For every winner, there has to be a loser and Williams certainly fell the wrong side of that saying last weekend. Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll both finished outside the points again after a troubled Grand Prix from start to finish.
Paddy Lowe, technical director, was left to sum up the race. Before it had even started, Williams hampered Sirotkin’s race. He was given a penalty as his tires weren’t fitted to the car within the 3-minute window prior to the race.
“Unfortunately, we suffered a wheel assembly problem on the grid with Sergey’s car which meant we fitted the wheels after the three-minute deadline,” said Paddy Lowe.
“His race was ruined from that point on. He spent the afternoon in that situation suffering constant blue flags.”
It wasn’t a better story on the other side of the garage. Lance Stroll continued to keep his pit crew busy throughout the afternoon suffering two punctures.
“He (Stroll) had a puncture on lap nine due to the brakes becoming too hot, which overheated the rim and caused the failure,” added Lowe.
“We failed to control that on the second set of tyres and he offered another puncture.”
Williams have scored just four points this season as their woes continue to grow. They are just seven points from Sauber in ninth place.
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