Rob Smedley

Bottas relishing return to the scene of former success

For Williams F1 driver Valtteri Bottas, returning to the Circuit of the Americas this week is a reminder of a…

9 years ago

F1 ‘dodged a bullet’ with Sainz crash - Smedley

Carlos Sainz’s crash during FP3 in Russia was “very scary” and the fact he was uninjured means F1 “dodged a…

9 years ago

Williams can get close to Mercedes - Bottas

Valtteri Bottas believes Williams can be close to Mercedes' pace at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. With Mercedes struggling on…

9 years ago

Smedley frustrated by tyre misjudgement at Suzuka

Williams' head of performance engineering Rob Smedley says that a lack of understanding of the Pirelli hard compound tyres held…

9 years ago

Williams: earlier 2016 start ‘really tough’ for F1 teams

Williams head of engineering performance Rob Smedley claims that starting the 2016 season two weeks earlier than planned will make…

9 years ago

Smedley: Suzuka really disappointing for Williams

Williams' head of performance engineering Rob Smedley has said he is deeply disappointed with how the Japanese Grand Prix turned…

9 years ago

Bottas disappointed with Williams pace

Valtteri Bottas admits he was disappointed with the race pace shown by Williams during the Japanese Grand Prix. After a…

9 years ago

Williams set to rebound in Suzuka

On the back of a mixed Singapore Grand Prix, where Valtteri Bottas came home 5th while Felipe Massa retied with…

9 years ago

Williams confident car had podium potential

Williams head of performance engineering Rob Smedley thinks a second consecutive podium finish was on the cards at Singapore, had…

9 years ago

Williams keen to capitalise on Mercedes woes

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley is confident his team can beat Mercedes in today’s Singapore Grand Prix. Mercedes…

9 years ago

Smedley wary of canopy drawbacks

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley says the negatives of a canopy need to be removed before F1 could…

9 years ago

Smedley urges Williams to match Ferrari upgrade

Williams head of performance engineering Rob Smedley says his team needs to react to Ferrari’s latest power unit upgrade and…

9 years ago