Abu Dhabi GP: Williams Martini Qualifying Review
By Williams Martini Racing
November 27 2016
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Williams Martini
Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying Review |
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Qualifying Notes
• Felipe Massa qualified 10th and Valtteri Bottas 11th for the Abu Dhabi
Grand Prix
• In Q1, both drivers were in the only cars on track running the
supersoft tyres. Valtteri went out first for his one and only run and
was initially P5, but dropped to P11 as others set their Q1 times.
Felipe ran twice; once on the supersoft tyre for P11 and again on the
ultrasoft tyres for P9 with a 1:41.771. Both drivers progressed to Q2.
• In Q2, both drivers completed multiple laps on the ultrasoft tyre and
the session ended with Felipe securing P9, whilst Valtteri struggled
with grip throughout and was knocked out in P11 as the chequered flag
fell. He now has a free tyre choice for tomorrow’s race
• Felipe set a single lap on ultrasoft tyres in Q3 of 1:41.213 for a P10
start in his final Formula One race. |
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Felipe Massa:
"It definitely was not a very easy qualifying today, but I was
happy with the result. To be honest, I wasn’t happy with the tyres but I
just tried my hardest to set a good lap. I had a very good time in Q2,
which was important. I definitely expected a bit more from my lap in Q3,
but maybe I didn’t have as much grip in the tyres as Q2. We’re not far
from where we expected to be and we will see what we can do compared to
the other cars." |
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Valtteri Bottas: "Obviously
I would have liked to have been in Q3, but for some reason I couldn’t
get any extra grip from the ultrasoft tyre compared to the supersoft.
The car felt very good with the supersoft tyre, but I don’t feel like we
got the most out of the qualifying tyre. However, tomorrow is a
different game. P11 gives me a free choice of tyres for the race, so
that can open up opportunities. Lately, Force India have been finishing
races ahead of us so it would be nice to end the season with a good
result for the whole team and for Felipe. There’s obviously a title
battle on the line up at the front, so that could create quite an
exciting race ahead." |
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Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle
Performance:
"Felipe was more comfortable on the ultrasoft tyre than Valtteri
today. It’s a shame Felipe wasn’t able to repeat his Q2 time to get
himself into ninth rather than 10th. In Valtteri’s case, he just
couldn’t get the qualifying tyre working. So, we’re 10th and 11th and
that’s not where we want to be, but we won’t give up. We will keep
pushing and do what we can. We’re in a position to get some points
tomorrow and finish the season on an upward trajectory." |
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Track Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Dhabi
Lap Length 5.554km / 3.45 miles |
Weather: Warm and dry
Air 26-27°C Track 28-30°C |
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POS |
DRIVER |
TEAM |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
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1 |
L Hamilton |
Mercedes |
1:39.487 |
1:39.382 |
1:38.755 |
2 |
N Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:40.511 |
1:39.490 |
1:39.058 |
3 |
D Ricciardo |
Red Bull |
1:41.002 |
1:40.429 |
1:39.589 |
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10 |
F Massa |
Williams Martini Racing |
1:41.157 |
1:40.858 |
1:41.213 |
11 |
V Bottas |
Williams Martini Racing |
1:41.192 |
1:41.084 |
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