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Williams Racing Bahrain GP Race Review |
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Race Notes
• George Russell finished 12th and Nicholas Latifi 14th in the Bahrain
Grand Prix
• George started 14th on the medium Pirelli tyre, with Nicholas lining
up 20th on the hard compound
• The race was red flagged on lap one due to an horrific crash for
Romain Grosjean, with both drivers taking a new set of medium tyres in
the over hour-long delay
• George subsequently ran a two-stop race, pitting first on lap 20 for
the hard Pirelli tyre, and finally for the medium compound on lap 39
• Nicholas also stopped twice during the race, initially on lap 21 for
the medium compound tyre, and once again for the hard on lap 37 |
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Nicholas Latifi:
"The first start was very tricky but we got a much better start on the
second one, and moved up a bit, but then I made a misjudgement whilst
battling for position on the subsequent lap. Still, I am pretty pleased
with the race. Tyre degradation was the big factor to manage and I think
we did a good job. We had a strong strategy which meant I could achieve
the target which was to get ahead of the Haas and the Alfa. Obviously,
you always want more, there are some things that could have been better
as it wasn’t an easy race out there, but I am pretty pleased with the
result. I wish Romain a speedy recovery, you never like to see something
like that, it just shows you that the risk is always there in
motorsport." |
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George Russell:
"I am pleased with the job we have done this weekend. I dropped places
on the initial start but from the restart I came from P18 to P12, and in
the race managed to keep Vettel behind us, whilst overtaking Giovinazzi,
Magnussen plus fighting with Kvyat. I think it is a job we can be
pleased with, and I think we can leave saying we got everything out of
this weekend. It’s not a point but it is the maximum that we could do
today. It is incredible that Romain walked away from the crash today. I
am just pleased that he is ok and extremely thankful that we have the
halo. I am proud of the work that the FIA and F1 have done for the
safety over the recent years." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"Firstly, we send our best wishes to Romain Grosjean and Lance Stroll,
as well as our colleagues at Haas and Racing Point. The incidents that
each suffered were unusual and we are thankful that they each walked
away without serious injury.
Secondly, Bahrain delivered a good race with a range of strategies and
some good overtaking. We are pleased with our performance today and we
have a lot of positives to take away, some of which we can apply to the
race next week. Both drivers completed strong races, following difficult
initial race starts. It was a shame to finish such a good race behind
the safety car, and again close to the points, however, it was a strong
weekend overall and we have set ourselves up nicely for the challenge of
the Sakhir Grand Prix next week." |
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