Belgian GP: Williams Race Review
By Andrew Hooper - AT&T Williams Team
August 29 2011
The AT&T Williams F1 team looks back at their 2011 Belgian Grand Prix.
| Williams Belgian GP Race Review |
| Pastor Maldonado scored his first points for AT&T Williams at Spa‐Francorchamps today finishing in 10th place in the Belgian Grand Prix. Pastor drove through from 21st on the grid into the top ten despite picking up damage to the front wing of his Williams‐Cosworth FW33 on the first lap of the race. Today’s result makes him the first Venezuelan to score a world championship point since Johnny Cecotto back in 1983. Rubens Barrichello came home in 16th after having to make an unscheduled pit stop from 13th position for a new front wing with just three laps remaining. |
Rubens Barrichello:
 "We ended up being more competitive than we thought which is a great thing. I lost time fighting with Rosberg during the in lap for my second pit stop which was unfortunate as it lost me time and points which I think I could have scored. I am very happy for Pastor that he has got his first points though. Either of us could have scored today which is encouraging as the team is making progress." |
Pastor Maldonado:  "I’m
really happy to score a point for both myself and for the team. It is a
big improvement. During the race our pace was very consistent so I’m
happy for that and I’m also pleased for my country. Finally we have some
points and it’s even better to get them here at such a special track. It
was a hard race starting from the back, but I was pushing every single
lap."
|
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1: "It
was a good race into the top ten for Pastor today and well done to him
onscoring points. Both cars were consistent and strong in the critical sectors of this demanding race track. Pastor and Rubens managed their tyres blistering during the race using Pirelli recommendations. We damaged the front wing on both cars during the race, which hurt the performance of the car, but our pace was still consistent." |
|
Spa‐Francorchamps, Belgium |
Weather: Overcast | |||
|
POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
Grid |
|
1 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:26:44.893 (1:50.451, 4th) |
1 |
|
2 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
+3.741 (1:49.883, 1st) |
3 |
|
3 |
J Button |
McLaren |
+9.669 (1:50.062, 2nd) |
13 |
| 10 |
P MALDONADO FW32-02 CA443 |
AT&T Williams | +77.615 (1:53.362, 12th) | 121 |
| 16 |
R BARRICHELLO FW33-04 CA305 |
AT&T Williams | +1 lap (1:50.424, 3rd) | 14 |
 |
Belgian GP: Williams Race Review
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 29/08/2011 11:42
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