Abu Dhabi: Everything is going well for Massa and Bottas with Williams so far

Despite some issues encountered with their pontoons and tires during the day's free practice sessions, Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa remain confident for the rest of the weekend, particularly regarding possible improvements with the FW36.

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The Williams drivers encountered some issues with their sidepods, but it didn’t significantly impact the performance of the FW36 on the Yas Marina circuit.

Felipe Massa is quite happy with his day despite the pontoon and tire problems encountered during the two test sessions: « I wouldn’t say I had a perfect day because I know there are areas where I need to improve and I know how to do it. So I’m not worried. The first session wasn’t too problematic. Fortunately, I saw the problem quickly, so the pontoon didn’t come off. The afternoon was better. We had some problems but I’m still struggling with the new tires. »

But even though he knows the Mercedes will be favorites, the Brazilian remains hopeful for achieving a good performance in Abu Dhabi: The Mercedes seem fast but we will keep working to close the gap.

Valtteri Bottas is also generally satisfied with his day, even though there is still room for improvement in the settings of his Williams: « After some issues in FP1, we managed to make up some lost time during FP2. In the second session, everything worked well but there is still work to be done tomorrow regarding the balance of the car. In some corners, I lose the front and in others, the rear. So I really want to fix this quickly. There is time, so we are not under pressure and we still have some adjustments to make which will add performance. »

The Finn also revealed, as quoted by Autosport, that the pontoon issue encountered during FP1 was due to a different cooling setup on his Williams.

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