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Williams FW38 ‘not a one-trick pony’, Smedley insists
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Williams performance chief Rob Smedley insists this year’s FW38 is ‘not a one-trick pony’ that can only perform on power-sensitive tracks. The British team made a clever switch to Mercedes engines ahead of the current 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged regulations, finishing third in the Constructors’ championship in the past couple of seasons. The Grove-based outfit appears to have slipped behind Renault-powered Red Bull in the 2016 pecking order though, with the gap to front-runners Mercedes and Ferrari also growing. However, Williams heads to this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix on the back of its best result of the season, having claimed fourth and fifth in Russia...
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