Tags: Williams
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Kubica adamant he has ‘no regrets’ but…
Robert Kubica insists he has no regrets about returning to the F1 grid, he just didn’t expect to arrive in Melbourne so woefully unprepared.
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Russell: Australia ‘a test session’ for Williams
Williams rookie George Russell believes the Australian Grand Prix was merely an extended test session for the team.
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Kubica had a moment of ‘panic’ on the grid
Making his first standing start in more than eight years, Robert Kubica has admitted there was a moment of “panic” on the Australian GP grid as he couldn’t see the lights.
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Russell extracted the ‘maximum’ in qualifying
George Russell says he used everything that his Williams FW42 had in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
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Williams didn’t expect to be ‘so far off the pace’
Slowest of all by some margin in Melbourne, Claire Williams admits she knew it would be tough, she just didn’t expect it to be quite this bad.
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Williams duo paint a very bleak picture
Robert Kubica and George Russell are in for a long weekend (and season, probably) as Williams kicked off their 2019 campaign in Australia.
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Kubica: Mental battle was the hardest
Days ahead of his return to the Formula 1 grid, Robert Kubica has been speaking about the physical and mental battles he had to fight following his rally crash.
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Williams forced into changes to make FW42 legal
Williams have modified part of their front suspension and mirror design to make the car legal for the season-opening Australian GP.
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Lowe takes ‘leave of absence’ from Williams
Williams’ chief technical officer, Paddy Lowe, has taken a “leave of absence” from the team due to “personal reasons”.
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Sirotkin feeling ‘very sorry’ for Williams plight
Sergey Sirotkin has said he feels “very sorry” for his former employers Williams after their rough start to 2019.
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Williams delays due to new regulations
Deputy team principal Claire Williams says the late confirmation of new regulations contributed to the FW42’s late arrival.
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‘Kubica says FW42 is far more driveable’
Robert Kubica has not been very encouraging about the FW42, at least not in public, because in private he’s been telling Williams it is a “huge step forward” in performance.
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Lowe brushes off speculation about future
Paddy Lowe says he doesn’t have “any concerns” about his place at Williams despite speculation that he’s carrying the blame for their delayed car.
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Kubica ’20 % prepared’ for Australia
Williams driver Robert Kubica claims he is only “20 %” prepared for his return to competitive action in Melbourne.
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‘Difficult to get feedback in light of Williams issues’
Slowest of all on the final day of testing, Robert Kubica says his FW42 was “not representative” of what it should be.
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Russell ‘delivering in every expected way’
George Russell may only be a few weeks into his Williams role but already the Formula 2 champ is impressing his new boss.
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Russell concedes Williams are the slowest
George Russell has said he would be “lying” if he tried to say that Williams were not the slowest team at pre-season testing.
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Lowe confident Williams can return to glory
Williams chief technical officer, Paddy Lowe, has tried to paint a brighter picture following a very tough start to the 2019 campaign.
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Williams weren’t ready for ‘number of reasons’
Claire Williams says Williams weren’t ready for the start of pre-season testing for a “number of reasons” but that finances weren’t one of them.
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Kubica says Williams need to ‘play’ with the FW42
With just two days of testing remaining, Robert Kubica hopes Williams can “play a little more with the car” as they look to make up for lost time.
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Williams mileage a ‘huge relief’ claims Russell
After the issues of last week, Williams’ George Russell was delighted to finally put the FW42 through its paces on Tuesday.
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‘Williams have no idea about FW42’s potential’
Acknowledging that Williams’ FW42 was not “100%” when it hit the track last Wednesday, George Russell says the team has “no idea” about the car’s potential performance level.
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Kubica urges Williams to be ‘realistic’
On the back foot after missing more than a quarter of pre-season testing, Robert Kubica says Williams need to set a “realistic target”.
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Three people treated after McLaren fire
Three McLaren team members received medical treatment after a fire in the team???s garage at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday.
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Williams ‘guarantee’ they will race in Australia
Williams will be on the grid at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a spare chassis and parts on hand, just in case.
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Kubica: Not like car is completely off but…
Williams have been “compromised” by the delay to their FW42; that’s according to Robert Kubica.
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Renault sympathetic with Williams’ plight
Missing more than a quarter of pre-season testing as their FW42 was delayed, Renault chassis chief Nick Chester says he feels for Williams.
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Williams insist they are not in ‘crisis mode’
Claire Williams has said the team are not in “crisis mode” after missing two-and-a-half days of pre-season testing.
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Kvyat tops day three, Williams underway
Daniil Kvyat replaced Kimi Raikkonen at the top of the Day Three timesheet in Barcelona, but the bigger news is Williams are finally up and running.
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Hurrah! A wild Williams FW42 appears on track
Williams arrived at the Barcelona circuit at 4am on Wednesday but hours later there was still no signs, although there sounds, of any progress with the FW42.