British GP: 4th & 5th for Williams Martini


By Williams Martini Racing
July 7 2015

The 2015 British GP would see the Williams Martini team secure a double points scoring result with a 4th and 5th from Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. It was a race that saw the Williams drivers fight with their Mercedes rivals but with the onset of rain in the race it saw the Williams drivers lose positions. But it was still another great result for the team.

 
 Williams Martini British GP Race Review
 
Massa
 
Race Notes
• Felipe Massa finished fourth and Valtteri Bottas fifth after running 1-2 in the first
stint of an exciting British Grand Prix today.
• After a brilliant start, Felipe took the lead of the race, holding on to the position
until the first round of pitstops.
• Valtteri was racing for second off the start, eventually holding third until he was able
to capitalise on a mistake from Hamilton to retake the position after a brief safety car
period.
• Hamilton jumped both cars in the first pitstops before rain played havoc with the field
allowing Rosberg and Vettel to move ahead as they stopped for intermediates.
Massa 
Felipe Massa:
"It is a frustrating result because the race was amazing today. I had a
fantastic start and we were fighting with Mercedes the whole time, it could even have been possible to win the race if it had stayed dry, which is great to see. It was a shame to lost positions in the rain. We waited one lap longer on the second stop which is where we lost
the opportunity to be on the podium. That shower also highlighted the car’s weakness in the wet."
Bottas Valtteri Bottas:
"In some ways it was an incredibly frustrating race, and others it was very pleasing. Both cars had great starts and we raced the Mercedes with genuine pace, but when the rain came I really struggled with the intermediate tyre. I was allowed to race Felipe, but it was hard to get through, and I didn’t want to make any mistakes. We have to have a
look the race data and make sure we continue to learn from this."
Rob Smedley Rob Smedley, Head of Vehicle Performance:
"There were a few moments in the race where things didn’t go our way. We have to remain positive and proud of our result. The pace we
showed throughout this weekend was great, we had a stunning race up until the rain came. We raced two cars against both Mercedes for a majority of the race which shows the hard work and upgrades we are bringing to the car are all working. We closed the gap on second position and moved further ahead of fourth, so it has been a good weekend."
 
Bottas
 

Track Silverstone, Northamptonshire
Lap Length 5.891kms/ 3.660 miles

Weather Warm and Dry (Showers)
Air: 17 - 20°C Track: 23 - 39°C

POS

DRIVER

TEAM

Time (Fastest Lap)

Grid

1 L Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.27.729 (1:37.093) 1

2

N Rosberg

 Mercedes +10.956 (1:37.403)

2

3 S Vettel Ferrari +25.443 (1:37.707) 6
         
4 F MASSA Williams Martini Racing +36.839 (1:37.466) 3
5 V BOTTAS Williams Martini Racing +63.194 (1:37.513) 4
 
Race Start
 

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