By Williams Racing
September 1 2019
Qualifying for the 2019 Belgian GP would see the ROKiT Williams team suffer further frustrations with only one driver been able to set a time. George Russell would finish in 19th after his run but for team-mate Robert Kubica he would not complete a timed lap having suffered a major engine failure on his out lap. The start grid will see George start from 15th as a result of other driver penalties but Robert will start from last. The race is going to be a continuation of what has been a very difficult weekend for the etam.
ROKiT Williams Racing Belgian GP Qualifying Review | |
Qualifying Notes: • George Russell qualified 19th with Robert Kubica unable to set a time for the Belgian Grand Prix • George set his only time due to red flags, a 1:47.548 to finish P19 • Robert suffered an internal combustion engine failure on his out lap |
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Robert Kubica: "I felt a lack of power on the back straight, but there was no strange noise. At first, I thought it was a deployment issue, but then I realised in the mirror that there was smoke. Unfortunately, that’s how it is in motorsport, it can happen. It’s a big shame because some other cars are taking grid penalties, so we could maybe have started further up. Now it’s important to evaluate what happened and move forward." |
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George Russell: "We knew before the weekend it was going to be a very different story to Hungary. It was a bizarre qualifying, I was only able to get one lap in due to the red flags in the session. It is how it is, and we will make the most out of it. We will be starting higher up the grid due to penalties, but it will still be a tough race." |
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: "FP3 was a quiet session and we completed our planned programme with only a very minor interruption due to the red flag. Both drivers were happier with their cars this morning and only very minor changes were made ahead of qualifying. The
qualifying session was very difficult with two red flags interrupting
Q1. Of course, the first was for Robert’s power unit issue, which will
mean that we fit a different power unit to his car for tomorrow. The
second red flag meant that George, like everyone else apart from
Verstappen, was unable to complete his second timed lap. |
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