News Details
Smedley – Solving Massa's tyre degradation woes a priority
Williams Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley has vowed to solve the issues that blighted Felipe Massa’s Spanish Grand Prix. Massa, who had looked impressive in the early phase of the weekend, started just ninth on the grid after a mistake in qualifying, and slumped to a lowly 13th during Sunday’s race, despite having run as high as eighth early on, as he battled with severe tyre degradation.
In contrast, Massa’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas came home fifth, the Finn only conceding fourth place – where he had started – late in the race to a charging Sebastian Vettel, the German on fresher Pirelli tyres in the Red Bull.
As Smedley explained, focus in the Williams camp will...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from RichlandF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Williams: A lot of work to do in order to optimise our...
Williams team and drivers report from the first day of practice for the...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Smedley: Williams prepared for Spanish GP
– Williams' Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley has said the...
11y ago from GPUpdate.net
Massa says Williams is now third in pecking order
Felipe Massa during the Spanish GP
Williams is eyeing the next scalp,...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Smedley: Spain a good leveller
Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley expects the Spanish...
11y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP Sepang test: Schedule, entry list and how to...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Fabio Quartararo responds to speculation about Honda...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez: "Gresini is the most solid option,...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
This is how every bike on the 2026 MotoGP grid looks
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Nolan Siegel says pressure of contract year...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar announces Donald Trump-backed race on National...
IndyCar has announced an inaugural race on America's National Mall,...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power: Andretti “will be the best team in the...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Monte Carlo: Oliver Solberg continues domination...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
New WRC winter tyre expected in 2027 after Monte Carlo...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Thierry Neuville struggled in “most difficult”...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
More than 10 tuners interested in joining WRC under...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Okay…' – Mikel Arteta gives perfect...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave the perfect response when asked about...
37m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arteta calls Arsenal ‘most exciting team in...
t;li>‘We have the most goals, the most clean sheets’Liam Rosenior...
27m ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction and Betting Tips | 3rd...
The EFL Cup features another round of semifinals this week as Chelsea lock...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Transfer window 2026: Every done deal, including Man...
The transfer window is now closed, so we've rounded up every single done...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
The evolution of Haas’ Formula One liveries from 2016 to...
Over its first decade in Formula One, Haas has... Read More »
1h ago from F1Technical.net
Christian Horner admits he came 'so close' to buying F1 team
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner has... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
McLaren 'dangerous game' as 'sexy' Aston Martin questioned
The latest episode of the RacingNews365 Podcast... Read More »
5h ago from RacingNews365.com
