Williams: Unreliability still a problem

2011 German GP team review

July 25, 2011 at 11:05 am by Keith Collantine

Barrichello’s oil leak was Williams’ fifth retirement due to a technical problem this year – and he had a KERS glitch in qualifying too.

	Rubens Barrichello	Pastor Maldonado
Qualifying position	14	13
Qualifying time comparison (Q2)	1’33.043 (+0.408)	1’32.635
Race position		14
Laps	16/60	59/60
Pit stops	0	2

Williams drivers’ lap times throughout the race (in seconds):

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2011drivercolours.csv

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
Rubens Barrichello	108.624	101.875	101.705	100.154	100.05	99.932	99.966	99.679	99.795	100.203	100.581	100.484	100.228	100.06	100.699	119.594
Pastor Maldonado	109.4	102.318	101.176	100.483	100.007	100.01	99.87	99.729	99.987	100.374	99.91	100.326	100.908	100.595	102.534	117.984	98.039	98.318	98.043	97.948	98.129	99.264	101.131	98.916	98.59	98.895	98.468	98.556	98.724	98.738	98.668	99.022	99.167	99.517	101.658	116.527	98.929	98.547	100.317	99.705	100.549	98.506	98.384	100.23	98.414	98.276	97.964	97.988	97.731	97.568	97.588	101.081	98.971	98.185	98.119	98.094	98.019	97.868	98.357

Rubens Barrichello, Williams, Nurburgring, 2011

Rubens Barrichello

Struggled in qualifying without KERS, but gained three places at the start. However he was demoted a place by Kamui Kobayashi on lap three.

But his race ended early with an engine problem: “The team came on the radio and called me in with an oil leak,” said Barrichello.

“I wanted to continue but the team said there was no way and that was the right decision.”

This was the team’s fifth retirement from a race with a technical problem this year, the most of any team on the grid (Lotus also have five).

Rubens Barrichello 2011 form guide

Pastor Maldonado

Maldonado fell behind Barrichello at the start and was running 11th when he became the first driver to switch to medium tyres on lap 35.

He lost time on the harder tyres and wasn’t able to take back the three places lost during his final pit stop.

Maldonado said the race was “really tough”.

“We were quite competitive in the second stint on a new set of [soft] tyres but then when we went onto the [medium] tyres for the last stint we were losing time. Our pace wasn’t as good and we lost a few places.”

Pastor Maldonado 2011 form guide

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23 comments on Williams: Unreliability still a problem

BasCB (@bascb) said on 25th July 2011, 11:20

Is there any hope for Williams this year?

- Hamish said on 25th July 2011, 11:28
  
  In general?
  
- Eggry (@eggry) said on 25th July 2011, 12:36
  
  I’m afraid not. since they contracted with Renault, I don’t see they have willing to fight this year.
  
- wasiF1 (@wasif1) said on 26th July 2011, 11:55
  
  No,& I do wonder whether they will be any in the future.
  
Gill said on 25th July 2011, 11:40

It certainly proves that a team needs money and good resources to be competitive in F1. Williams lacks both.
ANd they should get rid of Barrichalo.

- Todfod (@todfod) said on 25th July 2011, 12:29
  
  ANd they should get rid of Barrichalo
  
  +3
  
- montreal95 (@montreal95) said on 25th July 2011, 13:25
  
  Why?
  
  - Marco said on 25th July 2011, 13:55
    
    Because Todfod doesn t like him… :)
    
    - Todfod (@todfod) said on 25th July 2011, 14:35
      
      LOL. I think thats a good enough reason.. no need for further explanations :P
      
      - montreal95 (@montreal95) said on 25th July 2011, 16:27
        
        LOL. Ok then :)
- VV said on 25th July 2011, 14:21
  
  Who?
  
Coefficient said on 25th July 2011, 12:19

I think they’ll fair better with the new design team. I predict sold midfield performance from Coughlans first car for the team and good development.

Eggry (@eggry) said on 25th July 2011, 12:30

Hope better next year.

Marco said on 25th July 2011, 13:54

Pity about Rubens and the mechanical failure, he was yet again ahead of Maldonado in race, as usually… :)

Fixy (@fixy) said on 25th July 2011, 17:26

When Barrichello was being interviewed, he said his engineer shouted for him to stop but he continued for two more laps and he was being shouted at all the time!

- Todfod (@todfod) said on 25th July 2011, 18:22
  
  Maybe Barichello is going deaf…. old age and all.
  
  - Mike said on 26th July 2011, 1:22
    
    Maybe he has a bit of Passion….
    
    You don’t get that I see…… Kimi fan? :D
    
    - Todfod (@todfod) said on 26th July 2011, 8:52
      
      LOL .. was a kimi fan amongst others.
      
      But Rubens driving for a lap or two after being told to pull over is barely passion… maybe he just wants to disobey the team for once :P
      
- Eggry (@eggry) said on 25th July 2011, 19:23
  
  Haha funny story but I like that kind of him. Maybe his engineers and FW wouldn’t :P
  
daykind said on 26th July 2011, 18:57

Williams have to be the disappointment of 2011. Though MAL is better than HUL.

- bosyber said on 26th July 2011, 19:49
  
  That’s about the only positive for them: he brings money, and is solid in between bits of good driving (when the car allows). And he keeps beating Barrichello in qualification – but that’s maybe bad news about the later.
  
  At least they have some low-fuel potential, if only they can get the whole package together for once. Oh, right, that has been their problem for about a decade now, really.
  
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 27th July 2011, 22:46

The only thing I remember about Williams from the race was my girlfriend complimenting their livery.

BasCB (@bascb) said on 28th July 2011, 9:37

Could have been worse then Andew!