News Details
Broken fixing caused Massa's woes in qualifying
A broken fixing within the turbo wastegate of his Mercedes Formula 1 engine was the cause of Felipe Massa's qualifying woes at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Williams driver failed to make it out of Q1 in Montreal after complaining about a lack of power. Subsequent investigation by his team confirmed where the issue was, and that a simple parts replacement should cure his issue for the race. Williams head of performance Rob Smedley explained: "It was the fixing within the wastegate mechanism of the turbocharger that failed. So it will be changed for tomorrow. "That was the physical reason and it effectively meant in very, very simple terms that he didn't have any power. "It was...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Smedley: Grip problems solved after problematic FP1
After a morning free practice session that saw Valtteri Bottas spin at...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Williams: A better track for us than Monaco
Williams report from day one of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, at the...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Smedley ‘incredibly disappointed’ with Williams...
Rob Smedley says it is disappointing that Williams came away empty-handed...
9y ago from Crash.net
Williams sure of competitiveness in Canada
Williams' Rob Smedley has claimed the team is very confident that the...
9y ago from F1Technical.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marquez confident rivalry with "gentleman"...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Mir: “I hadn’t had any bad moments until I came to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Ducati using 2024 chassis and aero ‘a real...
Ducati has revealed that there is 'a real possibility' of the team using...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Jonathan Rea to miss WorldSBK season opener at Phillip...
Jonathan Rea has been ruled out of the WorldSBK season opener at Phillip...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Team Penske quickest in final IndyCar test day
The NTT IndyCar Series held its second and final preseason open test day...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pit lane speed adjustments made for 2025 IndyCar season
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a few changes for the upcoming 2025...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pato O’Ward fastest in first day of IndyCar...
The entire NTT IndyCar Series paddock set up shop in Sebring, Florida on...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
ECR shares new look for 2025 IndyCar campaign
Ed Carpenter Racing has unveiled a drastically different set of liveries...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Elfyn Evans wins Rally Sweden by a whisker
Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing,...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Fourmaux fined for swearing on WRC TV broadcast
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC women's driver development programme winner...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Elfyn Evans under pressure on Rally Sweden –...
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin maintained their lead on Rally Sweden after...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Barcelona keen on signing surprise Arsenal star next...
No description available...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Man United transfer news: Red Devils 'agree personal...
Manchester United reportedly agree personal terms with Sporting Lisbon's...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal suffer fresh setback as 26-year-old ruled out...
No description available...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Tomi setback + savouring joy in a slog of a season
Morning all, Blogs is out of action, so you’ve got me on loan for a...
4h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Ferrari complete first shakedown with all-new SF-25 at...
Having shown off the livery for the 2025 F1... Read More »
2h ago from F1Technical.net
In pictures: Ferrari wow F1 fans as stunning SF-25 hits the...
Check out all the images of the new Ferrari F1... Read More »
3h ago from RacingNews365.com
Alonso: 'What Hamilton brings to Ferrari will be short of...
On Tuesday during the press session ahead of the... Read More »
4h ago from GPBlog.com
