News Archive - April 2009

30 Apr

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World Motor Sport Council Statement

Williams responds to the World Motor Sport Council decision on budget caps

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30 Apr

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Sam Michael's Tech Talk

Following AT&T Williams' return to Europe, we catch up with Technical Director, Sam Michael, for an update on the season so far.

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29 Apr

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Drive an AT&T Williams Car!

Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams team, is giving you the chance to win five laps driving an actual Williams F1 car on a Grand Prix circuit.

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27 Apr

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Bahrain GP Review

Despite encouraging practice pace, the AT&T Williams team were unable to convert early promise into points at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix...

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27 Apr

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iWitness in Bahrain: Sunday

While AT&T Williams was sweating buckets in the Bahrain desert, the team's head of communications was slogging his guts out in the London Marathon...

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27 Apr

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Nico's Bahrain Blog: Sunday

The heat made today's Bahrain Grand Prix a very tough event. Cockpit temperatures exceeded 50 degrees...

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26 Apr

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Bahrain GP Race

An altogether more predictable Grand Prix unfolded at Bahrain's International Circuit today which compounded its reputation as one of the most hostile racing environments on the calendar...

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26 Apr

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Williams Blog: Week 18

This week, we catch up with our race team chef, Hilary Weaver who's been catering for the team at the intense flyaway races...

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26 Apr

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iWitness in Bahrain: Saturday

Dom Reilly, AT&T Williams' Head of Acquisitions, couldn't make it to the racetrack today after being struck down by a virus...

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26 Apr

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Nico's Bahrain Blog: Saturday

That was the most difficult qualifying session of the year so far. The new parts that we've brought to this race are definitely a step forward...

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25 Apr

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Bahrain GP Qualifying

At a blisteringly hot Bahrain International Circuit, where ambient temperatures peaked at 38 this afternoon...

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24 Apr

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Bahrain GP Practice

Nico Rosberg topped the times in today's second practice session for Sunday's Bahrain GP...

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24 Apr

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iWitness in Bahrain: Friday

The AT&T Williams race team was in bed by 9pm last night. Why? It could have had something to do with boss Frank Williams' arrival in Bahrain...

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24 Apr

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Nico's Bahrain Blog: Friday

Overall, we've had a good day. I ran with some new aero parts on my FW31 during practice and they felt good.

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23 Apr

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iWitness in Bahrain: Thursday

The AT&T Williams drivers flew straight to the Middle East after last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix...

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23 Apr

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Nico's Bahrain Blog: Thursday

There's no point dwelling on what happened last weekend. My Chinese Grand Prix didn't work out from a strategic point of view...

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23 Apr

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The Factory is Back!

The Factory Season 2 returns for a second year to take you behind the scenes of AT&T Williams.

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21 Apr

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Chinese GP Review

It was an unproductive trip to China for the team as the FW31 proved too slow in the wet conditions...

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20 Apr

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Nico's Bahrain Flashback

The Bahrain International Circuit has always been a firm favourite of Nico Rosberg. He first raced on the Middle Eastern track in 2004 in Formula 3...

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20 Apr

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Bahrain GP Preview

Round four takes Formula One to Bahrain and a change from a wet China to a predicted heat wave for Sunday's race.

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19 Apr

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iWitness in Shanghai: Sunday

Everyone at AT&T Williams is saddened to hear of the death of Jim Douglas. He was a stalwart of the team's machine shop for 28 years...

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19 Apr

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Kazuki's Chinese Blog: Sunday

The Chinese Grand Prix was one of the toughest races of my career. There was a lot of standing water on the track...

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19 Apr

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Chinese GP Race

Rain continued to play a part in this year's World Championship as today's Chinese Grand Prix played out under steady rainfall...

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19 Apr

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iWitness in Shanghai: Saturday

The lifts at the Shanghai Sheraton were broken last night, which posed a problem for those members of AT&T Williams with rooms on the higher floors.

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19 Apr

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Kazuki's Chinese Blog: Saturday

Formula One is amazingly close this year. This afternoon I qualified 15th for the Chinese Grand Prix...

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18 Apr

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Chinese GP Qualifying

In another fiercely fought qualifying battle, AT&T Williams team drivers Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima both eased into Q2, Nico entering in P5 and Kazuki in P15.

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18 Apr

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iWitness in Shanghai: Friday

You want to know where Kazuki Nakajima had dinner last night? Don't tell anyone, especially not his girlfriend, but he went to Hooters!

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18 Apr

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Kazuki's Chinese Blog: Friday

When we were last at the Shanghai International Circuit four months ago, I discovered that...

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17 Apr

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Williams Blog: Week 17

In this week's team blog we catch up with Tony Ross, Nico Rosberg's race engineer...

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17 Apr

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iWitness in Shanghai: Thursday

Frank Williams turned 67 today. He received congratulatory telephone calls from both of his race drivers...

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17 Apr

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Chinese GP Practice

A day of hard work for the team as Nico and Kazuki prepare for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.

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17 Apr

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Kazuki's Chinese Blog: Thursday

The Chinese Grand Prix feels like a second home race for me. A lot of Japanese fans make the short journey from Japan...

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17 Apr

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Nico's Trip to China

Our latest flashback takes Nico Rosberg on a trip down memory lane to 2006 and his outing on the streets of Guangzhou, southern China's business district...

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13 Apr

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Chinese GP Preview

Round three of the championship takes Formula One onto Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

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09 Apr

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Williams Blog: Week 16

In our Williams Blog this week, we caught up with our test driver, Nico Hulkenberg, as he's been doing a spot of work experience...

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08 Apr

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Race Day Hospitality

We've now set our Race Day Hospitality dates this year for your chance to come and watch a Grand Prix LIVE at our HQ!

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08 Apr

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Closing the Gender Gap

Earlier this year, Williams F1 teamed up with the National Skills Forum to promote more women into engineering...

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08 Apr

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Congratulations AirAsia!

Williams F1 would like to congratulate its partner, AirAsia, for winning the coveted World's Best Low Cost Airline award.

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06 Apr

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Malaysian GP Review

Catch up with the team's Technical Director, Sam Michael, for his views on the rain-drenched Malaysian GP.

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05 Apr

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Malaysian GP Race

The AT&T Williams team enjoyed a field-leading advantage for the early part of this evening's Malaysian Grand Prix...

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05 Apr

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iWitness in Malaysia: Sunday

Silvia Hoffer, AT&T Williams press officer, has become the second member of the team to take a tumble at Sepang this weekend.

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05 Apr

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Nico's Malaysian Blog: Sunday

To lead the opening 15 laps of the Malaysian Grand Prix on merit was a great boost for everyone at AT&T Williams.

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05 Apr

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iWitness in Malaysia: Saturday

Nico Rosberg has beaten off flu this weekend, but he's not the only driver feeling ill at Sepang.

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05 Apr

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Nico's Malaysian Blog: Saturday

Qualifying at Sepang proved that the FW31 was "born well", to use a motor racing expression...

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04 Apr

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Malaysian GP Qualifying

The AT&T Williams team held approximate station with their qualifying performance just a week ago in Melbourne...

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04 Apr

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iWitness in Malaysia:Friday

Patrick Head got caught in a moment of nostalgia this afternoon when he was asked to comment on Ross Brawn's contribution to Williams as a machinist in the late '70s.

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04 Apr

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Nico's Malaysian Blog: Friday

A good first day at the office. The track was quite slippery early on, but it rubbered-in quickly and the FW31 performed well.

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03 Apr

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Williams Blog: Week 15

In this week's edition of the Williams Blog, we caught up with Kazuki Nakajima's trainer, Nick Harris.

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03 Apr

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Malaysian GP Practice

A positive start to the weekend with Nico and Kazuki topping the time sheets in session one and setting the 4th and 8th quickest times respectively in session two.

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03 Apr

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iWitness in Malaysia: Thursday

Thursday night is party night at Sepang. At the Sepang Circuit Welcome cocktail this evening, Nico and Kazuki met popsters Kool and The Gang and Jamiroquai...

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03 Apr

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Nico's Malaysian Blog: Thursday

I flew the short hop to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday afternoon and I'm now preparing for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.

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01 Apr

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Ralf Schumacher's 2002 Malaysian GP

In the ten Malaysian Grands Prix Williams F1 has competed in, the team has only taken victory once, back in 2002 with Ralf Schumcher...

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