Williams on its momentum at home?

During the last Grand Prix in Austria, the Williams by Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas greatly threatened the Mercedes W05 Hybrid by Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race before finally finishing behind the two Germans. A performance that the two Grove pilots want to ride on.

“I'm really looking forward to arriving at Silverstone, explains Finnish Valtteri Bottas. It's always a big event that means a lot to us because it's the home Grand Prix. We hope to get a good result again, but will have to wait and see how the track suits us. We want to build on Austria's momentum. »

For Felipe Massa, points are once again the goal for Williams. “Silverstone is a very fast circuit where good downforce is necessary. I really like the Maggotts-Becketts sequence, it's a very fast section and very important for the following straight. It will be interesting to see if we can maintain the pace we had in Austria. » The Brazilian will also celebrate his 200th start in F1 on the occasion of this Grand Prix across the Channel. Frank Williams' team won its first success in the discipline on this Silverstone track in 1979 with the Swiss Clay Regazzoni, as well as its 100th victory in 1997 with a certain Jacques Villeneuve at the controls of the FW19, future world champion a few years later. weeks later.