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At Williams, they are waiting for Spain

At Williams, they are waiting for Spain

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The Spanish Grand Prix will be a turning point for many teams, as we will see quite a few new parts and racing updates there. Among other things, the updates will also be presented by Williams, where they expect a lot, maybe even a climb to the top. Let’s remember that Pastor Maldonado even won last year with Williams, and this year he started the season with a completely uncompetitive race car, which is why you haven’t won a single point for the World Championship for once. Technical director Mike Coughlan, as we reported before the Chinese Grand Prix, said that they now understand the car better, they have some solutions, but it will be necessary to wait a step forward at least until the Spanish race: "We have two really difficult races behind us, which makes we had a lot of work in the factory. We first tried to understand the racing car i as much as possible
Williams found some answers

Williams found some answers

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Williams celebrated the victory at the Spanish Grand Prix last year, and at the end of the year they also tested the so-called Coanda exhaust, which is why they expected success this season. The team from Grove, of course, cannot be satisfied after the first two races, as their results are well below expectations. Nonetheless, technical director Mike Coughlan believes in the team and the exhaust area on the race car: “In 2012, we didn’t use a Coanda exhaust, we only tested it in Brazil. We saw at the time that the system had potential, but it took a lot of work. ” “This cannot be tested in a wind tunnel as ra is required
Williams again this year after the win

Williams again this year after the win

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CTO Mike Coughlan is confident they have a good race car at Williams to take it a step further. Because of this, Mike believes that they can reach the top step again this season: “Anything is possible. However, we do not want a lottery, because we want to win, which will not be accidental, so it will be valid for something more. "Nevertheless, Coughlan sees quite a few puzzles before the new season, especially tires:" We worked hard, we did a lot of good work, but Melbourne still has a lot of questions for everyone. Above all, tires are a big puzzle for everyone, but we will definitely do our best to take every opportunity to succeed. ”Mike also commented on the car, which is supposed to be based on last year's good features, which further improved