Brazilian GP: Podium finish for Williams Martini


By Williams Martini Racing
November 10 2014

In what was his home race Williams Martini driver Felipe Massa would finish in an excellent 3rd place in the 2014 Brazilian GP. His race would see him incur a five second penalty but despite this he was able to bring his car home and achieve this result. For team-mate Valtteri Bottas his race would see him suffer several issues that saw him finishing only in tenth. With the points scored the Williams team has extended their lead in the Constructors Championship.

 
 Williams Martini Brazilian GP Race Review
 
Massa
 
Race Notes
•  Felipe Massa finished third and Valtteri Bottas tenth in today’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
• Felipe incurred a 5-second penalty after his first pitstop for speeding in the pitlane, but had enough pace to retain his third place and drove a consistent race to finish on the podium.
• Valtteri had a number of issues during his pitstops which put him back down the order in an eventual tenth place.
• WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING has extended its advantage over Ferrari for third in the Constructors’ Championship to 44 points
Felipe Massa 
Felipe Massa:
"It was not an easy race but what a fantastic result for me, for my family, and for the team to finish on the podium in front of my home fans. The energy from the crowd was amazing and really pushed me forward. The car had strong and consistent pace today and this allowed me to stay in third despite issues in my two pitstops. In the first stop I incurred a stop-and-go penalty after speeding in the pit lane after I hit the limiter twice by mistake, and in the second I stopped in the wrong box. We’re not normally next to McLaren and in the light their overalls looked the same colour as ours so this caught me out. In the end these issues were not enough to take away my podium because we had a good aggressive strategy and a really good car."
Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas:
"It was a race full of different problems for me and in the end it just wasn’t my day. I had an issue with my belts at the beginning that we resolved at the first pit stop but this lost me a lot of time and I also lost time in the second stop. The conditions were very challenging as tyre wear was high and all cars were experiencing graining. As a team we have managed to come away with some decent points and I’m happy for Felipe as the crowd reaction after he got out of the car was very special. These sort of days happen in Formula One and we need to regroup and make sure that Abu Dhabi is a problem free race for us."
Rob Smedley Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"That was probably the most hectic race we have had all year and was very difficult to manage from the pit wall with everything that was going on. We had a lot of issues; both cars had debris stuck in them and we had to remove these at different pit stops, Valtteri lost time in his first stop as he had an issue with his belts that we needed to check, and Felipe lost time in his second stop through a penalty and stopping in the wrong box. Nevertheless we have secured some good points in spite of these challenges, extending our lead over fourth in the Championship and Felipe put in a very mature drive to finish on the podium in front of his home fans. The car is quick and this race had proved that - we now need to make sure that in Abu Dhabi we fully maximise the points that we should be attaining with this car."
 
Bottas
 

Track Interlagos, Sao Paulo
Lap Length 4.309kms / 2.677miles

Weather Warm and Dry
Air: 23-25°C Track: 44-57°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Time (Fastest Lap)

Grid

1

N Rosberg

 Mercedes 1:30:02.555 (1:13.619)

1

2 L Hamilton Mercedes +1.457 (1:13.555) 2
3 F MASSA Williams Martini Racing +41.031 (1:14.101) 3
10 V BOTTAS Williams Martini Racing +1 Lap (1:14.229) 4
 
Massa
 

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