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Williams surprised by lack of race pace

Valtteri Bottas finished 15th and Pastor Maldonado 17th in today’s Belgian Grand Prix. Valtteri drove a consistent race but did not have the pace in the car to challenge the top ten. Pastor’s race was compromised by a collision with Di Resta when attempting to enter the pitlane which resulted in a stop-and-go penalty. Xevi Pujolar, Chief Race Engineer: Pastor and Valtteri both made good starts on the medium tyre and our initial pace was good. We switched to the hard tyre for the second stints to allow us more flexibility if the forecasted rain arrived in the late stages, however the race remained dry and our pace on the hard compound tyres wasn't quick enough compared to our nearest...
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