United States GP: ROKiT Williams struggled for pace
By Williams Racing
November 4 2019
In what was one of the more difficult races for the ROKiT Williams team the 2019 United States GP would see their drivers struggle for pace and with the end of the race George Russell would finish in 17th and team-mate Robert Kubica would have retired in his pit with a hydraulic leak. Not the race that the team would have wanted to have seen given that the owners of their major sponsor ROKiT were at the track watching.
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ROKiT Williams Racing United States GP
Race Review |
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Race Notes
• George Russell finished 17th and Robert Kubica did not finish the
United States Grand Prix • The Brit started 18th and Robert 19th on the
grid, both on the medium Pirelli tyre
• George ran a two-stop race, pitting first for the hard Pirelli tyre on
lap 23 and once again for the soft on lap 46
• Robert pitted on lap 11 for the hard Pirelli tyre, but was retired
from the race due to a hydraulic leak |
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Robert Kubica:
"The pace was not there today, so we tried an alternative strategy by
pitting early in the race. I struggled with the grip and the bumps were
quite difficult with more fuel in the car. We had a hydraulic leak, so
we had to retire the car. I am looking forward to Brazil, it’s a nice
track and hopefully we will have a better result." |
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George Russell:
"This race was trickier than normal. I struggled with the tyres
overheating before they dropped off, making the car difficult to drive.
We decided to make a second stop and struggled with blue flags for the
remainder of the race. Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his sixth
Drivers’ World Championship." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer:
"Today we simply struggled for pace, not helped by the gusty conditions
which made the car difficult to drive, and which were punishing for the
tyres. We had hoped to one stop the race, but the high tyre degradation
made that almost impossible. Both drivers raced hard and fairly at the
beginning of the race with George eventually getting the better of
Robert with the help of DRS. Unfortunately, we had to retire Robert’s
car with a hydraulic issue shortly after half distance. This was very
disappointing, and we will need to look at the problem and ensure that
it doesn’t happen again. George drove well in the difficult
circumstances, but we couldn’t give him the car today to allow him to
race. He was able to take a place from Magnussen by managing his car
well and taking it to the end. Whilst this feels like a hollow victory
now, it is all valuable experience which will stand him and the team in
good stead for the future." |
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Track Circuit of the Americas, USA Weather
Length 5.513 km / 3.425 miles |
Warm and dry Lap
Air: 21-22°C Track: 28-30°C |
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DRIVER |
TEAM |
Time (Fastest Lap) |
Grid |
1 |
V Bottas |
Mercedes |
1:33:55.653 (1:36.957) |
1 |
2 |
L Hamilton |
Mercedes |
+ 4.148 (1:38.446) |
5 |
3 |
M Verstappen |
Red Bull |
+ 5.002 (1:38.214) |
3 |
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17 |
G RUSSELL |
ROKiT Williams Martini |
+ 1 LAP (1:35.458) |
18 |
DNF |
R KUBICA |
ROKiT Williams Martini |
+ 2 LAPS (1:36.332) |
19 |
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