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Williams eyes another step forward

After getting its cars back into the points at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Williams team is hoping it can make another step forward at next week's Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul.

"Although we have had a three week break since Budapest, everyone at Grove has been working hard to bring development parts for the FW27 to Istanbul. We made a good step in performance at the last race and we intend to continue that trend in Turkey," said technical director Sam Michael.

"Istanbul is a completely new circuit but this doesn't stop us from analysing certain aspects to feed into our simulation tools. From these tools, we can predict the setup, downforce level, brake severity, cooling level and the effect on tyre compounds," he added.

"We are expecting high ambient temperatures, perhaps up to 40°C, which, with no cloud cover, will result in track temperatures reaching around 55°C. In terms of strategy and overtaking opportunities, Istanbul will again present a new challenge for the engineers and the drivers," Michael concluded.

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