News Archive - September 2007

30 Sep

Japanese Grand Prix Race

In a lottery of a race that took place in challenging wet conditions, with two safety car periods, the ATT Williams team had a disappointing race, losing both cars as two of ten retirements in a race that decimated the…

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30 Sep

Saturday iWitness in Fuji

Cancel the mint sauce order. Ian Mattocks, of logistics company Evolution, told us to expect some lamb in the paddock this weekend after he received a cryptic message from a Tokyo-based supplier. “I have sent a black sheep from Narita…

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30 Sep

Sunday iWitness in Fuji

Congratulations, Alex Wurz! The ATT Williams star became a father for the third time last night when wife Julia gave birth to a boy, Oscar, in Monaco. Mum and babe are doing well. Shhh… don’t tell this to Frank.

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29 Sep

Friday iWitness in Fuji

Nico Rosberg is a true animal lover. Dogs, cats, horses – he loves them all. And now Pumas, it seems. The ATT Williams star allegedly walked out of Tokyo’s flagship Puma store earlier this week clutching half the shop. Wakey-wakey, Kazuki.

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29 Sep

Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying

In low visibility, wet conditions, Nico Rosberg recorded the sixth fastest lap time in the     qualifying session for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway.

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28 Sep

Thursday iWitness in Fuji

Nico Rosberg is a man of many talents. While at an RBS function in Tokyo earlier this week, he grabbed three juggling batons and tossed them about like a seasoned professional; he then took to the karaoke machine and gave…

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28 Sep

Japanese Grand Prix Free Practice

As a largely new venue for Formula One, the ATT Williams team spent much of Friday at the Fuji Speedway validating work done by simulation prior to arriving in Japan against the reality of running on this heavily revised circuit…

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28 Sep

We Have A Winner!

For the Belgian GP Podcast competition, we had an ATT Williams team baseball cap to giveaway, signed by our two race drivers, Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz, and we now have our winner!Congratulations to Jose Ramon Madrigal Carmona from Mexico…

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28 Sep

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Interview with Frank Williams

Whenever GP2 races, Sir Frank Williams will never be far from a monitor. With the season finale taking place in Valencia this weekend, Matt Youson talks to one of GP2’s most influential observers.Out on track, GP2 cars stream towards the…

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26 Sep

Japanese GP Weather

Grand Prix Weather Update - brought to you by Philips ShaversPhilips Shavers, official partner of the ATT Williams team, welcomes you to Japan for Round 15 of the 2007 FIA Formula One season.

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26 Sep

Japanese GP Timetable

Your guide to all the F1 action at Fuji 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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25 Sep

Ask Alex!

As part of the ATT Williams Podcast, Alex Wurz features in an exclusive item called "Ask Alex" and for this we need your help. We would like to invite you to submit any questions you would like to ask Alex on…

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25 Sep

Japanese Grand Prix Preview

After 20 years of racing at the Suzuka circuit in Japan, Formula One changes tack this weekend and re-visits Fuji Speedway. Fuji hosted the first ever Japanese Grand Prix in 1976, but its time on the calendar was short lived…

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25 Sep

Japan For the Record

1992Ricardo Patrese’s win at the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix was the last of his four wins for Williams.Hill LandmarksDamon Hill reached a couple of personal landmarks in Japan. In 1994, he set the fastest lap in a race for the…

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24 Sep

The Club This Week

The ATT Williams Official 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…

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21 Sep

Test De-Brief with Sam Michael

So what have the team been working on this week in Jerez?Sam: We were testing some parts that comprise the last upgrade for the FW29 this year in preparation for the race next week at Fuji. To continue our plans…

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21 Sep

Japanese 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 round…

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20 Sep

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Exclusive Interview With Alex Wurz

Your DNF on Sunday must have been so frustrating, what happened and has the team found a fix for the problem?Alex: I had a fuel pressure problem. The problem became progressively worse during the course of the race and in…

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20 Sep

Jerez Test Report - Day Three

The team today concluded this week’s three day test at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Under perfect conditions at the Spanish track, a favoured test facility for all the teams, Nico Rosberg continued preparations for next weekend’s race at Fuji…

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19 Sep

Watch the Brazilian GP at Williams F1!

Experience a day like no other: If you're bored of sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon watching the race from the same old armchair, why not come and watch it from the actual home of the ATT Williams team?…

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19 Sep

Jerez Test Report - Day Two

Nico Rosberg replaced Kazuki Nakajima behind the wheel of the FW29 today, day two of the three day test at a very hot and sunny Jerez in southern Spain.  The team's morning progress was severely affected by complications with kit travelling…

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19 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix Podcast

Get up to speed with the only news that counts from the Belgian 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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19 Sep

Win the Signed Cap!

It was another productive race for the team in Spa so, in celebration, we have another great prize to giveaway – an ATT Williams team cap, signed by both Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz.

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18 Sep

Kazuki's Column from Spa

Spa-Francorchamps is a fantastic track. I'd never raced there prior to last weekend and I was not disappointed. It's a long lap and there are a lot of challenging corners.With GP2 practice lasting only 30 minutes, I went out of…

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18 Sep

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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18 Sep

Nico's Notes from Spa

What a race! I thoroughly enjoyed the Belgian Grand Prix and it was great to finish comfortably inside the points for the fourth consecutive race.We didn't have a particularly good test at Spa-Francorchamps back in July, so I wasn't sure…

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18 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix De-Brief

The ATT Williams team had a productive Belgian Grand Prix in spite of a number of challenges faced over the race weekend.

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18 Sep

Jerez Test Report - Day One

The team today commenced a three day test session at Jerez, in southern Spain. The 4.428km track is one of the most popular testing destinations among the teams - this week's trip is the third visit for ATT Williams this…

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16 Sep

iWitness Spa Saturday

One hundred million dollars.

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16 Sep

iWitness Spa Sunday

Temperatures in Finland regularly sink to minus 50 degrees in winter, so we were surprised to hear Keke Rosberg - who is as Finnish as the reindeer in Lapland - complaining about the plus seven degrees at Spa-Francorchamps. “I rode…

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16 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix Race

Nico Rosberg finished in sixth place in today’s Belgian Grand Prix, contributing three valuable points for the second weekend in succession to the tightly contested mid-field in the Constructor’s Championship. This has extended the team’s lead over Red Bull and…

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15 Sep

iWitness Spa Friday

We know you’ve never raced an F1 car at Spa-Francorchamps, Nico, but this is a worrying revelation. When German TV station RTL asked you to draw a map of the track while blindfolded, you ended up going off the edge…

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15 Sep

Have You Won?

For the Italian GP Podcast competition, we had two of the team media guide signed by the race drivers as well as Frank Williams and Patrick head, and we now have our winner! Congratulations to Keith Bex of Mitchell, Indiana and…

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15 Sep

AT&T Williams Stars in Major TV Series

The ATT Williams team is the focus of a major new TV series transmitting on the BBC World network over the next two months. Entitled “Formula For Success” the ATT Williams team, in association with its partner, Philips Shavers, will…

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15 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying

Nico Rosberg qualified his Williams-Toyota in sixth and will start tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix from fifth place* following a strong performance and an intelligent use of tactics in a very competitive qualifying session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit today.

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14 Sep

iWitness Spa Thursday

The intensity of back-to-back races... While ATT Williams worked round-the-clock to transport its cars from Monza to Spa, the drivers enjoyed a less stressful existence in Monaco. Not that Alex Wurz would agree: ”It was my son Charlie’s first day…

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14 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix Free Practice

The ATT Williams team had a somewhat challenging day at Spa-Francorchamps today, with morning practice times showing reasonable potential, but more progress is required. In light of this, the team will be making strenuous efforts overnight to find the additional…

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12 Sep

Kazuki's Column from Monza

My Monza weekend was disappointing because it was the first time since Monaco at the end of May that I failed to score any points. I'm still lying fifth in the Championship, but the points situation is now very close.

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12 Sep

Nico's Notes from Monza

More points at Monza To finish sixth in the Italian Grand Prix was a great result for me and everyone at ATT Williams. We maximised the performance of the FW29, despite the pre-race test at Monza being disrupted by rain, which…

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12 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Podcast

Catch up with the only news that counts from the Italian Grand Prix weekend with the latest instalment of the ATT Williams Podcast.

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12 Sep

Win the Books!

If you’ve listened to our Italian Grand Prix podcast, you’ll already know what’s up for grabs in the latest of our competitions…if you haven’t listened to it (and you should!) we have two of the team’s great media guides to…

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10 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Review

SYNOPSISThe ATT Williams team had a productive Italian GP, the first of a pair of back-to-back high speed, low downforce races, and with a strong sixth place and three points secured by Nico Rosberg, have not just further consolidated fifth…

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10 Sep

Belgian Grand Prix Preview

The Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday not only completes the Monza – Spa back to back, but also marks the end of the European season for 2007. Europe’s finale will be hosted by the classic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which is making…

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09 Sep

ITV's F1 Insight Feature Three

It’s now Mark Blundell’s turn for some fun in the latest of ITV’s F1 Insights features, made in association with the team and shown on ITV’s F1 coverage over the season.

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09 Sep

ITV's F1 Insight Feature Four

The final of our ITV F1 Insight features focuses on Mark Blundell’s return to the cockpit of an F1 car for the first time in over 12 years. Having been fully prepped for his adventure at the team’s HQ in…

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09 Sep

iWitness Monza Saturday

If ATT Williams star Nico Rosberg looks a little weary on raceday, iWitness can tell you why. His motorhome is parked on the outside of the Curva Grande this weekend, alongside a discotheque.

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09 Sep

iWitness Monza Sunday

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Paul McCartney and… Sam Michael. On Saturday evening ATT Williams’s Technical Director was spotted on the banks of Lake Como, which is home to the world’s uber-famous.

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09 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Race

The ATT Williams team gained further advantage over its closest rivals in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza today as it collected three points, strengthening fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship. Nico Rosberg equalled his highest placed finish of the…

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09 Sep

Spa For the Record

Eleven TimesWhen Jacques Villeneuve came second at Spa in 1996, it was his 10th podium of the season. He would finish in the points 11 times that year, and end up second to team mate Damon Hill in the title…

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09 Sep

Belgian GP Timetable

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

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09 Sep

Belgian 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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08 Sep

iWitness Monza Friday

Beautiful chassis. Three Air Asia stewardesses caught the attention of the ATT Williams race team yesterday when they draped themselves over an FW29 for a photoshoot in the Monza pitlane.

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08 Sep

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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08 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Qualifying

Qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix almost replicated that of the last race in Turkey for the ATT Williams team. Nico demonstrated his consistently strong qualifying ability by easily clearing Q2 and securing P8 from the final ten, making it…

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07 Sep

ITV's F1 Insight Feature One

In a special series of features recorded with the ATT Williams team, pundit and commentator Martin Brundle looks at the physical effects of racing on the human body.

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07 Sep

iWitness Monza Thursday

The Hotel de la Ville in Monza has been a favourite haunt of Formula 1 drivers since the start of the World Championship in 1950. But the four-star guesthouse was in existence long before cars started racing at Monza: it…

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07 Sep

Did You Win?

For the Turkish GP Podcast competition, we had another of Nico Rosberg’s prized visors to giveaway, naturally signed by Nico himself, and we now have our winner!Congratulations to Dominik Halas from New Jersey in the United States who correctly told…

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07 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Free Practice

The ATT Williams team benefited from a constructive free practice at Monza today as the paddock enjoyed less pressurised Friday conditions having already spent time testing here last week. The two sessions proved relatively textbook for the team and saw…

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06 Sep

ITV's F1 Insight Feature Two

In the second of ITV’s features with the team, Martin Brundle continues his exploration of the effects of the cockpit environment on the modern day Formula One driver.

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05 Sep

AirAsia Flies into Grove

On Monday this week, a group of AirAsia’s engineers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand visited the team for the start of a new initiative which will bring the airline closer to the technology of Formula One over the duration of…

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05 Sep

Italian GP Timetable

Your guide to all the F1 action at Monza 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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05 Sep

Italian GP Weather

Philips Shavers, official partner of the ATT Williams team, welcomes you to Monza for Round 13 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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05 Sep

Wurzy's View of Monza

“Monza, it seems to be almost like a last Mohican. It carries something magic, just when an Italian pronounces Monza it is already damn cool. But when you drive down the long straights back in the forest, it makes you…

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04 Sep

The Williams Summer Party Movie!

The Williams Summer Party is an annual affaire and this year’s event was bigger and better than ever before. The summer barbeque (as it is traditionally known) is as much a part of the team’s fabric as going racing is on…

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04 Sep

Ask Alex

As part of the ATT Williams Podcast, Alex Wurz features in an exclusive new item called Ask Alex and for this, we need your help.  We would like to invite you to submit any questions you would like to ask…

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04 Sep

Monza For the Record

262.242km/h Juan Pablo Montoya’s average speed when setting the record for the fastest lap ever recorded in a Formula One car. He achieved this in qualifying for the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, breaking his own record set two years previously…

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04 Sep

Italian 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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04 Sep

Monza Test De-Brief

Following last week’s four day Monza test, we caught up with the team’s Senior Test Engineer, Pete Harrison for a de-brief.  So, Peter, the team has just completed a four day test at Monza ahead of this weekend’s race.

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03 Sep

Italian Grand Prix Preview

After Istanbul’s contemporary Otodrom, Formula One turns full circle this weekend to visit one of the more traditional tracks on the calendar, Monza.

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