Saturday: Still progress to be made at Williams
The Williams drivers did not stay on the track for very long this afternoon at the Barcelona circuit, both eliminated in Q1. Bottas and Maldonado finished the session by taking 17th and 18th positions. The team, which aims to fight for points tomorrow, knows there is still a long way to go but is not giving up.
Pastor Maldonado – 15th and 18th [17th on the grid]:
« We are going through a difficult time with the car at the moment, but we have worked very hard to improve some things. We lacked a lot of grip, which makes it difficult to achieve a good result today. In terms of performance, we are not there, but we will continue to focus on the work necessary to move up the grid. »
Valtteri Bottas – 17th and 17th [16th on the grid]:
« Unfortunately, today’s result shows where we stand compared to others, but I still believe we have made a step forward and are heading in the right direction. It seems that all the teams have improved in the sense that we are in a similar position to the first four races. I hope we can continue to make the same steps race by race. We will do our best tomorrow and I think we can still move up the grid since our race pace seems good. »
