Singapore GP: Williams Race Review
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
September 29 2011
AT&T Williams finished today's Singapore Grand Prix in 11th and 13th place with its drivers Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello.
| Williams Singapore GP Race Review |
| AT&T Williams finished today's Singapore Grand Prix in 11th and 13th place with its drivers Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello. From a P13 start position, Pastor secured 11th on a three stop strategy, while Rubens concluded the race in 13th from P12 on the grid, a two strategy forcing a long, final stint of tyre conservation. As Technical Director, Sam Michael, completes his last race for AT&T Williams today, the team thanks him for his contribution over the past 11 seasons. |
Rubens Barrichello:
 "We said at the beginning that the tyres would have a hard time. With the safety car deployed when it was, the only option was to stay out to have a chance of scoring points. It was a tough call to do that many laps on the same tyre ‐ and when Massa came up behind me there was nothing I could do. We gave it a go, but it didn’t pay off for us today. " |
Pastor Maldonado:  "The
car had quite a lot of oversteer throughout the race, particularly in
the first stint. We tried everything to get rid of it to save the rear
tyres but the wear rate forced us to pit early. It didn’t make that much
of a difference to our strategy though and it actually worked out well
in the end. I managed to get into a good rhythm, especially in the
second half when I was able to follow Massa quite consistently. I think
the team did well and I’m pleased too because it’s my first time racing
in Singapore."
|
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1: "We
tried a couple of different things on strategy between the two cars but
today we didn’t have enough pace to get into the points. Both the
drivers probably got the best out of the car they could. It was a tough
race but both FW33s came home with no reliability issues. As that was my
last Grand Prix for AT&T Williams, I would like to thank everyone on the
race team and at the factory for the last 11 years and to wish them all
the best for a bright future." |
|
Marina Bay Street Circuit,
Singapore |
Weather: Warm & Humid | |||
|
POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
Grid |
|
1 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
1:59:06.757 (1:48.688, 2nd) |
1 |
|
2 |
J Button |
McLaren |
+1.737 (1:48.454, 1st) |
3 |
|
3 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
+29.279 (1:50.088, 3rd) |
2 |
| 11 |
P MALDONADO FW32-02 CA421 |
AT&T Williams | +1 lap (1:53.198, 10th) | 13 |
| 13 |
R BARRICHELLO FW33-04 CA305 |
AT&T Williams | +1 lap (1:55.235, 19th) | 12 |
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