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The Williams Renault FW35 will be launched at the second test in Barcelona on 19 February, the team announced this morning. Williams are thus far the only team to delay the launch of their car until after the first test in Jerez. With only 12 days of pre-season testing available, it makes sense to get... Continue Reading →
The Williams team has announced today that Pastor Maldonado will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas in 2013. It has long been speculated that Bottas would replace Bruno Senna, and today's announcement confirms that Senna is without a drive for next season. Bottas has been the Williams team's test driver since 2010, and in 2012 participated... Continue Reading →
Pastor Maldonado has been handed a ten-place grid penalty for today's Brazilian Grand Prix after receiving his third reprimand of the season from the stewards. The reprimand was issued after Maldonado missed a call to the weigh bridge as he entered the pits during yesterday's qualifying session. The weigh bridge is there to ensure legality... Continue Reading →
It seems that just about any discussion regarding Michael Schumacher's career inevitably turns to the final race of 1994, where Schumacher won the title after a collision with Damon Hill took both drivers out of the race. On lap 36, Schumacher ran wide on the exit of turn five and brushed the wall on the... Continue Reading →
In January of this year, Williams announced that Bruno Senna would join the team to drive alongside Pastor Maldonado. The announcement meant the end, at least for the moment, of Rubens Barrichello's Formula One career. The choice of drivers was fairly obviously financially based, with both Maldonado and Senna bringing significant sponsorship to the team.... Continue Reading →
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