Round 19 - Interlagos Brazil

Interlagos, Brazil

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.15.155	1st	6
2	Practise 2	1.15.627	1st	6
3	Practise 3	1.15.561	1st	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.21.127	19th	2 Rain
5	Qualifying 2
6	Qualifying 3

After my costly judgement call in qualifying I had my work cut out for me in the race. I got a flying start and was able to pass a few cars on the first lap. The second lap was not so hectic and I was again able to pick a few off. By the end of the 3rd lap I was in the lead.

My pit stop was fast and clean so much so that it wasn't long before I was back in the lead.

I had a slight scare on the last lap when I spun off! It didn't make any difference as I managed to hold on to the lead!

Another win and the Championship!

My fastest lap of the race was 1.42.725.

25 points sealed the championship!

Round 18 - Yas Marina, UAE

YAS MARINA, UAE

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.47.583	12th	6
2	Practise 2	1.44.964	10th	6
3	Practise 3	1.44.964	1st	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.43.454	1st	2
5	Qualifying 2	1.42.690	1st	1
6	Qualifying 3	1.43.453	Pole	5

This was a straight forward flag to flag victory. The pit stop went smoothly, in fact I was so far in front that even though I stopped first I still came out in the lead.. A first win in the UAE,

My fastest lap of the race was 1.42.762.

25 points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was now first in the championship ratings with 267 points 24 ahead of Mark Webber.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 165 points behind Red Bull.

Round 17 - New Dehli, India

NEW DEHLI, INDIA

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.32.351	7th	6
2	Practise 2	1.31.827	7th	6
3	Practise 3	1.31.772	12th	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.31.062	5th	2
5	Qualifying 2	1.30.901	6th	2
6	Qualifying 3	1.30.105	Pole	6

This was a straight forward flag to flag victory. The pit stop went smoothly, in fact I was so far in front that even though I stopped first I still came out in 3rd place. A first win in India.

My fastest lap of the race was 1.31.480.

25 points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was now first in the championship ratings with 242 points 14 ahead of Mark Webber.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 160 points behind Red Bull.

Round 16 - Yeongam, South Korea

YEONGAM SOUTH KOREA

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.45.995	4th	6
2	Practise 2	1.45.117	1st	6
3	Practise 3	1.43.843	1st	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.58.592	18th	3 rain
5	Qualifying 2		N/A
6	Qualifying 3		N/A

Starting from 18th I knew I had to pass as many cars as I could before they got strung out. I was able to do this aided by the circuits two long straights. I did have a hiccup on the first lap when I spun off at the 1st bend.

By the time I pitted on lap 4 for fresh tyres I'd managed to climb to 4th. After the pit stop I was back in the pack however after they had all pitted I found myself in the lead.

I managed to hang to win my first Korean grand prix.

My fastest lap of the race was 1.43.683, my fastest of the weekend.

25 points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was now first in the championship ratings with 217 points 1 ahead of Mark Webber.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 219 points behind Red Bull.

Round 15 - Suzuka, Japan

SUZUKA

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.39.921	18th	6
2	Practise 2	1.38.778	18th	6
3	Practise 3	1.40.014	18th	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.37.605	1st	9
5	Qualifying 2	1.36.498	4th	3
6	Qualifying 3	1.35.892	Pole	1

When the lights turned green I hit the front and attempted to build up a lead. Although I started on pole it was easier said than done. The largest gap I got was about 4 seconds between me and Button.

On the last lap disaster struck as I spun off the circuit. I got going again having lost just 3 places.

I tried hard in what remained of the final lap to catch up but this was impossible. I did pass one car to finish in 3rd.

My fastest lap of the race was 1.57.033.

15 points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was second in the championship ratings with 192 points but now 9 behind.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 175 points behind Red Bull.

Round 14 - Singapore

SINGAPORE

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.54.625	24th	6
2	Practise 2	1.49.040	14th	6
3	Practise 3	1.47.554	6th	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.47.305	8th	1
5	Qualifying 2	1.46.339	5th	1
6	Qualifying 3	1.45.446	Pole	5

First problem encountered was that it was raining. I was gutted. I'd had no running in the wet on this circuit so my race confidence was at an all time low.

When the lights turned green I hit the front and attempted to build up a lead. By then end of lap 3 I'd only a 0.5 second lead over Alonso.

On lap 4 disaster struck as I spun off the circuit. I got going again having lost just a few places.

I tried hard in the remaining laps to catch up but this however this caused to make more mistakes. I hit the wall 2 more times before finishing in a lowly 11th position.

My fastest lap of the race was 1.57.033.

Zero points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was second in the championship ratings with 177 points but now 23 behind.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 177 points behind Red Bull.

Round 13 - Monza, Italy

MONZA - ITALY

Weekend Results

Car  2011 Williams

Session	Type	Time	Position	Laps
1	Practise 1	1.30.400	23rd	6
2	Practise 2	1.28.113	17th	6
3	Practise 3	1.28.697	18th	6
4	Qualifying 1	1.28.011	14th	7
5	Qualifying 2	1.31.342	12th	5
6	Qualifying 3	DNQ

Qualifying 1 - 10 place grid penalty for causing a collision.

Starting from the back (22nd) I decided to go steady and get as far up the field as I could. This plan didn't last long as I managed to get past 4 cars at the first chicane and another 3 on the following lap.

With a smooth pit stop and a car at that chicane most laps I made my way to 6th by the end of lap 9 of the 11 laps.

On lap 10 disaster struck as I was punted off the circuit. More misery followed as I hit a car coming back on and received a 10 second penalty for the privilege.

I crossed the line in 10th however with the penalty this translated as 17th.

My fastest lap of the race was 1.32.510.

Zero points towards the championship scored this weekend..

I was second in the championship ratings with 177 points but now 8 behind.

Williams were still 4th in the Constructors 144 points behind.