http://www.gpupdate.net/ Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295702/i-just-put-a-wheel-off-line-says-maldonado/ Williams driver Pastor Maldonado says his accident in the closing stages of the opening free practice session at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Friday morning was simply caused by putting a wheel off-line on cold tyres, as opposed to a car failure. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295702/i-just-put-a-wheel-off-line-says-maldonado/ Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295603/bottas-i-can-match-maldonado/ Williams driver Valtteri Bottas believes he is currently performing at the same level as teammate Pastor Maldonado. Both drivers have yet to score a point for Williams this season but in the drivers' standings Bottas is ahead of his teammate based on better race finishes. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295603/bottas-i-can-match-maldonado/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:22:16 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3520/maldonado-suffers-huge-crash-in-monaco/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3520/maldonado-suffers-huge-crash-in-monaco/ Sun, 26 May 2013 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295299/maldonado-relieved-to-escape-unharmed/ Pastor Maldonado expressed a feeling of relief after escaping unharmed from his massive Monaco Grand Prix accident, with a lengthy red flag phase being initiated after the Williams driver slammed into the barriers on the exit of the Tabac corner. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295299/maldonado-relieved-to-escape-unharmed/ Sun, 26 May 2013 17:27:01 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295266/monaco-gp-halted-after-major-crash/ The Monaco Grand Prix has been red flagged on Lap 46 after a major crash between Pastor Maldonado and Max Chilton at the Tabac corner. Both men were unharmed in the accident, but the trackside barriers required extensive repairs. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295266/monaco-gp-halted-after-major-crash/ Sun, 26 May 2013 14:26:16 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/294850/maldonado-confident-over-monaco-chances/ Pastor Maldonado is optimistic that he and Williams will be able to bounce back from a dismal Spanish Grand Prix showing on the streets of Monte-Carlo this weekend, with the Grove-based outfit on the lookout for its first point of the 2013 campaign. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/294850/maldonado-confident-over-monaco-chances/ Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27:40 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/294383/williams-taking-steps-forward-bottas/ Valtteri Bottas believes that Williams is beginning to uncover more performance after a troublesome start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign, explaining that the outfit's upgrade package for the Spanish Grand Prix has shown largely positive signs so far. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/294383/williams-taking-steps-forward-bottas/ Sat, 11 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3372/pit-stops-from-the-perspective-of-a-driver/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3372/pit-stops-from-the-perspective-of-a-driver/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293280/coughlan-williams-better-suited-to-bahrain/ Despite a difficult start to the 2013 season, Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan remains upbeat about his team’s chances at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, and believes that the squad's FW35 chassis will be well suited to the challenges presented by the Sakhir circuit. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293280/coughlan-williams-better-suited-to-bahrain/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:08:30 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293007/williams-two-seconds-away-from-target/ Williams technical chief Mike Coughlan says the outfit is "two seconds away" from where it needs to be after Friday's opening pair of practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix, admitting that there is plenty of work to do in order to move up the grid. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293007/williams-two-seconds-away-from-target/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292756/williams-optimistic-of-improvement-in-china/ Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan says his team now has 'a better understanding' of the FW35 chassis after two challenging weekends in Australia and Malaysia and is confident of being in a stronger position at the Chinese Grand Prix. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292756/williams-optimistic-of-improvement-in-china/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:30:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292333/bottas-narrowly-misses-maiden-point/ Williams driver Valtteri Bottas narrowly missed out on his maiden Formula 1 point in Sunday afternoon's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, with the Finn taking the chequered flag just 1.486 seconds behind tenth-place finisher Jean-Éric Vergne. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292333/bottas-narrowly-misses-maiden-point/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:40:14 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292247/maldonado-gets-new-engine-for-race/ Pastor Maldonado's FW35 chassis has been fitted with a new Renault engine ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Williams discovering piston damage after qualifying. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292247/maldonado-gets-new-engine-for-race/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:20:34 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292236/we-could-have-been-in-q3-maldonado/ Pastor Maldonado believes he could have fought for a place in Q3 if conditions had remained dry throughout Saturday's qualifying hour at Sepang. The Williams driver, who is certain that his team has taken a step forward with its FW35, was knocked out of Q2 for the second weekend in a row and had to settle for 16th on the grid. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292236/we-could-have-been-in-q3-maldonado/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:18:46 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291981/williams-aiming-for-double-points-finish/ Williams has set its sights on a double points finish in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, with the team hoping to bounce back from a troublesome Melbourne weekend after which Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas were left empty-handed. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291981/williams-aiming-for-double-points-finish/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:42:53 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291894/bottas-encouraged-by-showing-on-f1-debut/ Valtteri Bottas says he extracted the 'maximum performance' out of the Williams FW35 in Melbourne on Sunday, with the Finn making a respectable start to his Formula 1 career at the Australian venue. Amid the outfit's struggles to find a positive direction with its new car, the former GP3 Champion avoided major drama to finish 14th. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291894/bottas-encouraged-by-showing-on-f1-debut/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:28:09 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291756/maldonado-struggles-with-undriveable-fw35/ Pastor Maldonado described the Williams FW35 chassis as ‘undriveable’ after being knocked out of the opening qualifying session in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291756/maldonado-struggles-with-undriveable-fw35/ Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:36:24 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291494/williams-undecided-over-fw35-aero-package/ Williams is heading into this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix undecided over the aero package it will use, with Technical Director Mike Coughlan explaining that the team has two strong options after covering plenty of mileage throughout testing. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291494/williams-undecided-over-fw35-aero-package/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:24:40 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291458/overview-presenting-the-2013-formula-1-grid/ This week in Melbourne, the lights will go out to signal the start of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. As a preview to the 64th Formula 1 campaign, GPUpdate.net has collected a range of statistics about the 22 drivers on the grid. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291458/overview-presenting-the-2013-formula-1-grid/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291358/williams-also-sends-condolences-to-venezuela/ Following on from Pastor Maldonado's messages of support, Williams has also sent its condolences to the family of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The 58-year-old, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, died on Tuesday. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291358/williams-also-sends-condolences-to-venezuela/ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:53:53 +0000