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Rob Smedley: Holding off Fernando Alonso 'a fitting end' for Felipe Massa

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Rob Smedley says Felipe Massa signed off his Formula One career in a fitting fashion by holding off Fernando Alonso for ninth in Abu Dhabi. Massa kept former Ferrari teammate... read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "Not where we want to be"

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley is hopeful Williams can move forward during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after qualifying tenth and eleventh on Saturday. read more »

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Video: Massa And Smedley: Memories Of A Special F1 Partnership

over 9 years ago

from: YouTube.com

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Their working relationship has lasted over a decade - Felipe Massa and Rob Smedley share their memories on the eve of the Brazilian's last F1 race... For more F1® videos,... read more »

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Smedley moved by Massa support

over 9 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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After Brazil said farewell to Felipe Massa in his last home race, Williams enginer Rob Smedley admitted that he felt emotional watching all the tributes being poured on to the... read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "We did our best in difficult conditions"

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley was disappointed with the interruptions during the Brazilian Grand Prix and the failure of the Full Wet tyre to wear out, with Williams missing out on points on Sunday. read more »

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Felipe Massa's Brazilian GP crash led to 'even more special' moment

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Rob Smedley believes Felipe Massa's crash in the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix led to something "even more special" than if he had seen the chequered flag at... read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "Qualifying was disappointing for us"

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley was disappointed to see Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa qualify only eleventh and thirteenth in Brazil, but still has hopes for a strong race on Sunday. read more »

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Williams 'pleasantly surprised' over speed

over 9 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says the team was "pleasantly surprised" by its speed on the first day of practice for the Brazilian Grand… read more »

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Williams’ Rob Smedley: “The drivers both drove great races”

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley praised the team for the correct strategy choice in the race and the way the drivers defended their tyres throughout the stints. read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "The virtual safety car put us at a disadvantage"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley felt Williams Martini Racing should have scored more points than they did in the United States Grand Prix after a compromised afternoon for both drivers. read more »

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Williams’ Rob Smedley: “The team can be reasonably proud"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Williams' Head of Performance Rob Smedley believed the team achieved their best result but admits the team need to improve their pace. read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "The car just wasn't quick enough"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley admitted that eleventh and twelfth was probably where Williams deserved to be in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

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Smedley: Massa suffered an electrical issue

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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At the start of the formation lap before the Malaysian Grand Prix, Williams driver Felipe Massa couldn't get his car working due to an electronics glitch, head of Williams... read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "Valtteri drove a brilliant race"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley felt Valtteri Bottas drove a great race in Malaysia to make a one-stop strategy work and finish fifth, but he was less happy with Felipe Massa's P13. read more »

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Williams placing its faith in Spagnolo

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Rob Smedley is confident that the recruitment of former Ferrari tyre guru Antonio Spagnolo will reap dividends. read more »

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Williams F1 team eyes 'next level' with new ex-Ferrari engineer

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley feels the recent recruitment of a former Ferrari tyre specialist will help the team move "onto the next level" in Formula 1 read more »

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Focus on Force India would be 'huge mistake' for Williams - Smedley

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley believes it would be "a huge mistake" to solely focus on beating Force India in the 2016 Formula 1 constructors' championship read more »

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Williams 'lucky' to limit damage in standings

over 10 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Williams Head of Performance Engineering Rob Smedley admitted the outfit was lucky to limit the damage to its rivals in the Constructors' championship after… read more »

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Smedley: Force India will be more disappointed than us

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Williams team boss Rob Smedley explained that the points gap between Force India and themselves could have been much bigger had it not been for Nico Hulkenberg's crash at... read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "The damage has been limited"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley believes the Williams team got off quite lightly in Singapore after losing only four points to Force India in the championship after failing to score themselves, read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "I think that was the most we could achieve"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley was pleased with the overall performance of the Williams Martini Racing Team at last weekend's Italian Grand Prix read more »

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Williams' Rob Smedley: "The red flag didn't come out very quickly"

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Rob Smedley bemoaned the delay in halting the Belgian Grand Prix following Kevin Magnussen's crash as it heavily compromised Valtteri Bottas' afternoon. read more »

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Williams holds hands up on poor strategy call

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Rob Smedley admits Williams got Valtteri Bottas race strategy completely wrong and were powerless to see him drop to ninth in the closing stages read more »

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Williams’ Rob Smedley: “We'll keep pushing on”

over 10 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Williams Martini Racing deployed the wrong tactics during the German Grand Prix for Valtteri Bottas, according to Rob Smedley. read more »

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Smedley: Williams must be 'introspective'

over 10 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley has urged the team to "knuckle down" and be "introspective" in an attempt to recover from a challenging sequence of… read more »