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Williams’ Pat Symonds: “Spa is a circuit which should favour us”

Pat Symonds expects the Spa-Francorchamps circuit to benefit those with low drag and powerful power units as Formula 1 makes its return from its summer break this weekend. The Chief Technical Officer of Williams Martini Racing also revealed that a good set-up is required on cars due to the needs of being able to change direction quickly around the 7.004 kilometre circuit. “The first thing to say is that we expect dry and warm weather all weekend which is not typical of the conditions that we tend to see in Spa,” said Symonds. “The circuit itself is quite interesting with high power and drag sensitivity favouring low drag and powerful power units. “Top speed is particularly...
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