News Details
Williams settled for Mercedes defeat - Smedley
June 24, 2014 .- Williams settled for defeat to Mercedes in Austria, despite dominating qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. Chief engineer Rob Smedley told Spain's EFE news agency that the Grove team was "not without problems" as it returned to the podium with Valtteri Bottas' third place behind the two Mercedes. Some analysts criticised Williams for not pursuing an aggressive enough strategy for victory in Austria, but Smedley says that was a deliberate approach. "We had to manage the car's systems, including brakes, tyres and other things," he said. "We had to be sure of finishing in third and fourth places, so we decided not to do anything risky to compete with...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Plus.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Williams settled for Mercedes defeat says Smedley
Williams settled for defeat to Mercedes in Austria, despite dominating...
10y ago from GrandPrix.com
Williams: Very proud of this result
Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas achieved his first ever...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Mercedes Suffer Qualifying Defeat for First Time in...
For the first time in 2014, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team will not start...
10y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Beating Mercedes was impossible - Smedley
Sutton Images Enlarge Related Links Race: Austrian Grand Prix Rob...
10y ago from espnF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Enea Bastianini splits with manager amid KTM MotoGP...
Enea Bastianini has split from long-term manager Carlo Pernat amid...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Yamaha or Honda - Who has made the most progress in...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin admits 'huge challenge' to win MotoGP...
Reigning world champion Jorge Martin admits it will be a “huge...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Di Giannantonio will try to “annoy” Marquez and...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Romain Grosjean shifts to reserve role with PREMA’s...
Romain Grosjean will not be racing as a full time driver in the NTT...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar streaming coverage takes hit with end of Venu...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
PREMA officially launches IndyCar program ahead of...
PREMA Racing held a kick-off event on Friday afternoon, revealing more...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marco Andretti secures ride for 20th Indy 500 start
Andretti Global confirmed on Tuesday that it will field a fourth car in...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Ogier: WRC crews “less prepared than ever” for...
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
FIA’s Torque Meter for Dakar: What is it and how...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win after spare...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta 'open-minded' to...
Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko is reportedly wanted by Inter Milan...
6h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Alan Shearer names Arsenal's London rivals as the only...
No description available...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Marcus Rashford latest: AC Milan boss breaks silence...
AC Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao responds to reports that his side...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Ruben Amorim wants Man Utd star gone yesterday &...
It's no secret that Marcus Rashford appears to have been iced out of Ruben...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Hamilton and Cullen Ferrari REUNION hopes sparked after...
Lewis Hamilton fans have been sent into a social... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com
Hamilton set for huge F1 title advantage after RADICAL...
Lewis Hamilton is set to be given a huge... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
Horner hints at possible Verstappen F1 retirement trigger
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is under contract to... Read More »
13m ago from RacingNews365.com
