News Archive - April 2008
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30 April 08
Nico's Spanish GP Column
Kazuki's seventh place in the Spanish Grand Prix was a good result for AT&T Williams. Neither of our cars were that competitive prior to the race, so to come away with a couple of points and strengthen our fourth position… Read more »
29 April 08
Kazuki's Sunday Blog in Spain
I scored two more points for the team today, coming home in seventh place. Read more »
27 April 08
Spanish GP Qualifying
Kazuki surpasses his personal best qualifying result in Spain today. Read more »
26 April 08
iWitness in Spain on Saturday
Keep on running, parties and our Spanish engineer has gone all diva on us! Read more »
26 April 08
Kazuki's Saturday Blog in Spain
I beat my team mate for the first time in qualifying today, and beat my personal best quali performance. Read more »
26 April 08
iWitness in Spain on Friday
Our drivers turned models in the Barcelona paddock today... Read more »
26 April 08
Spanish GP Free Practice
A promising opener to the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Read more »
25 April 08
iWitness in Spain on Thursday
All the latest news from the Barcelona paddock from our iWitness spy. Read more »
25 April 08
Kazuki's Thursday Blog in Spain
Trips to London, and Barcelona twice in a week... Read more »
25 April 08
Spanish GP Preview
Formula One's European season opens this weekend with the 37th Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya, located to the north of Barcelona in Montmelo. Read more »
21 April 08
Barcelona Test Summary
Kazuki Nakajima returned to the cockpit today to take over the FW30 from Nico Rosberg for the last day of a four day test this week in Barcelona. Read more »
20 April 08
Barcelona Test Day Three
The AT&T Williams team were on track in Barcelona today for the third day of a four day test at the Spanish circuit. With Nico Rosberg assuming driving duties in the FW30, the test team worked throughOver the session, Nico… Read more »
16 April 08
Barcelona Test Day Two
Nico Rosberg assumed testing duties in Barcelona today, taking over the 2009 slick tyre preparation work from team mate, Kazuki Nakajima.Nico recorded the seventh quickest time of the day with a 1:20.800 and covered 103 laps of the Spanish track,… Read more »
15 April 08
Barcelona Test Day One
Following a six week break while the teams have been racing in Australia, Malaysia and Bahrain, the test teams returned to the track today in preparation for the start of the European season, which begins next weekend with the Spanish… Read more »
14 April 08
Nico's Bahrain GP Column
I have mixed feelings after the Bahrain Grand Prix. On the one hand, it was good to finish eighth and come away with another World Championship point, but I can't help feeling a bit disappointed because we could have achieved… Read more »
08 April 08
Bahrain GP Review
After minor reliability issues had compromised track time and thereby the optimisation of set-up two weeks before in Malaysia, the AT&T Williams team came to Bahrain with a clear ambition to manage their weekend preparations without undue interruption. Read more »
08 April 08
Bahrain GP Podcast
Tune in to the AT&T Williams Bahrain Grand Prix podcast to catch up with the team following last weekend’s race at Sakhir. Read more »
08 April 08
Bahrain GP Race
The AT&T Williams team collected a point for its efforts in the Bahrain Grand Prix today with Nico Rosberg finishing on par with his eighth place grid position. Read more »
06 April 08
Bahrain GP Sunday iWitness
The Paddock Club is usually a place of quiet restraint, where F1’s moneymen chomp quietly through their prawn sandwiches. That wasn’t the case this morning, however, when Nico Rosberg bumped into Felipe Massa on the stairs. Felipe reckoned Nico had… Read more »
06 April 08
Kazuki's Sunday Blog in Bahrain
I didn’t have a great race in Bahrain. The anti-stall kicked in at the start and I then spun on the oil on lap two, after which I was only ever fighting for the minor positions. It was a bit… Read more »
06 April 08
Bahrain GP Friday iWitness
The global marathon continues. Following on from his track runs at Albert Park and Sepang, Liam Clogger – AT&T Williams’ Communications Manager – took to the Bahrain International Circuit today and completed its 5.412 kilometres (3.363 miles) in 24m30s. Read more »
05 April 08
Kazuki's Blog - Friday in Bahrain
How fit do you need to be to drive a Formula 1 car? It’s a question that I get asked repeatedly by fans, and it’s a difficult one to answer. Driving an F1 car is unlike anything else I’ve ever… Read more »
05 April 08
Bahrain GP Qualifying
Having enjoyed relative competitiveness at the Sakhir circuit in the past, the AT&T Williams team was able to make a positive step forwards from its qualifying performance at the last race in Malaysia, although the team was only able to… Read more »
05 April 08
Bahrain GP Saturday iWitness
AT&T Williams hoped for more than eighth (Nico Rosberg) and 16th (Kazuki Nakajima) positions on the grid, but there were no ‘tears in heaven’ after qualifying. Excuse the terrible pun, but singer/song writing legend Eric Clapton was a welcome guest… Read more »
05 April 08
Kazuki's Saturday Blog in Bahrain
We’ve changed the set-up of the FW30 quite a lot this weekend, which has meant long days at the track looking at telemetry and discussing the handling characteristics of the car with my engineers. As a result, there hasn’t been… Read more »
05 April 08
Bahrain GP Thursday iWtiness
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, team-mates for a couple of seasons in karting, were reunited today. They swapped stories for German TV station RTL, discussing who was quicker – Nico, natch… – their favourite holidays and haircuts. “Let me introduce… Read more »
04 April 08
Kazuki's Blog - Thursday in Bahrain
What is it about my trainer Nick Harris and coats? When he sent me into the heat and humidity of Malaysia wearing two coats a fortnight ago, I thought I’d seen it all. I was wrong. Read more »
04 April 08
Bahrain GP Free Practice
The AT&T Williams team had a productive three hours of practice time on track today, providing a good start to preparations for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The team has benefited from a trouble-free day which has enabled the engineers and… Read more »
04 April 08
Bahrain GP Weather
Philips Shavers, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams team, welcomes you to Sakhir for the third 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… Read more »
02 April 08
Bahrain 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. Read more »
01 April 08
