Austrian GP: Williams Martini Grand Prix Preview
By Williams Martini Racing
June 26 2018
Just one week after the French GP the Williams Martini team moves to Austria for the next round of the 2018 season. With work still taking place behind the scene the team is working hard to turn their season around. Austria will see the return of Robert Kubica taking part in the first practice session. For regular drivers Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin it is a track that they both have enjoyed in the past and hopefully this familiarity will help in their performances. After Austria is the British GP and Williams in hoping for a good weekend as they prepare for their home race.
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Hot off the heels of France,
we head to Austria for round nine of the Formula One World Championship.
The team takes to the Red Bull Ring for the second leg of F1’s first
ever triple-header, before returning to the UK for the team’s home race
in Silverstone. Located high in the hills, the Austrian circuit is a
popular and familiar track amongst our drivers, including Robert Kubica,
who returns to FP1 action this weekend.
PADDY LOWE:
We head straight on from France to the Austrian GP, for the second race
in the tripleheader race weekends. The undulating track is surrounded by
impressive scenery, and the circuit itself also tends to produce some
great racing. The track is quite short, so sessions can feel quite busy,
but it is a circuit where we have seen some good results as a team. We
look forward to seeing Robert Kubica back behind the wheel for FP1, as
we continue to push forward the development of the FW41. We are not
where we need to be at the moment, but a lot of work is ongoing behind
the scenes to address this and we will continue fighting hard throughout
the rest of the season.
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SERGEY SIROTKIN:
I like a lot of the Austria track. It’s not a long lap and it doesn’t
have many corners, but I like the layout. I’m looking forward to it. The
circuit suits some bits of our car better so overall, I can expect a good
weekend there. It’s going to be important to keep it up before the summer
break.
LANCE STROLL:
This is just a great track. I love it and everything about it - the
scenery, the elevation, the whole thing is just fantastic. It is such a
beautiful place and such a beautiful circuit, and definitely one of my
favourites. When I got there last year it was very familiar as it was the
first track we went to where I had already raced in Formula 3, and on top of
that had a couple of wins.
Race Data
Friday:
Practice 1: 11:00 - 12:30
Practice 2: 15:00 - 16:30
Saturday:
Practice 3: 12:00 - 13:00
Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00
Sunday: Race: 15:10 |
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