Mexican GP: Podium finish for Williams Martini
By Williams Martini Racing
November 3 2015
The 2015 Mexican GP would see the Williams Martini team secure another podium finish with Valtteri Bottas finishing an excellent 3rd in a race that would see him have a futher coming together with Raikkonen, but this time Valtteri was able to continue. Team-mate Felipe Massa would also finish in the points with a 6th place in what was a great turn around from the previous race.
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Race Notes • Valtteri Bottas finished third and Felipe Massa sixth in today’s Mexican Grand Prix. • Both cars had good starts but were caught out when Vettel slowed with a puncture and lost ground to the Red Bulls. • Early pitstops gave the drivers free air to push and each overtook a Red Bull as the pitstops evened out. • A late safety car allowed Felipe and Valtteri to pit for new option tyres and Valtteri took the opportunity to overtake Kvyat at the restart for the final podium spot. |
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Felipe Massa: "It was a very positive race for the team, to have a good fight with Red Bull and come out with a podium is encouraging on a track that suits them better than it does us. From my perspective it wasn’t the best race, I struggled with the rear tyres in the second stint and lost one position because of it. After the safety car I didn’t have the best run, and as a result didn’t get the chance to pass the cars ahead. I am a little disappointed, but as a team we can be really proud of the performance." |
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Valtteri Bottas: "I’m very pleased with the result today. Every decision from the team on strategy was right, so I’m really delighted with what we achieved as a team. It feels so good, after so much bad luck recently and so much hard work, to get the reward. It was a great feeling on the podium, that was very special. Regarding the incident with one of the Ferraris, it was unlucky that it was me and him again but of course I didn’t want it to end up like that." |
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Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle
Performance: "Overall, it was a positive day. The team equipped itself very well to deal with a new track. In terms of altitude, it’s quite a change from other tracks but we didn’t let it affect us. The Red Bulls were very strong around here so to outscore them is pleasing. We have missed a few podiums over the last few races, so to be back up there is great. We made good strategic calls, both drivers drove exceptionally well and the team as a complete unit operated very well." |
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Track Mexico City, Mexico |
Weather Mild and Dry | |||
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DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
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| 1 | N Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:42:35.038 (1:20.521) | 1 |
| 2 | L Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.954 (1:20.723) | 2 |
| 3 | V BOTTAS | Williams Martini Racing | +14.592 (1:21.585) | 6 |
| 6 | F MASSA | Williams Martini Racing | +21.493 (1:22.009) | 7 |
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