Canadian GP: Mixed results for Williams in Qualifying


By Andrew Hooper
June 6 2015

Qualifying for the 2015 Canadian GP would see mixed results for the Williams Martini team. Valtteri Bottas was able to make it into the final period finishing in 4th. But for Felipe Massa his qualifying would end in the first period with a loss of power in his engine seeing him struggle to set a competitive time. He did pit and went back out on the option tyre but the engine issues was still present. Not the best of results but Sunday's race still presents the team with a good points scoring opportunity.

 
  Williams Martini Canadian GP Qualifying
 
Bottas
 

Team Summary:
Q1: Both Williams drivers would come out on the soft tyre for their first run in Q1. Quickest was Hamilton with a 1m:16.395 with Valtteri fifth and Felipe in tenth. Valtteri would drop to tenth and Felipe twelfth. Rosberg was second followed by Raikkonen with Valtteri improving to be fourth. Hamilton would improve with a 1m:15.895 with Rosberg on a 1m:16.002. Rosberg would improve to be quickest with a 1m:15.893. Several drivers were now out on the super soft tyre including both Torro Rosso's. On the option tyre Grosjean would go quickest with a 1m:15.883. Valtteri had dropped to seventh and was still in his pit. With the end of the first period Valtteri would be tenth but for Felipe his engine issue would see him out of qualifying.

Q2: With Valtteri the only Williams driver running he would wait before coming out. Grosjean was quickest with a 1m:15.916 with everyone on the option tyre. Raikkonen was now quickest with a 1m:15.602. Hamilton would set a 1m:14.661 to go quickest with Rosberg second, 1m:14.673, and Raikkonen third. Valtteri would move into third but would drop to fifth with the end of the period.

Q3: After the first times Raikkonen would be quickest with a 1m:15.126 followed by Maldonado and Valtteri. Hamilton would go quickest with a 1m:14.393 with Rosberg second, 1m:14.702. Raikkonen would improve to be remain third, 1m:15.014. Valtteri would move up to fourth on his final lap.
 
Massa
 
Felipe Massa:
Q1: Felipe would follow Valtteri out for his first run. Felipe would confirm with his engineer that he would complete five timed laps. Felipe was able to set a 1m:20.028 on his second run to be twelfth. Even with a 1m:17.886 Felipe could only manage fourteenth. Felipe would pit after what was a disappointing first run. Felipe would complain that his engine was not making power explaining his slow pace. Felipe had dropped to sixteenth with a question over his engine. Felipe's issue was resolved and he would come back out on the super soft tyre. Felipe would say "No power No power unbelievable". He was told to continue but he would pit saying that he could not believe it. Felipe would finish in seventeenth.

Out of the car Felipe would comment: "I just lost power completely on the engine which is a shame as it is a track that suits our car."
 
Bottas
 

Valtteri Bottas:
Q1: Valtteri was out first for Williams in the opening eighteen minute period. Valtteri would set a 1m:18.333 to be quickest dropping to second. Valtteri would drop to tenth but he would improve to be third with a 1m:16.657, dropping to fourth. Valtteri would complain that his DRS was not working on the back straight. Valtteri would pit with six minutes remaining. Valtteri had improved with a 1m:16.552. Valtteri would drop to fifth as others improved on the option tyre. As the period ended Valtteri had dropped to tenth.

Q2: With eight minutes remaining in the period Valtteri would come out running on the super soft tyre. Valtteri's first lap would see him go third with a 1m:15.506, but he was 0.8s behind Hamilton. Valtteri would pit having been told that his first run was good enough and to come in. He would drop to fourth being behind Grosjean. With the end of the period he would be fifth.

Q3: Valtteri would come out early for the final period running on new super soft tyres. Valtteri would set a 1m:15.369 to be third but he would rop to fifth prior to pitting after his first run. Valtteri would drop to sixth saying that sector one was better but in sector two his rears would start sliding. Valtteri would be first to come back out after the pit stops. Valtteri was on a better lap as the period came to an end. He would finish with a 1m:15.102 to be fourth.
 
Massa
 

Canadian GP: Mixed results for Williams Martini in Qualifying
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Date: 06/06/2015 19:33

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