Italian GP: Williams Martini Qualifying Review


By Williams Martini Racing
September 6 2014

 
 Williams Martini Italian GP Qualifying Review
Bottas
 
Qualifying Notes
• WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING locked out the second row of the grid for the Italian GP today, with Valtteri Bottas qualifying third and Felipe Massa fourth.
• Valtteri and Felipe were in third and fourth for all three qualifying sessions, and finished only a few tenths adrift of the top two Mercedes
 
Felipe Massa 
 
Felipe Massa:
"It was a good qualifying for me and for the team. I was missing just that little bit extra to get third. We aren’t too far off the Mercedes and I think everyone should be happy with the result. It’s a long race and we have good long run pace so who knows what will happen. Hopefully this is just the beginning of a good weekend. I am really going to give everything I can to get on that podium, especially as it’s such a great podium."
Valtteri Bottas
 
Valtteri Bottas:
"To have both cars on the second row is a good starting point for the race. I am really happy with the qualifying lap and the car is set-up for the race so I am confident we can push the Mercedes, it’s just a question of how much can we push them. If we have a great start it could open a lot of opportunities, and the pitstop lap could be critical depending on our strategy. If anything happens with the cars just in front of us, we will be there to collect those points."
Rob Smedley
 
Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"That’s the first step to a great haul of points for the weekend. We are where we should be, but it’s not easy to meet those expectations and so everyone should be very happy. Both car crews and everyone supporting the team have worked very hard to get this result. The advantage the power unit gives is phenomenal around here and we are confident with our race pace as well. Our objective is to outscore those around us in the championship and we have set ourselves a good basis for that."
Massa
 

Track Monza, Italy
Lap Length 5.793kms/ 3.599 miles

Weather Hot, Sunny
Air: 25-26°C Track: 43-46°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Q1

Q2

Q3
1 L Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.363 1:24.560 1:24.109
2 N Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.493 1:24.600 1:24.383
3 V Bottas Williams Martini Racing 1:26.012 1:24.858 1:24.697
4 F Massa Williams Martini Racing 1:25.528 1:25.046 1:24.865
 
Massa
 

Italian GP: Williams Martini Qualifying Review
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