Chinese GP: Williams Martini continues to score points


By Williams Martini Racing
April 26 2014

The Williams Martini team would again come away with a points scoring finish with Valtteri Bottas finishing 7th in the 2014 Chinese GP. Team-mate Felipe Massa was less fortunate having suffered from a mistake by the team in his first pit stop. But the team continues to develop as they prepare for the next GP.

 
 Williams Martini Chinese GP Race Review
 
Bottas
 
Race Notes
• Valtteri Bottas finished seventh and Felipe Massa 15th in the Chinese Grand Prix.
• Felipe had a great start but then had contact with a defending Fernando Alonso, whilst Valtteri was hit by Nico Rosberg who was braking hard in response to the action ahead.
• Felipe recovered to sixth with Valtteri in eighth before the first round of pitstops but a problem in Felipe’s first pitstop then dropped him to the back of the field.
• Valtteri meanwhile chased the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg eventually finishing just half a second behind, as Felipe fought hard to gain positions back to 15th.
Felipe Massa:  Felipe Massa
 "I had another great start today and we were fighting at the top. I felt some contact with Fernando but luckily the car wasn’t damaged so I could carry on. There was a mistake at the first pitstop and that effectively lost me the race as I came back out on track in last position. It is a frustrating situation and something we need to work on to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. We have time now to work hard and improve the car for Spain."
Valtteri Bottas: 
Valtteri Bottas"It was a good race for me despite some hard contact at the start which cost me a few positions. I also had to drive the whole race without telemetry which isn’t the easiest thing to do. We made progress over the whole weekend which is good. It’s great to make steps forward and we are looking to do the same in Spain in a three weeks’ time."
Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
 "It’s bittersweet really as the car was quick. We had a good strategy and the team worked well together. It’s a real shame for Felipe and the whole team about the pitstop and it is something that we need to investigate to ensure it doesn’t happen again, as it cost us points today. To have one car in the top ten shows that we have the pace and that gives us continued optimism, so we will take the positives forward to Spain."
 
Massa
 

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Lap Length 5.451kms/ 3.387 miles

Weather Dry & Mild
Air: 15-17C Track: 22-25C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Time (Fastest Lap)

Grid

1

L Hamilton

 Mercedes 1:33:28.338 (1:41.196)

1

2

 N Rosberg Mercedes

1:33:46.400 (1:40.402)

4

3

 F. Alonso Ferrari

1:33:51.942 (1:42.081)

 5
 
7 V BOTTAS
FW36-01, PU106A Hybrid		 Williams Martini Racing 1:34:24.035 (1:42.660) 7
15 F MASSA
FW36-02, PU106A Hybrid		 Williams Martini Racing 1:34:07.633 (1:42.379) 6
 

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