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THE STRATEGY WAS NOT RIGHT Maldonado and Bottas fade in latest round of F1 championship By Adam Flinn adam@taylornewspapers.co.uk
pace seemed to drop off and we weren’t able to keep our positions. “As the tyres wore out at the end we did struggle a bit, so unfortunately we couldn’t fight anymore.� Sunday’s result marked the team’s worst result at Japan since 2007, when neither car made it to the fi nish. Williams’ chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar said: “Ultimately our pace wasn’t good enough. “This circuit is hard on tyres and our tyre life was on the limit so we couldn’t pit any earlier than we did otherwise we risked not making it to the end of the race. “Valtteri and Pastor therefore ended up racing each other, and after Valtteri had been ahead for the majority of the race, Pastor found a way through in the fi nal chicane of the last lap.�
• Pastor Maldonado could only manage a 16th-place finish at Japan’s Suzuka circuit (Picture courtesy of Williams F1)
Constable and Rose the difference as U’s down Cobblers OXFORD United broke their recent home hoodoo by defeating Northampton Town 2-0 at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Goals from James Constable and Danny Rose just before halftime gave Chris Wilder’s men a much needed home win. Wilder spoke afterwards about how pleased he was with the
effort and commitment of his players. For full reaction, see inside sport. • Oxford United’s players celebrate their second goal against Northampton (Picture by Steve Daniels)
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ONCE again Williams were unable to challenge for points, as drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas finished 16th and 17th at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Both had uneventful races, although the two came close to colliding on the last lap as Maldonado forced his way past his rookie team-mate at the fi nal chicane. Up until that point, Bottas had been ahead for almost the entire race. Maldonado said: “It was pleasing to be able to make a move on the last lap to gain a position over my team-mate. “I felt we got the strategy slightly wrong today and we were struggling with the pace a bit, but we did manage to get 100 per cent out of the car.� Bottas said: “At the beginning of the race we didn’t look too bad and managed to keep some cars behind us. “At the end of the second stint and into the third stint our
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