No changes at Williams in aftermath of Spa tyre gaffe

F1 News
Saturday, 05 September 2015 at 06:30
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Williams will stick with their pitstop procedures despite a Belgian Grand Prix gaffe that saw Valtteri Bottas emerge from the pits with mis-matching tyres.
Deputy team principal Claire Williams said the problem at Spa two weeks ago had been caused by a combination of unfamiliarity with a new system and the failure of backup measures.
"We'd changed the way we laid our tyres out," Williams told reporters at the Italian Grand Prix.
"Normally we had a vertical structure and then we changed it to a horizontal (one) and we just weren't prepared enough for the new system we had in place.
Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary. Saturday 25 July 2015. Valtteri Bottas, Williams FW37 Mercedes, is prepared for the qualifying session in the garage. Photo: Glenn Dunbar/Williams ref: Digital Image WW2Q9104
"Equally, we have a 'buddy' system whereby no-one is solely responsible for such a big job but unfortunately that failed. So it was a variety of factors...but everyone makes mistakes so there is no blame.
"We will stick with the new system, we've just got to practise it a bit more."
Williams carried out a full review of their pitstop procedures after the incident two weeks ago robbed the Finnish driver of the chance to fight for a podium finish. Television replays had focused on one mechanic.
Bottas, who had started in third place, was handed a drive-through penalty after the team gave him three soft tyres and a medium at his first stop -- an error evident to television viewers given that the tyre walls are colour-coded. He finished ninth.
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