#WILLIAMS F1 2020 DRIVERS#
#WILLIAMS F1 2020 DRIVER#

#WILLIAMS F1 2020 DRIVERS#

Hungary: For the first time since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix, both Williams drivers made it through to Q2. His twelfth place was also WilliamsвЂ™ best qualifying position since Lance Stroll qualified in tenth at the 2018 Italian Grand Prix.

#WILLIAMS F1 2020 DRIVER#

Styria: George Russell reached Q2 for the first time in his career, marking the first time that a Williams driver made it out of Q1 since Sergey Sirotkin qualified fifteenth at the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix. In better news, George Russell was only 0.073 seconds away from reaching Q2 and Nicholas LatifiвЂ™s eleventh place meant he was just short of scoring points on debut. Average Gap to Ultimate Pace: 3.72% ( 2019: 4.51%, 2018: 3.62%)ДЄustria: At the Austrian Grand Prix, Williams saw both cars eliminated in Q1 for a 23rd consecutive race.Will Russell and Latifi be able to bring home points next season? Despite speculation in the late summer months, WilliamsвЂ™ driver line-up remains the same for 2021. Simon Roberts became the acting team principal, while Jost Capito will join the team as CEO. The Williams family stepped away from Formula 1 in September, with the team having been acquired by investment group Dorilton Capital. Off-track it was a year of major change for Williams. Latifi qualified last on seven occasions.

Russell out-qualified Latifi at every round where the pair were team-mates, and qualified in twelfth place twice. Nevertheless, Russell took the most convincing win in the 2020 qualifying team-mate battles. Most notably, Russell missed out on his maiden points following a crash under Safety Car conditions at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Of the 1,825 laps which the team raced this year, they spent 86 in the top ten positions. Latifi recorded three eleventh place finishes, while RussellвЂ™s best result was twelfth. Russell was undoubtedly the star driver, though Nicholas Latifi would have finished ahead in the championship if not for RussellвЂ™s one-off appearance for Mercedes. Williams were much closer to the rest of the field in qualifying this year, and recorded ten Q2 appearances вЂ“ nine courtesy of George Russell. Here are the facts and statistics from WilliamsвЂ™ 2020 F1 season.ДЇor the first time in their history, in 2020 Williams failed to pick up a single point вЂ“ but it was a year of some progress for the team.

Despite not scoring a point, it was a year of change and progress at Williams.

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