Press release
207KB
march 14, 2022 - Williams Racing
14/03/2022 Bahrain Grand Prix preview
The 2022 #fiaformulaone World Championship gets underway this weekend beneath the lights of the #bahraininternationalcircuit. Canadian driver #nicholaslatifi will be behind the wheel of the FW44, embarking on his third year competing for Williams #racing. He’s joined by new teammate, Alex Albon, who returns to the sport for his third season of Formula One #racing.
Sakhir’s 5.412km circuit demonstrated its challenges in pre-season testing, offering a formidable combination of heat, wind and sand for the drivers to contend with, as well as a highly abrasive track surface. However, the assortment of long straights and slow corners offer good overtaking opportunities, which should make for an exciting season-opener in the desert.
Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: The opening race of any season is an exciting prospect and an opportunity to understand what our rivals were doing during pre-season testing. This season, with substantial changes to the cars, the tension and excitement is even greater, and we won’t know the true order until Sunday night when we see which drivers are able to deliver reliable performance.
Winter testing has been tough, with only six days to investigate an almost entirely new package. Despite one day of low mileage last week, we still completed a lot of valuable running and have discovered quite a lot about the FW44. There is no doubt that there is a lot more to learn and we will see all the 2022 cars evolving quickly over the coming weeks. However, our job this weekend is to get everything possible out of the race on Sunday, to continue our setup work and to complete the integration of Alex into the Team by completing our first race weekend together
Nicholas Latifi: It goes without saying that I’m super excited for the first race of the year. It’s been a long pre-season with a lot of effort from everybody both trackside and in the factory at Grove to build us a car to go #racing with, so I’m excited to see how we’ll do come lights-out on Sunday. We’ll be pushing for the best result possible.
Bahrain International Circuit is an interesting circuit, and the fact that it’s a night race adds another unusual element to contend with. It’s tough from a tyre management perspective as the temperatures are high and track is very rough; we also have the added challenge of understanding how the 18-inch Pirellis cope with those conditions. It should make for a really exciting season opener!
Alex Albon: I’m obviously very excited for the first race of the year and to be back #racing. It will be the result of all the hard work over winter and everything we’ve learnt from six days of testing, so I’m looking forward to seeing that come together and pushing as much as we can. The track is tricky because, as we saw in testing, it’s very windy, sandy and hot which are tough conditions to contend with. It’s a good track for #racing though, so it should be an exciting weekend for Formula One.
Related news |
||
|
|
|
april 17, 2024
|
april 15, 2024
|
april 06, 2024
|
|
Daniel Ricciardo #3“Really looking forward to getting back to Shanghai. It's been five years since we raced there, so selfishly I ... |
Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber will make a welcome return to Shanghai, as the Chinese Grand Prix returns for the first time since 2019.... |
Track: Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan Lap Length: 5.807 km Pos.Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 14. A. Albon Williams Racing 1:29.9... |
Download all 
You might be interested in |
||
|
|
|
april 02, 2024
|
march 27, 2024
|
march 25, 2024
|
|
Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber will take on the unique challenge of the Suzuka International Race Course. The only figure-of-eight trac... |
Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez went head-to-head in an Aussie surf lifesaver challenge, but it wa... |
KICK Sauber F1 Team didn’t just go Down Under – it also went fully sideways, as Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu joined KICK for a ... |
Download all 
Share
Share via mail 
Automotive
Sport
Events
Art&Culture
Design
Fashion&Beauty
Food&Hospitality
Technology
Nautica
Racing
Excellence
Corporate
OffBeat
Green
Gift
Pop
Heritage
Entertainment
Health & Wellness