Mark Gillan says Williams are working hard to ensure reliability – Formula 1 news
Williams’ chief operations engineer, Mark Gillan has said that they are working very hard to ensure the reliability of their car in the remainder of the 2012 Formula 1 season.
Pastor Maldonado of the Grove based team showed an impressive pace in the qualifying of the Singapore Grand Prix and secured an inspiring second grid position. However, he faced a hydraulic issue in the car due to which he had to face retirement and failed
to score any points in the race.
On the other hand, his teammate, Bruno Senna also faced retirement in the night race held at Marina Bay Street Circuit because of a technical problem in the car.
Nonetheless, Gillan said that they are not feeling disappointed over their drivers’ retirement in the last race and are positively looking forward to perform well in the forthcoming races.
In addition, he said that after facing difficulties in the preceding race, they are trying their best to resolve the technical issues so as to come up stronger with a reliable car.
“Following Singapore we have been working hard to ensure that the cars run as reliably as possible for the remaining races,” said chief operations engineer Mark Gillan.
Besides, he said that they will carry on their development process throughout the season ahead so as to keep on scoring competitive points in order to secure a good position in this year’s championship fight.
“Given the excellent pace shown at Singapore in both qualifying and the race, we expect to be strong in Suzuka and will bring further updates as part of our continuous improvement process,” he said.
Additionally, he said that the track of the next race is one of the most difficult circuits in the calendar for the drivers as it gives no chance to make any mistakes. Therefore, he insisted that they must make the necessary improvements and should provide
their drivers with everything which they may need to attain promising results.
“The circuit layout leads to very high average cornering speeds and energy input into the tyres, but it's reasonably light on the brakes,” he added.
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