Williams F1
Question: Are you pleased with the performance of the FW31 around Istanbul Park?
Sam Michael: Yes I am. The FW31’s development pace is going well and we are closing the gap to the teams in front. We now need to continue making that kind of progress throughout the rest of this season.
Question: Thoughts on your drivers’ race performances?
Sam Michael: Nico’s first lap was fairly impressive. Starting in ninth and ending the first lap in fifth position was more than we’d hoped for. He made some good overtaking manoeuvres on Alonso, Raikkonen and Massa, all in that first lap, but then to hold position and pull out a gap was great. His first stint was strong, as was his second, so it was frustrating to lose track position to Trulli in the last pit stop. Overall though, Nico did a good job for the team this weekend. Kazuki also drove really well. He had a good first lap but he was on a different strategy to Nico in that he was on a longer first stint. Kazuki kept pushing in the final stint of the race and his pace was really good, it was just a shame about the pit stop as he could have collected a couple of points for seventh.
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Question: Rosberg was only 3.5s behind Trulli at the flag. Was fourth place ever on the cards?
Sam Michael: It was, but we couldn’t pull out a big enough gap from Trulli in the last few laps before his final stop. Because Trulli was fuelled longer than us and able to hold his position, he was a bit quicker.
