Japanese GP: ROKiT Williams Racing Friday Practice Review
By Williams Racing
October 11 2019
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ROKiT Williams Racing Japanese GP Friday
Practice Review |
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Robert Kubica:
"Today was a busy day as qualifying is postponed until Sunday
because of the weather risk. We had to fit in more runs and use more
tyres, like everyone else, so it was busier and more varied than usual.
We do not know what the weather will do on Sunday, so we adapted our
Friday programme, adding short runs with low fuel to get a good lap time
in case qualifying is cancelled. Sunday will be a compact day with lots
of action, and let’s hope that the weather clears up." |
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George Russell:
"It was great experiencing Suzuka for the first time. It’s an incredible
circuit, one of the best I’ve ever driven. I was pretty pleased with my
laps, although the pace was probably not as strong as I was expecting.
We did a lot of aero running; in FP1, we back-to-backed the front-wings
across both cars to gather more info, as we had different sensors on
each. We’re still yet to have the full analysis as there is a lot of
data to gather, but the guys have got all day tomorrow to look at it to
see what is what! We did everything that we wanted to today so that was
spot on." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"The anticipated arrival of the Typhoon Hagibis, and consequent
pre-emptive cancelling of Saturday’s running, meant that today was
busier than normal. Teams were able to use tyres normally destined for
FP3 today. Furthermore, with the FIA having clarified that the FP2
standings will be used to establish the grid in the event of qualifying
being cancelled on Sunday morning, the teams made a more concerted
effort to go quicker than they normally would on a Friday.
We spent time today evaluating a new front wing concept, which we did on
both cars. We collected some useful data in a range of conditions and
are starting to get a good sense of how the car’s behaviour has changed.
Robert ran the new wing throughout FP2 and felt an improvement over the
baseline. We will review all the data tonight before deciding how and
when to continue the experiments.
Both drivers enjoyed productive FP2 sessions as they began preparing
their cars for the running on Sunday. We have some clear set-up
directions to work on overnight, but exactly how the cars will perform
on Sunday will likely depend on the condition of the circuit and the
resulting tyre behaviour.
Whilst we will continue our normal preparations for qualifying and the
race, we also wish everyone in the path of the typhoon a safe and secure
night, and we hope that the intensity reduces sufficiently to ensure a
safe passing." |
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Williams F1 Classification |
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Driver |
Chassis |
FP1 |
FP2 |
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G. Russell |
FW42-02 |
1:32.800 (18th) |
1:31.071 (20th) |
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R. Kubica |
FW42-03 |
1:33.484 (19th) |
1:30.916 (19th) |
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Quickest Time |
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V. Bottas 1:28.731 |
V. Bottas 1:27.785 |
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Practice Conditions |
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FP1 |
FP2 |
Weather |
Warm and dry |
Warm and dry |
Air
& Track Temp |
25-27°C / 30-36°C |
28-29°C / 31-34°C |
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