The Monaco Grand Prix was a difficult race for Williams Racing, especially since, according to the Head of Vehicle Performance, there were no incidents that could be exploited, Dave Robson.
George Russell was fourteenth, just ahead of his teammate Nicholas latifi last Sunday when the duo were in a battle for position with each other and with themselves Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda‘s Yuki Tsunoda. Both Williams drivers ended up ahead of the Japanese racer, much to Robson’s delight.
However, Williams was one of only two teams – alongside Uralkali Haas’ F1 team – to fail to score in Monaco and there have been a number of finishes outside of the top ten that continued. Most recently, they scored points in 2019 German Grand Prix.
“Today has been difficult and we haven’t made much progress without incident,” said Robson on Sunday. “George lost one place to Alonso at the start, but Nicholas was able to overtake Tsunoda, who started on the hard tire.
“From there we were embroiled in a private battle between our own cars and Tsunoda. We were able to manage the cars and tires and although we had a bit of a problem in the first stint, the pace of the hard tire was improved and we were able to hold Tsunoda back in the final laps, with Nicholas doing a great job with staying a lot faster car ahead. “
Robson admits that Williams came into the weekend expecting it to be tough, proving they couldn’t fight for a spot in the top ten. However, he was excited about the race in the Principality after the 2020 race was removed from the calendar due to COVID-19.
“We always expected this weekend to be tough, but after not racing in Monaco for a few years it was good to come back and learn a few more things about the FW43B on a completely different circuit,” said Robson.
“Some of this will help us directly at future events in 2021, and the rest will be valuable when we return to Monte Carlo next year. Our attention now turns to Azerbaijan and a very different road race in Baku. “
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