The Felipe Massa of 2015 is driving just as well as he did in 2008, according to Williams race engineer Rob Smedley. read more »

Williams needs to understand why it has struggled to make Formula 1's soft tyre work if it is to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari, says performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Felipe Massa is currently driving better than at any other point in his Formula 1 career and is still improving, according to Williams performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Felipe Massa has blamed a stalled rear-wing for his free practice two spin which saw him miss the second half of the session after making contact with the tyre wall. The... read more »

Williams Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley says that managing tyres will be a critical aspect of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, though the challenge… read more »

Rob Smedley says Williams need to keep working on its pit stops and strive for greater consistency during the rest of the F1 2015 season read more »

Rob Smedley says Valtteri Bottas is "definitely" over the worst of it and that his back injury shouldn't be an issue for the rest of the season. read more »

Williams' Rob Smedley admits the deficit to Ferrari is a concern following last weekend s 2015 F1 Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Williams' Rob Smedley has warned that the team have their work cut out if they are to keep in touch with Mercedes and Ferrari... read more »

Williams has to develop the whole car package and improve operations if it is to remain a Formula 1 frontrunner, according to performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Williams finished 5th and 6th in today's Malaysian Grand Prix, a result in line with the car's current performance. Head of Performance engineering at Williams, Rob... read more »

The Williams Formula 1 team's disappointing performance in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix was a result of not operating the tyres correctly, according to... read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley believes there is nothing wrong with Mercedes dominating the sport this year and says it is down to the other teams to catch up read more »

In what is set to be a closely-fought battle for second place this season, Rob Smedley has "no doubt" Williams can get ahead in the development race... read more »

Rob Smedley believes Williams could be in for a tough competition against Ferrari as the Scuderia are racing a vastly improved engine... read more »

Williams' Rob Smedley insists Mercedes deserve their current level of success as they have "worked hard" and have "done everything right". Williams... read more »

Rob Smedley: I'm not going to sit here and bitch and moan because they are quicker than us... read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley has backed Mercedes, amid calls for the FIA to step in and equalise engine performance. Red Bull have called on the governing... read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley said there was nothing strategically different the team could have done to beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the Formula 1... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks after suffering from back pain during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver qualified... read more »

Williams has bolstered its engineering team ahead of the 2015 season with appointment of Dave Robson to the position of Felipe Massa's race engineer. Robson joins from... read more »

Rob Smedley believes Williams is 30% of the way to being able to win championships in F1 once again read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley believes the rest of the pack will eventually catch up with Mercedes as "nothing lasts forever"... read more »

The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not be able to maintain its present level of dominance of the sport for a prolonged period, argues Williams performance chief Rob Smedley read more »

Felipe Massa is back to his very best following a successful 2014 season according to Williams performance engineer Rob Smedley. Massa went from title contender in 2008 to... read more »