News Archive - March 2008

31 Mar

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Malaysian GP Competition

For the Malaysian Grand Prix podcast, we have a Nico Rosberg team cap to giveaway, signed by the man himself.

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31 Mar

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Bahrain GP Preview

Formula One moves from the Far East to the Middle East this week as Bahrain’s state-of-the-art Sakhir circuit hosts the third round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship and the last of the season-opening long haul races this Sunday,…

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26 Mar

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Malaysian GP Podcast

To listen to the AT&T Williams Podcast, either click here, or you can search AT&T Williams Podcast on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to the podcast for free so you never miss an edition.Tune in to the AT&T Williams…

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25 Mar

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Malaysian GP Sunday iWitness

Given that today is arguably the most important day in the Christian calendar, we asked AT&T Williams driver Nico Rosberg when he last went to church. “Until recently,” he said, “I’d never been to church. It’s never been a part…

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25 Mar

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Kazuki's Blog - Sunday in Malaysia

Sunday - After that race... Knowing what to do between now and the Bahrain Grand Prix in two weeks time has been a bit of a dilemma for me. Many of the drivers aren't returning to Europe, preferring to stay…

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25 Mar

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Nico's Malaysian GP Column

The opening two races of the season have been an emotional rollercoaster for everyone at AT&T Williams. We left Australia riding the crest of a wave: I'd just celebrated my first Formula 1 podium and the FW30 had proved itself…

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24 Mar

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Malaysian GP Race

After a poor qualifying session on Saturday in Sepang, the AT&T Williams team was not able to score points in today's Malaysian Grand Prix as various events compromised the team's ability to follow their planned strategies.

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23 Mar

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Malaysian GP Saturday iWitness

We like to feel at home when they’re on the road, so it came as a pleasant surprise when our chef, Mark Dodds, discovered a Tesco just up the road from Sepang. “The food deliveries to the paddock have been…

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23 Mar

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Kazuki's Blog - Saturday in Malaysia

SATURDAY These are not ideal circumstances. When my parents decided prior to the start of the season to come to the Malaysian Grand Prix, I quietly hoped that I’d qualify well and be challenging for points in the race.

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22 Mar

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Malaysian GP Qualifying

The AT&T Williams team endured a tough qualifying session today that will see the team start tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix from P16 and P22. However, with the freedom to choose fuel loads for both cars, the team has a degree…

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21 Mar

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Malaysian GP Thursday iWitness

“Doors to automatic and cross check.” When we said we were flying high after our double points finish in Melbourne, we didn’t mean it literally – but Air Asia, our partner airline, took us literally. They have decked out one…

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21 Mar

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Kazuki's Blog - Thursday in Malaysia

Finally I understand the lure of air travel. Well, being a pilot anyway. Today’s launch of the AT&T Williams-liveried Air Asia Airbus A320 gave me a chance to sit in the cockpit of a commercial plane for the first time…

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21 Mar

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Malaysian GP Free Practice

The AT&T Williams team completed a full programme of preparatory work in today’s two practice sessions for this Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, interrupted only by a problem with a clutch release bearing for Kazuki Nakajima in the morning session, which…

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21 Mar

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Malaysian GP Friday iWitness

So extreme is the heat here in Sepang that the drivers expect to lose three kilos of fluid during Sunday’s Malaysian GP. Well, that’s nothing! AT&T Williams’ communications manager Liam Clogger continued his global marathon on Friday evening, competing a…

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21 Mar

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Kazuki's Blog - Friday in Malaysia

FRIDAY: Practice Day You can train for something until you’re blue in the face, but there’s nothing quite like the real thing. By that, I mean the 60-degree cockpit heat that I experienced during practice in my FW30 today. It was…

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20 Mar

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Air Asia Launches Race Liveried Jet

AirAsia, the leading and largest low cost carrier in Asia, today unveiled the world's first commercial A320 aircraft with a Formula One team livery.

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20 Mar

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Malaysian GP Flyby

Want to know what it feels like to drive around the glamorous streets of Monaco or high speed Silverstone in a Formula One car? Well now you can with our flyby track simulations, courtesy of our partner, Allianz.

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20 Mar

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Malaysian GP Weather

Philips Shavers, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams team, welcomes you to Kuala Lumpur for the second round of the 2008 FIA Formula One season. To help you prepare for what is predominantly an outdoor sport, we've put together a…

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19 Mar

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Nico Rosberg's Australian GP Column

It was a really great feeling to finish third in Melbourne and I want to thank everyone at AT&T Williams’ factory in Grove for giving me such a good car. All your hard work over the winter is beginning to…

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18 Mar

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Malaysian GP Preview

Malaysia welcomes Formula One this weekend for round two of the 2008 World Championship, hot off the heels of a thrilling start to the year in Melbourne last weekend.

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18 Mar

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Australian GP Review

SynopsisThe team had a difficult start to the weekend when a newly introduced gearbox component failed in both cars in the first practice session on Friday. This required both drivers to sit out the session while remedial work was undertaken.

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18 Mar

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Australian GP Podcast

Tune in to the AT&T Williams Australian Grand Prix podcast to catch up with the team following a successful trip to Oz which saw Nico Rosberg step up to the podium for the first time and Kazuki Nakajima collect his…

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17 Mar

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Australian GP Kazuki's Saturday Blog

I’m not great with heights, so it was with some trepidation that I headed skyward for an AT&T function this evening. We were in the Rialto Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne, and the lift kept going until…

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17 Mar

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Australian GP Kazuki's Sunday Blog

Sunday - Race day(It's sooo hot!)I can’t imagine the temperatures in Malaysia being higher than they were today. As we lined up on the grid, the ambient was nudging an incredible 38 degrees.To prepare for the heat, my trainer Nick…

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17 Mar

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Australian GP Sunday iWitness

Given Frank Williams’ Englishness (he flies the Cross of St George above the AT&T Williams factory gates at Grove), he might have been uncomfortable with the amount of tartan being worn in the Williams hospitality area at Albert Park.

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16 Mar

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Australian GP Saturday iWitness

We love being in Australia, but the coppers can be a bit OTT. As Kazuki Nakajima and his physio Nick Harris left the track on Saturday night, they were pulled over for overtaking a parked car.

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16 Mar

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Australian GP Race

A podium for Nico Rosberg and a sixth place finish for team-mate Kazuki Nakajima saw the AT&T Williams team off to a double points start to their 2008 campaign.

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15 Mar

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Australian GP Friday iWitness

Liam Clogger, AT&T Williams’ communications manager, completed the opening 5.3 kilometres (3.3 miles) of his global marathon on Friday evening. He’s going to run every track this year and his lap of Albert Park took just under 24 minutes.

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15 Mar

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Australian GP Qualifying

The AT&T Williams team showed a steady start to their 2008 campaign, qualifying the two FW30s in P7 and P14 respectively. Both drivers graduated to the second qualifying session comfortably, but a red flag in the second session required a…

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15 Mar

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Australian GP Kazuki's Friday Blog

Friday March 14, Sunny Melbourne...Have you ever tried writing on a girl’s breast? I’m not talking about anything erotic here, just an autograph on a t-shirt, and it’s not as easy as you might think.A Japanese fan was waiting by…

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14 Mar

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Australian GP Free Practice

The first day of the 2008 Formula One season in Melbourne was not plain sailing for the AT&T Williams team as various technical problems interrupted the process of optimising the FW30 for the Albert Park circuit.

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14 Mar

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Australian GP Kazuki's Thursday Blog

Thursday March 13, A hot Melbourne...After a busy day of media commitments and engineering briefings, there’s no better way to relax than in a good Japanese restaurant. I had dinner tonight in the new Nobu restaurant in the Crown Towers…

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13 Mar

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Australian GP Flyby

Want to know what it feels like to drive around the glamorous streets of Monaco or high speed Silverstone in a Formula One car? Well now you can with our flyby track simulations, courtesy of our partner, Allianz.

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13 Mar

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Australian GP Weather

Philips Shavers, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams team, welcomes you to Melbourne for the first round of the 2008 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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13 Mar

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Australian GP Thursday iWitness

There's a picture in the Melbourne Age newspaper of Nico Rosberg surfing on Bondi Beach. He's standing up, looking very Patrick Swayze in Point Break, but looks can be deceiving. "It was the first time I'd ever surfed," says Nico,…

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12 Mar

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WF1TV Now Live!

This year, we're launching WF1TV, the official TV channel of the team.  Over the course of the year, we'll be bringing you a stream of exciting new content, exclusive to our website, including pre-season interviews with team personnel, lifestyle features…

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12 Mar

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WF1TV with Nico Rosberg

In the second of our pre-season videos, our brand new WF1TV presenter, David Croft, talks to Nico Rosberg. Entering his fourth year with AT&T Williams and his third as a race driver for the team, Nico talks to David about the…

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12 Mar

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WF1TV with Kazuki Nakajima

Having been the team's test driver for 2007,  this year sees Kazuki Nakajima make his Formula One debut, partnering Nico Rosberg with the AT&T Williams team.

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12 Mar

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WF1TV with Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg was elected as the team's test driver for the forthcoming season following Kazuki Nakajima's promotion to the role of race driver.

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11 Mar

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Australian Grand Prix Preview

Formula One roars back into action this weekend for the start of the 2008 FIA World Championship at Melbourne’s picturesque Albert Park circuit in Victoria, Australia.

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11 Mar

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Williams F1 and Cranfield

A unique partnership has been announced between the Centre for Customised Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management and the Formula One tTeam, at Williams F1.

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10 Mar

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Interview with Nico Rosberg

You’re entering your third year as a race driver with the team this season, what are your objectives?First of all, the goal is for the team to progress as a whole and take a step forward from 2007. Because we’ve…

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10 Mar

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Interview with Kazuki Nakajima

2008 marks your debut season as a Formula One driver, you must be excited?I’m really excited! I’ve done a lot of work over the winter with my engineers and it’s all gone well. The car also feels good so I’m…

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10 Mar

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AT&T Williams Launch Podcast

The AT&T Williams team’s official podcast is back! With the opening race of the season just six days away, the launch edition of our podcast is your opportunity to catch up with all the team’s news and to find out…

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05 Mar

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Interview with Patrick Head

The team seems to have faired well in winter testing. What are your expectations for the season ahead? We want to continue our progress back, from a very low point of 2006, to being a leading team, always in a…

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03 Mar

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Hamleys Extends Sponsorship

The AT&T Williams team today announced an extension of its sponsorship partnership with Hamleys, the iconic international toy store.

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03 Mar

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Oris Pays Tribute to 30 Years

To honour the 30th year of Williams F1, the team’s official watch supplier, Oris, has produced 300 pieces of a special Limited Edition watch - the Oris TT3 Formula Gold - in an 18 carat rose gold case.

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03 Mar

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The FW30 Revealed!

The wait is over....the FW30 has been unveiled!Be the first to see the team's new livery for the 2008 season by visiting the gallery area now.

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