Rob Smedley

Smedley: ’Horrendous misfires’ could come from engine setup

Williams’ Rob Smedley says the “horrendous misfires” that both Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas suffered in qualifying for the Belgian…

8 years ago

Smedley: F1 can't go back to something that doesn't exist anymore

Williams' Head of Vehicle Performance, Rob Smedley, believes Formula 1 is in an era which fully justifies drivers receiving assistance…

8 years ago

Explaining the F1 summer break

Eric Silbermann speaks to Renault's Alan Permane and Rob Smedley of Williams to find out what goes on - or…

8 years ago

Bottas bemoans ‘wrong’ Williams tyre strategy

Valtteri Bottas says “there was definitely something wrong” with Williams’ tyre strategy at last Sunday’s German Grand Prix, as he…

8 years ago

Williams crucially lacking pace - Smedley

William's Rob Smedley  left Budapest thoroughly disappointed, the team's head of performance engineering underlining the team's FW38's lack of speed…

8 years ago

Williams to run new floor in FP3

Williams will run its new floor for the first time in final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix after its…

8 years ago

Smedley qualifies Williams race in Austria as 'pretty mediocre'

Williams head of performance Rob Smedley admitted the Grove outfit's level of performance Sunday's Austrian GP was a far cry…

8 years ago

Smedley confident Williams can repeat Austria success

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley is confident the British team can perform well during this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, as it…

8 years ago

Williams confident of Ferrari, Red Bull challenge in Canada

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says he expects the British team to be “certainly closer” to the likes of Ferrari…

8 years ago

Williams notes Monaco gains in ‘bittersweet’ weekend

Rob Smedley says he has noticed improvements in how Williams fared in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, though the British…

8 years ago

Williams will still challenge Red Bull - Smedley

Rob Smedley says Williams will still challenge Red Bull this season despite Max Verstappen's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.…

9 years ago

Williams FW38 ‘not a one-trick pony’, Smedley insists

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley insists this year’s FW38 is ‘not a one-trick pony’ that can only perform on power-sensitive tracks.…

9 years ago