Bruno Senna picked up the final point in the Indian Grand Prix as he finished in tenth place. The Brazilian started from thirteenth place but overtook a few rivals to move into the points. "We had a strong car in the race and after a disappointing qualifying yesterday, getting a point means that I am happy with today’s performance", he said. "It was a fun race because I was fighting with cars that were very similar on pace so I had to make my overtaking […]

Bruno Senna pointed to a mistake on his final run as the cause of him failing to make Q3. The Williams driver had shown greater competitiveness than recent races but qualified only thirteenth. "I made a mistake on my lap which is disappointing because I would have been in the top 10 if that hadn’t happened. We showed good pace in this morning’s practice and in Q1 as well as a clear improvement over the last couple of races so things are going in the […]

Valtteri Bottas is still sitting tight, in the hope he will get the nod to step into a race seat at Williams in 2013. The team's young Finnish 'Friday' driver is hotly tipped to be Pastor Maldonado's teammate next season, having impressed the British team this season. In his 14 morning practice outings in Bruno Senna's car this year, he has outpaced Maldonado a credible 6 times. Still, Williams is yet to announce its decision. "We need a little more time," 23-year-old Bottas is quoted […]

Three drivers with uncertain futures remained coy about their 2013 prospects ahead of the Indian Grand Prix

Sauber appears set for an all-new driver lineup for 2013. The Swiss team's current Mexican driver, Sergio Perez, is headed for McLaren after November's Interlagos finale. It is expected that, with the Telmex sponsorship dollars staying at Sauber in 2013, the team will simply promote Mexican rookie Esteban Gutierrez, 21, to replace him. The other 2012 incumbent, Kamui Kobayashi, has revealed he must imminently find sponsors if he wants to stay at Sauber next year. But it is now widely believed that Sauber has in […]

Bruno Senna is hoping to stay at Williams in 2013. Most paddock experts are expecting the British team to keep the PDVSA-backed Pastor Maldonado on board, but pair him with Finnish rookie Valtteri Bottas. 23-year-old Bottas has impressed Williams this year as he drove Brazilian Senna's Renault-powered car during most Friday morning practice sessions. "I think I've shown my speed and I really, really hope I can get it (the 2013 race seat)," he told Sky television recently. Williams is not expected to announce its […]

It was a difficult day for Williams at the Korean International Circuit as neither driver managed to qualify in the top ten. Pastor Maldonado set the fifteenth fastest time, while Bruno Senna fell at the first hurdle and will start from eighteenth place. "We’ve found it hard to improve from our practice sessions this weekend. I drove a clean lap in Q2 and got everything I could out of the car, but we just didn't have the pace today", said Maldonado. "We’ll have to work […]

Mark Webber stormed to his second pole position of the season at the Korean International Circuit. The Australian's time of 1:37.242 was just 0.074s faster than team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who made an error on his final Q3 lap. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will line up on the second row of the grid, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. Romain Grosjean heads the fourth row of the grid, alongside Nico Hulkenberg, while the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher lock out the […]

Rating the drivers after the Japanese Grand Prix

Williams head to the Japanese Grand Prix in an optimistic mood, despite a double retirement around the streets of Singapore. Pastor Maldonado challenged for a podium early on in the race but suffered from a hydraulics failure, while Bruno Senna's KERS packed up with a couple of laps remaining. "Following Singapore we have been working hard to ensure that the cars run as reliably as possible for the remaining races", said Mark Gillan, Williams's Chief Operations Engineer. "Given the excellent pace shown at Singapore in […]

Bruno Senna on Thursday declared himself fully fit, a day after media reports revealed the Brazilian suffered burns to his back in Singapore last weekend. News of the burns followed his retirement on the last lap of the arduous city night race, shortly after the KERS unit in his Williams car failed. But the British team on Thursday exonerated KERS, explaining that in fact a wiring loom seal came loose, allowing heat to escape from the rear of the car. "The burns on my back […]

Rating the drivers after the Singapore Grand Prix