Canadian GP : AT&T Williams GP Debrief
By AT&T Williams F1 Team
June 14 2011
AT&T Williams F1 Technical Director discusses the recent 2011 Canadian Grand Prix.
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AT&T Williams
Canadian GP
Debrief |
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Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix was unlike any other race in the history of
Formula One. Six safety car periods, a two hour stoppage due to rain and a
double DRS zone kept the teams on their toes, and AT&T Williams navigated
through the chaos to score more World Championship points.
Sam Michael, Technical Director:
Q: Rubens scored more points for AT&T Williams in the Canadian Grand
Prix. How would you sum up the performance of the FW33 at the Circuit Gilles
Villeneuve?
SM: We made some good progress in the right direction this weekend, in
particular with the development of our exhaust blown diffuser.
Q: How did the car's aerodynamic updates perform?
SM: We raced a new diffuser, brake ducts and barge boards in Canada. We also
had a development to the front wing, although we didn't race that due to the
characteristics not suiting the Montréal circuit.
Q: The rain on race‐day was forecast. Did you set up either of the team's
cars for the wet, even though qualifying was dry?
SM: Yes we set up both cars with wet weather in mind.
Q: How did Pirelli's wet and intermediate tyres perform during the race?
SM: The tyres held up really well in terms of wear rate and degradation.
Q: At one stage, the race had to be abandoned for two hours due to the
rain. What changes did you make to the car during that period and what did
the drivers do?
SM: We were only able to perform some accident repair work as the
regulations don't allow for any other set-up changes.
Q: How effective was the double DRS zone, once the track started to dry
out towards the end of the race?
SM: It is difficult to make a proper judgement about this as the tyre
performance dominated overtaking ability. It certainly wasn't a bad thing so
I'm sure this will be tried again in future.
Q: Valencia comes next. What are you expectations for the European Grand
Prix?
SM: We have some further diffuser modifications for the European Grand Prix
and our target is to get into the top ten in both qualifying and the race. |
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Championship Tables After
7
of 19 Races |
Drivers
1 S Vettel 161
2 J Button 101
3 M Webber 94
4 L Hamilton 85
5 F Alonso 69
6 F Massa 32
7 V Petrov 31
8 N Heidfeld 29
9 M Schumacher 26
10 N Rosberg 26 |
Constructors
1 Red Bull Racing 255
2 McLaren 186
3 Ferrari 101
4 Lotus Renault 60
5 Mercedes GP 52
6 Sauber 27
7 Toro Rosso 12
8 Force India 10
9 AT&T Williams 4
10 Team Lotus 0 |
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