Italian GP: Williams Martini Race Review

By Williams Martini Racing
September 8 2014

 
 Williams Martini Italian GP Race Review
 
Massa
 
Race Notes
• Felipe Massa achieved his first podium for WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING as Valtteri Bottas finished in fourth position in today’s Italian Grand Prix.
• Felipe was up to third after the first lap, with a Mercedes and McLaren in front, whilst Valtteri suffered from wheel spin and slipped to 11th.
• Valtteri fought hard through the field both before and after his pitstop, whilst Felipe established himself in third.
• The result takes WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING into third in the Constructors’ Championship moving ahead of Ferrari.
Felipe Massa 
Felipe Massa:
"It was a fantastic race for me so I am really happy. I had a good start and passed Magnussen at just the right time. I had to work hard to establish that position, sadly the Mercedes were still a bit quick, so we did the best we could. Monza is a special podium, and to hear the fans sing my name was amazing."
Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas:
"I had a few issues at the start which really effected how my race went. Once the tyres were up to temperature I had a lot of work to do. It was good fun to overtake so many people and we had some good pace as well. As a team we had a really good day and it was good to overtake Ferrari. I’m pleased to see Felipe get his first podium of the season, hopefully we can be up there together soon."
Rob Smedley Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"We finished where we should have done, although we did make it a bit more spectacular than we needed to. We had some issues with the starts which isn’t normal, so this needs to be investigated. Valtteri drove an incredible race to recover from 11th whilst managing his tyres. Felipe had an incredible race too, using all his experience including a great overtaking manoeuvre on Magnussen to secure a fantastic result. It was great to see the fans reception for him as well."
 
Massa
 

Track Monza, Italy
Lap Length 5.793kms/ 3.599 miles

Weather Hot and Sunny
Air: 25-26°C Track: 37-44°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Time (Fastest Lap)

Grid

1

L Hamilton

 Mercedes 1:19:10.236

1

2 N Rosberg Mercedes +3.175 2
3 F MASSA Williams Martini Racing +25.026 4
4 V BOTTAS Williams Martini Racing +40.786 3
 
 
Bottas
 

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