Singapore GP: ROKiT Williams Racing Race Review
By Williams Racing
September 23 2019
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ROKiT Williams Racing Singapore GP
Race Review |
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Race Notes
• Robert Kubica finished 16th whilst George Russell did not finish the
Singapore Grand Prix
• The Brit started 18th and Robert 19th on the grid, both on the medium
Pirelli tyre
• Robert ran a solid race, pitting on lap 21 for the hard Pirelli tyre,
before stopping again under the Safety Car for another set of medium
tyres
• George had damage on the opening lap and had to pit for a new
front-wing, also taking on the medium tyre. Unfortunately, his race was
cut short after a collision with Grosjean |
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Robert Kubica:
"I think I coped pretty well with all the difficulties that this
race brings to the driver, to the car, and to the tyres. We had a
balance issue with the final set of tyres, so the last 20 laps were
pretty challenging. The result is not great, which we expected, but as a
personal goal and achievement I think it is quite big looking at how
tough this race is. I know where I was two or three years ago, and no
one would have believed that I would manage to do such a good race." |
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George Russell:
"It was a rubbish race from the start; I got sandwiched at the
first corner with Robert and Daniel (Ricciardo), which was just one of
those things. As the race went on our pace seemed good, but then
Grosjean went for the overtake on the entry of turn eight. At the apex
we were side by side, I had the inside momentum and then come to the
exit I was well ahead of him. At that point it’s the guy on the outside
that needs to concede the corner. Next thing, his front right has hit my
rear left and I am in the wall. What looked like a fairly decent weekend
ended up as a missed opportunity." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"It was a long and difficult race, with three safety car deployments
taking us close to the two-hour time limit. George was unfortunate at
the very start as he got squeezed and damaged his front wing. He then
embarked on a long stint on the Prime compound and was showing good pace
in free air before his race ended in the wall following a battle with
Grosjean.
Robert struggled for pace in the opening stint but was happier during
the second stint on the Prime compound. A series of safety cars allowed
him to remain on the lead lap and with the main pack of cars. At the
final restart Magnussen really struggled on his old tyres and Robert was
able to overtake him to finish P16. Given his difficulties with a tyre
balance problem on the final set of tyres, he did a very good job to
manage the race to the end.
Although it has been a difficult weekend for the team, and we have
suffered our first DNF of the season, we have nonetheless taken some
useful positives from our time in Singapore, which will pay dividends in
the future. It was a difficult race to manage but the team worked very
well together and managedDifficult race the situation well." |
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Track Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Lap Length 5.065 km / 3.147 miles |
Weather: Hot and humid
Air: 29-30°C Track: 34-37°C |
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DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
Grid |
1 |
S Vettel |
Ferrari |
1:58:33.667 (1:44.802) |
3 |
2 |
C Leclerc |
Ferrari |
+ 2.641 (1:44.723) |
1 |
3 |
M Verstappen |
Red Bull |
+ 3.821 (1:45.176) |
4 |
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16 |
R KUBICA |
ROKiT Williams Martini |
+ 47.024 (1:46.793) |
19 |
DNF |
G RUSSELL |
ROKiT Williams Martini |
DNF |
18 |
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