Monaco GP: Williams Race Review
By Williams F1 Team
May 16 2010
The AT&T Williams team reviews the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, a race that saw a double DNF for the team.
| Williams Monaco GP Race Review |
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The AT&T Williams team
return home from the Monaco Grand Prix empty handed as both FW32s
suffered mechanical issues during today’s race. Relegated to the back of
the grid after a clutch paddle failure at the start of the formation
lap, Nico Hulkenberg’s race ended in the tunnel on lap one when his car
suffered a component failure on the front wing. Rubens Barrichello had a
strong start to the race, gaining three places as the lights went green
to run in sixth, but retired on lap 30 following a failure on the rear
of his car. The team will be investigating the cause of both retirements ahead of Istanbul. |
Rubens Barrichello:
 "What happened today was a real surprise. I had such a good start but the car started to feel really strange after the pit stop. The steering wheel, in particular, didn’t feel normal. The problem continued to get worse and then I crashed. We now have to investigate the car to find out what the problem was." |
Nico Hulkenberg:  "I
didn’t have a good start, obviously. There was a problem with the clutch
before the start of the formation lap which meant I had to start from
the back. I’m then not entirely sure what happened in the tunnel. The
car felt odd one minute and the next I was in the wall. I am really
disappointed not to have completed the race and get the mileage under my
belt, but that’s life."
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Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1: "That
was not a good day for the team after a promising start for Rubens. Nico
had a problem with the clutch paddle on the steering wheel during the
formation lap. He then had a failure with the front wing mounting on the
first lap of the race. Rubens had a fantastic start and was running in
sixth when he started to experience poor handling after his stop. 11
laps after his pit stop, he had a failure at the rear end of his car. We
need to get all the parts back to the factory in order to identify
correctly what components on both cars caused the failures. We have
quite a bit of car damage to repair, but we're making progress with
performance and look to further that in Istanbul." |
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Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
Weather: Warm & Sunny | |||
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POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
Grid |
|
1 |
M Webber |
Red Bull |
1:50:13.355 (1:15.318, 2nd) |
1 |
|
2 |
S Vettel |
Red Bull |
+0.448 (1:15.192, 1st) |
3 |
|
3 |
R Kubica |
Renault |
+1.675 (1:15.353, 3rd) |
2 |
| DNF |
N HULKENBERG FW32-03 CA123 |
AT&T Williams | n/a (1:19.074, 16th) | 9 |
|
DNF |
R BARRICHELLO |
AT&T Williams |
n/a |
11 |
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Monaco GP: Williams Race Review
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Date: 16/05/2010 15:57
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Re: Monaco GP: Williams Race Review
Posted by: pgj (IP Logged)
Date: 18/05/2010 09:00
Did a drain cover contribute to Rubens; crash? http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/05/17/did-loose-drain-cover-contribute-to-barrichello-crash/
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