News Archive - October 2007

31 Oct

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FW29 Runs Biofuel

On 26 October, the team’s oil and lubricant supplier and long term partner, Petrobras, welcomed the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to their leading Research and Development Centre (CENPES) in Rio de Janeiro.

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30 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Podcast

Get up to speed with the only news that counts from the last race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, with the latest instalment of the ATT Williams Podcast. Catch up with Nico Rosberg as he talks to our…

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30 Oct

Win a Trip to the Factory!

For our Brazilian Grand Prix podcast competition, we are offering two people, plus one guest each, the chance to win a trip to the headquarters of Williams F1.

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29 Oct

The Club This Week

The ATT Williams Club is fast proving to be one of the most popular in the paddock. Make sure you're a part of it by joining now!New content, wholly unique to the team's fan club members, is updated daily on…

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25 Oct

Catching Up With Kazuki

It was a big day for the top three; but it was just as memorable for Kazuki Nakajima.The story of Formula One is a narrative of continuity and change – and 2007 seems to bear witness to one of its…

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23 Oct

Nico's Notes From Brazil

Career best in Brazil What a brilliant way to end the season! Fourth place was my best finish in Formula 1 and the five points that came with it cemented my ninth position in the drivers’ championship and the team’s fourth…

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23 Oct

Kazuki's Column From Brazil

Realisation of a dream To make my Grand Prix debut for ATT Williams was a dream-come-true. Formula One has been my goal since I first drove a kart and it was a fantastic moment for me to line up on the…

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21 Oct

Saturday iWitness in Brazil

Bad news: Claire Williams still hasn’t received her bags from Iberia following her ill-fated flight on Tuesday. With no anger management therapy available over the weekend, the AT&T Williams marketing department are ensuring she gets some ‘hot stones’ massages instead.

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21 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Race

The ATT Williams team have today secured fourth place in the 2007 FIA World Constructors’ Championship. In a thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg delivered another flawless performance, driving his FW29 home to fourth place, having started in tenth, the…

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21 Oct

Sunday iWitness in Brazil

Tell us a secret, Kazuki. “Okay,” he says. “I love cheese, especially parmesan and mozzarella”. At ATT Williams we like our drivers to be a little different…Two years of driving for ATT Williams has turned Nico Rosberg into an Anglophile.…

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20 Oct

Friday iWitness in Brazil

So, Claire Williams’ bags have still not arrived in Brazil. The Williams press officer flew with Iberia from London Heathrow to Sao Paulo on Tuesday, since when she’s had to borrow clothes, electrical equipment and even make-up from colleagues. On…

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20 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying

The ATT Williams team had a somewhat unsatisfactory qualifying session for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. In only his first experience of Formula One’s knockout qualifying format, Kazuki Nakajima was unable to progress further than round one and will start the…

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19 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Weather

Philips Shavers, official partner of the ATT Williams team, welcomes you to Interlagos for the final Round of the 2007 FIA Formula One season. To help you prepare for what is predominantly an outdoor sport, we’ve put together a detailed…

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19 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Timetable

Your guide to all the F1 action in Brazil this weekend.Thursday1500: FIA Press ConferenceVisit www.fia.com to read the transcript.Friday1000 - 1130: Free Practice One1400 - 1530: Free Practice Two1600: FIA Press Conference Visit www.fia.com to read the transcript.

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19 Oct

Have You Won the Fireproofs?

For the Chinese GP Podcast competition we were offering you the chance to win Alex Wurz's fireproofs, worn by Alex in his last year in F1 and, of course, signed by the man himself, and we now have our winner!Congratulations…

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19 Oct

Thursday iWitness in Brazil

Confidence is high at ATT Williams. The team cleaned up at Petrobras’s annual “Football Racing” event in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, beating squads from Red Bull Racing, McLaren and Toyota. A good race weekend will surely follow…The rivalry between ATT…

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19 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Free Practice

ATT Williams opened their Brazilian Grand Prix campaign today steadily progressing through set-up work during Friday’s free practice sessions. Nico Rosberg was joined by Kazuki Nakajima having been promoted to a race seat for the last race.

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15 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix Preview

Brazil takes centre stage this weekend for the much anticipated 2007 FIA World Championship showdown. As three drivers fight for the Drivers’ crown, this weekend’s race promises to be the most compelling of the season.

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15 Oct

The Club This Week

The ATT Williams Club is fast proving to be one of the most popular in the paddock. Make sure you're a part of it by joining now!New content, wholly unique to the team's fan club members, is updated daily on…

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15 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Podcast

Get up to speed with the only news that counts from the Chinese Grand Prix weekend with the latest instalment of the ATT Williams Podcast. Catch up with Nico Rosberg as he talks to our roving reporter, Tom Clarkson, about…

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15 Oct

Win Alex's Fireproofs!

For our Chinese Grand Prix podcast competition, and to coincide with his retirement from active racing, we are offering you the chance to win what will undoubtedly become a very collectable item, namely a genuine set of Alex Wurz’s fireproof…

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12 Oct

The "Making Of" Movie

At the beginning of every Formula One season, Williams F1’s marketing department takes possession of the team’s new car with its fresh livery and spends two days filming what is commonly referred to as “collaterals” to provide library footage for…

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12 Oct

Brazilian Grand Prix FlyBy

Want to know what it feels like to drive around the glamorous streets of Monaco or the hallowed Indianapolis in a Formula One car? Well now you can with our exclusive track simulations. Our short video previews will guide you…

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10 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Review

SynopsisThe fourth Chinese Grand Prix was unrewarding for the ATT Williams team, a non-points scoring finish concluding an unsuccessful fortnight in the Far East.

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10 Oct

Interview with Kazuki Nakajima

So, congratulations are in order Kazuki! You must be very excited about driving in Brazil?I’m really excited, and I have to say many thanks to the team for giving me this opportunity. Now, I’m just really looking forward to getting…

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09 Oct

Kazuki Nakajima Nominated

The ATT Williams team today confirmed that Kazuki Nakajima will race for the team in the final Grand Prix of the 2007 season at Interlagos in Brazil in a fortnight’s time.The 22-year old Japanese driver, this year’s GP2 series Rookie…

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09 Oct

Kazuki's Column from Shanghai

A lot has happened since I wrote my last column after the GP2 Series finale at Valencia. Last Friday I got back behind the wheel of the FW29 during Friday practice in Shanghai and now I'm preparing to make my…

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09 Oct

Nico's Notes from Shanghai

The Chinese Grand Prix was a frustrating race for ATT Williams. We struggled to maximise the performance of Bridgestone's dry tyres and that compromised my pace all weekend.

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08 Oct

The Club This Week

The ATT Williams Club is fast proving to be one of the most popular in the paddock. Make sure you're a part of it by joining now!New content, wholly unique to the team's fan club members, is updated daily on…

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08 Oct

Sunday iWitness in Shanghai

The team photograph is about more than a picture; it’s one of the rare occasions in the year when the entire ATT Williams race team gathers together in one place. It gives the drivers an opportunity to thank the guys…

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08 Oct

Are You Our Winner?

For the Japanese GP Podcast competition we had another great prize up for grabs, namely a set of Nico Rosberg’s fireproofs signed by the man himself and we now have our winner!Congratulations to Julia O’Brien from Connecticut in the United…

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08 Oct

Alex Wurz Announces Retirement

The ATT Williams driver, Alex Wurz, today confirmed his retirement from active racing in Formula One. Alex made his Formula One debut in 1997 with Benetton in Canada, since which time he has driven for McLaren and most recently the…

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07 Oct

Saturday iWitness in Shanghai

The painters and decorators were called into the McLaren hospitality area on Saturday afternoon. After setting a time 0.4s slower than team-mate Lewis Hamilton during qualifying, Fernando Alonso stormed into his private room and slammed the door so hard that…

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07 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Race

The ATT Williams team had an eventful but ultimately unrewarding Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today, with varying wet weather conditions unfortunately not assisting the team with their race strategies. Alex finished the race in twelfth position and Nico, after…

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06 Oct

Friday iWitness in Shanghai

There is talk of rain hitting Shanghai on Saturday night but, until those refreshing conditions arrive, the drivers have had to find their own means of keeping cool. After Friday practice, ATT Williams star Alex Wurz contemplated jumping into the…

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06 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying

The ATT Williams team endured a difficult qualifying session ahead of tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix with both drivers struggling with car performance and as a consequence will line up on the eight and tenth row of the grid for tomorrow’s…

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05 Oct

Thursday iWitness in Shanghai

“When I held my new son in my hands, it made the whole trip worthwhile,” says ATT Williams star Alex Wurz. And it was one hell of a trip. After last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Alex embarked on a 31-hour…

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05 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Free Practice

The ATT Williams team had a methodical day of preparation ahead of tomorrow’s qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

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04 Oct

Japanese Grand Prix Podcast

Get up to speed with the only news that counts from the Japanese Grand Prix weekend with the latest instalment of the ATT Williams Podcast. Catch up with Nico Rosberg as he chats to our roving reporter, Tom Clarkson, about…

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04 Oct

Win Nico's Fireproofs!

For our Japanese Grand Prix podcast competition, we have a very special prize up for grabs, namely one of Nico Rosberg’s fireproof undergarments, worn by Nico during this year’s Belgian Grand Prix and, of course, signed by the man himself.

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03 Oct

Kazuki's Column from Valencia

To finish on the podium at Valencia last weekend was a good result, but I was a bit disappointed not to end my GP2 season with a win.

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03 Oct

Japanese Grand Prix Review

SynopsisFuji Speedway may have been absent from the Formula One calendar for 30 years, but conditions upon its return for last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix proved remarkably similar to those at the sport’s last visit in 1977.

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02 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Video FlyBy

Want to know what it feels like to drive around the glamorous streets of Monaco or the hallowed Indianapolis in a Formula One car? Well now you can with our exclusive track simulations.Our short video previews will guide you round…

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02 Oct

On The Club This Week

The ATT Williams Club is fast proving to be one of the most popular in the paddock. Make sure you're a part of it by joining now!New content, wholly unique to the team's fanclub members, is updated daily on the…

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02 Oct

Nico's Notes from Japan

The track conditions at Fuji Speedway were unbelievably bad in the race. There were rivers flowing across the track, there was standing water everywhere and the car aquaplaned the whole time. The situation was made worse by the lack of…

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02 Oct

Chinese GP Timetable

Your guide to all the F1 action in China this weekend. Thursday1500: FIA Press ConferenceVisit www.fia.com to read the transcript. Friday1000 - 1130: Free Practice One1400 - 1530: Free Practice Two1600: FIA Press Conference Visit www.fia.com to read the transcript.

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02 Oct

Chinese GP Weather

Philips Shavers, official partner of the ATT Williams team, welcomes you to Shanghai for Round 16 of the 2007 FIA Formula One season. To help you prepare for what is predominantly an outdoor sport, we’ve put together a detailed weather…

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02 Oct

China For the Record

Reaching the Top FiveWilliams’ best qualifying position for the Chinese Grand Prix was Ralf Schumacher’s fifth place in 2004.

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01 Oct

Chinese Grand Prix Preview

The Far East stays in the spotlight this weekend as China hosts the second leg of the Asian back-to-back on Sunday 7th October.

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