Friday FIA press conference from Barcelona in Spain with Nick Chester, Jonathan Neale, Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Rob Smedley, Paddy Lowe and Paul Monaghan read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley believes Formula 1's bosses must avoid making sweeping rule changes amid plans for a revolutionary overhaul in 2017 read more »

Williams can take 'a lot of confidence' to Spain, according to Rob Smedley, as it looks to break down the margin to Mercedes and Ferrari ahead. read more »

Rob Smedley says Williams is now focusing on 'tuning' its car having made significant strides over the last 12 months. read more »

Mercedes has 'gone out of its way' to ensure all four teams receive parity in its engine supply, according to Williams' Rob Smedley. read more »

Williams needs a faster rate of development to not only catch Mercedes and Ferrari but also keep Red Bull at bay, according to engineering chief Rob Smedley. Substantial... read more »

Williams must develop faster if it is to stop Mercedes and Ferrari running away at the head of the Formula 1 field, says its performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Unable to fix what caused Max Verstappen's Chinese engine failure, Rob White fears Renault's runners could be "vulnerable" in Bahrain... read more »

Bahrain GP Friday press conference with Manor's John Booth, Renault's Rob White, McLaren's Eric Boullier, Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene, Sauber's... read more »

Today's press conference with Maurizio Arrivabene, John Booth, Eric Boullier, Monisha Kaltenborn, Rob White and Toto Wolff. read more »

Friday FIA press conference from Sakhir in Bahrain with John Booth, Rob White, Eric Boullier, Maurizio Arrivabene, Monisha Kaltenborn and Toto Wolff read more »

Felipe Massa has backed his former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley's claim that the Brazilian is driving as well in Formula 1 this year as he did in 2008 read more »

The Felipe Massa of 2015 is driving just as well as he did in 2008, according to Williams race engineer Rob Smedley. read more »

Williams needs to understand why it has struggled to make Formula 1's soft tyre work if it is to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari, says performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Felipe Massa is currently driving better than at any other point in his Formula 1 career and is still improving, according to Williams performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Felipe Massa has blamed a stalled rear-wing for his free practice two spin which saw him miss the second half of the session after making contact with the tyre wall. The... read more »

Williams Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley says that managing tyres will be a critical aspect of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, though the challenge… read more »

Rob Smedley says Williams need to keep working on its pit stops and strive for greater consistency during the rest of the F1 2015 season read more »

Rob Smedley says Valtteri Bottas is "definitely" over the worst of it and that his back injury shouldn't be an issue for the rest of the season. read more »

Williams' Rob Smedley admits the deficit to Ferrari is a concern following last weekend s 2015 F1 Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Williams' Rob Smedley has warned that the team have their work cut out if they are to keep in touch with Mercedes and Ferrari... read more »

Williams has to develop the whole car package and improve operations if it is to remain a Formula 1 frontrunner, according to performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Williams finished 5th and 6th in today's Malaysian Grand Prix, a result in line with the car's current performance. Head of Performance engineering at Williams, Rob... read more »

The Williams Formula 1 team's disappointing performance in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix was a result of not operating the tyres correctly, according to... read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley believes there is nothing wrong with Mercedes dominating the sport this year and says it is down to the other teams to catch up read more »