Russian GP: Another struggle in FP3 for ROKiT Williams
By Andrew Hooper
September 28 2019
The final practice session for the 2019 Russian GP would again prove to be a struggle for the ROKiT Williams team with their drivers down in 18th & 20th. George Russell was again ahead of team-mate Robert Kubica. The session would see both drivers focus on the soft tyre but George did have one run on the medium tyre. As for qualifying the prospects for the Williams team was such that based on their practice times it was not looking like they had any real chance of making it past the first period. The gap between the Williams drivers was at 0.9s so Robert was still struggling for pace compared to his team-mate.
ROKiT Williams
Russian GP Saturday Practice
Team Summary:
The final sixty minute practice session for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix
would see a sl,ow trickle of drivers coming out. Both Williams drivers would
complete installation runs but with fifteen minutes of the session completed
no times had been set. But times would start to come with just over forty
minutes remaining with Leclerc going quickest with a 1m:34.147 followed by
Vettel, Norris, Hamilton, Bottas, Grosjean and Magnussen. There had been
rain overnight which no doubt would have an effect on the track. The Virtual
safety Car would be deployed as a result of Kvyat pulling off the track just
past the pit exit with an engine problem.
The Virtual safety Car would be cleared and Leclerc had improved his time
with a 1m:33.906 to be 0.609 ahead of Vettel. Bottas on the soft tyre was
now third followed by Verstappen, Hamilton and Hulkenberg sixth. Bottas
would improve to be second now followed by Verstappen and Hamilton with
Vettel now fifth. Leclerc was able on new soft tyres set a 1m:32.861 to
improve his fastest time with Vettel now second. Hamilton would improve to
be second with Vettel third and Bottas fourth. Leclerc would make another
run and would set a 1m:32.733 to be ahead of Hamilton by 0.396. Vettel would
move up to second followed by the Mercedes. Verstappen was now fifth
followed by Grosjean, Norris, Magnussen, Gasly and Sainz in tenth.
Hulkenberg would move up to seventh while the Williams drivers were 18th and
20th with a few minutes remaining. The session would end with the Williams
positions remaining unchanged. The top ten would be Leclerc, Vettel,
Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Grosjean, Albon, Hulkenberg, Norris, and
Magnussen tenth. As for qualifying the prospects for the Williams team was
such that based on their practice times it was not looking like they had any
real chance of making it past the first period. The gap between the Williams
drivers was at 0.9s so Robert was still struggling for pace compared to his
team-mate.
Robert Kubica:
Robert would follow his team-mate out also on the soft tyres but would
complete a 1m:38.191 prior to pitting. He would return for a second run
again on the soft tyre but it would take a few laps before he would improve
with a 1m:37.860. He would find further time with a 1m:37.243 to now be
0.574 behind his team-mate. He would pit after a seven lap run. Robert would
follow his team-mate out again on the soft tyre and would set a 1m:36.942 to
be 0.773 behind his team-mate. With the end of the session Robert would pit
after an eight lap run.
George Russell:
George would be first out in the session fro Williams completing a single
installation lap running on the soft tyre. George would return but was
running on the medium tyre. He would set a 1m:37.576 to be eleventh. George
would improve with a 1m:37.417 but two laps later would set a 1m:36.669.
George would pit after a seven lap run. Just under twenty minutes remaining
and George would return this time on the soft tyre. He would improve with a
1m:36.169 to be 17th. he would drop to 19th as others went quicker. A
1m:36.083 but he remained 19th. But with eight laps completed George would
set a 1m:36.011 to now be 18th. George would pit after a nine lap run.
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