Valtteri Bottas in a triangular

The 2014 season marked the team's return to the forefront Williams. Well helped by the V6 turbo/hybrid engine Mercedes, the Grove team will regain a place in the championship that it had not reached since the BMW era in the early 2000s. As for the drivers, Valtteri Bottas will not be able to claim the final podium but hopes to secure fourth place, which will be a real three-way match between the Finn, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari).

“It will be a very exciting race. The double points system will be interesting, and we will try to take advantage of it, indicates the FW36 pilot. We have to secure our place in the Constructors' Championship but I can also finish fourth. So I will also focus on this goal. »

On a track alternating long straight lines in its second part and more winding layout in the last third of the circuit, balance will be essential. “The challenge will be in the third sector,” explains Rob Smedley, head of performance at Williams. Abu Dhabi is always complicated due to temperature changes throughout the weekend. »