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'Pressure off' for Williams after securing third
Williams says it heads into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with an open mindset having already secured third in the F1 Constructors' championship which has freed the team from any extra pressure. Rob Smedley, Williams' head of performance engineering, feels his team can use the season finale as a one-off, as both drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas have little left to fight for aside from potential race victories and podium finishes. The pair secured a memorable double rostrum result 12 months ago in Abu Dhabi behind the newly-crowned F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Smedley is eyeing up a similar result at a circuit which plays to the strengths of the FW37. “We have already secured third...
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