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Bahrain GP: Williams Martini Race Review

By Williams Martini Racing
April 7 2014

 
 Williams Martini Bahrain GP Race Review
 
Massa
 
Race Notes
• Felipe Massa finished seventh and Valtteri Bottas eighth in the first night race to be held in Bahrain, bringing home another 10 points for the team.
• Felipe made a great start to fight his way into third whilst Valtteri suffered wheelspin at the start and dropped from third position to fifth.
• With the fight on for third, Felipe and Valtteri withheld pressure from behind.
• An unfortunately timed safety car dropped both drivers back behind the two Force India's, both Red Bulls and Jenson Button’s McLaren.
• Both cars were racing hard on fresher tyres in the closing stages and were quicker than Vettel, but were unable to pass
Felipe Massa:  Felipe Massa
"The start was fantastic, I did everything right and I had good grip and it all went well. We were in a good position and fighting but sadly the tyre degradation was worse than we expected. The safety car didn’t help the strategy as I think we should have been up with the Force India's rather than behind the Red Bulls so that is a shame. Other than that it was a good race, with some good battles and to finish with both cars in the points is really positive."
Valtteri Bottas: 
Valtteri Bottas"After a poor start our race strategy was compromised. I had too much wheelspin and that lost me a few positions which is frustrating. We had issues with the tyres that were worse than expected but on a positive note we got some good points from both cars. We always want more though, so we will continue to work hard and look forward to the next race."
Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"Overall I am extremely happy. We finished the weekend with both cars in the points, and good points too. To start in third and finish in eighth for Valtteri is a bit frustrating, but that’s racing and we have to accept that. There are many positives still to take, one thing we do need is a little bit more race pace. The team worked very well together from strategy to pitstops, the change over the last twelve months has been very encouraging. There is still a lot of work to do but I’m very impressed with the quality of people here."
 
Bottas
 

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
Track Length 5.412kms / 3.362 miles

Weather: Dark and Mild
Air: 23-25C Track: 26-29C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Time (Fastest Lap)

Grid

1

L Hamilton

Mercedes 1:39:42.743 (1:37.108, 2nd)

2

2

N Rosberg Mercedes

1:39:43.828 (1:37.020 1st)

1

3

S Perez Force India

1:40:06.810 (1:39.320 7th)

4
 
7 F MASSA
FW36-02, PU106A Hybrid
Williams Martini Racing 1:40:14.008 (1:39.272 5th) 7
8 V BOTTAS
FW36-01, PU106A Hybrid
Williams Martini Racing 1:40:14.619 (1.39.762 13th) 3
 

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