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Williams Racing Turkish GP Race Review |
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Race Notes
• George Russell finished 16th whilst Nicholas Latifi retired from the
Turkish Grand Prix
• George and Nicholas both started from the pitlane on the intermediate
compound tyre
• George ran a two-stop race, pitting on laps 32 and 42 each time for
the intermediate Pirelli tyre
• The team retired the car of Nicholas Latifi due to damage following a
collision with Romain Grosjean |
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Nicholas Latifi:
"We had some damage on the car after contact with Romain Grosjean,
so we
decided to retire. I was getting lapped, but my mirrors were so dirty
that I literally couldn’t see behind me. I knew I had to move over but
it was difficult to judge where they were. There was no grip out there
and therefore you can’t generate tyre temperature, so with the damage on
the car, there was no point staying out. There was no part of the race
that was enjoyable for me and overall, it was a weekend to forget." |
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George Russell:
"We made the decision to start from the pitlane, which was always the
intention.
On the laps to grid I knocked the front wing off at the pit entry, but
the guys did a great job to get the car fixed. The race itself was very
tricky in the opening stages, but then we found ourselves in P11 and it
was looking really promising, the car and tyres were feeling good. From
then, the tyres dropped off, so we boxed for another set of
intermediates which didn’t work. None of us were able to push the car to
the limit, slipping and sliding around. This weekend wasn’t a lot of fun
which is a shame as it is a fantastic circuit and we didn’t get the
opportunity to fully appreciate it. A massive congratulations to Lewis,
he keeps on delivering and is setting the bar for all of us to chase." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"The weekend ended as it began with tricky conditions throughout.
We chose to start both cars from the garage on Inters in the hope that
we could make some early gains with hot tyres and avoiding the stint on
Extreme wet tyres. George made good initial progress and the plan was
working well. However, as the tyres began to wear, there was a difficult
phase when used tyres had insufficient rubber left, but new tyres were
unsuitable for the drying conditions. Nicholas was forced to retire
after a collision with the Haas damaged his car. Unfortunately, the
track never dried enough for slick tyres as this would have added
another dimension to an exciting race and would have suited our
strategy.
It has been a very difficult weekend throughout but the team in Turkey
have acquitted themselves
very well and we have gained a lot more experience of the Pirelli tyres,
especially the Inters. Sadly, we just didn’t have the pace this weekend,
but we look forward to pushing again for the final tripleheader sequence
in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi." |
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