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Aero flaws hindered Williams performance in 2016 – Claire Williams

Claire Williams feels the disappointing season experienced by the Williams Martini Racing team in 2016 was down to flaws in the aerodynamics of their FW38. The Deputy Team Principal of the Grove-based squad knows the team have lots to improve on after dropping to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship last season having been third in the previous two seasons, while they only visited the podium once throughout 2016, with Valtteri Bottas finishing third in the Canadian Grand Prix. 'You have to look at areas of weakness and Frank [Williams] has always said performance is aero, aero, aero,' said Williams to Autosport. 'There are some fundamental flaws when it comes to the performance of the...
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