

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