News Archive - March 2008
Malaysian GP Competition
For the Malaysian Grand Prix podcast, we have a Nico Rosberg team cap to giveaway, signed by the man himself. Read more »
31 March 08
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,… Read more »
31 March 08
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… Read more »
26 March 08
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… Read more »
25 March 08
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… Read more »
25 March 08
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… Read more »
25 March 08
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. Read more »
24 March 08
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… Read more »
23 March 08
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. Read more »
23 March 08
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… Read more »
22 March 08
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… Read more »
21 March 08
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… Read more »
21 March 08
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… Read more »
21 March 08
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… Read more »
21 March 08
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… Read more »
21 March 08
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. Read more »
20 March 08
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. Read more »
20 March 08
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… Read more »
20 March 08
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… Read more »
19 March 08
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. Read more »
18 March 08
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. Read more »
18 March 08
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… Read more »
18 March 08
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… Read more »
17 March 08
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… Read more »
17 March 08
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. Read more »
17 March 08
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. Read more »
16 March 08
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. Read more »
16 March 08
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. Read more »
15 March 08
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… Read more »
15 March 08
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… Read more »
15 March 08
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. Read more »
14 March 08
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… Read more »
14 March 08
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. Read more »
13 March 08
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… Read more »
13 March 08
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,… Read more »
13 March 08
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… Read more »
12 March 08
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… Read more »
12 March 08
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. Read more »
12 March 08
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. Read more »
12 March 08
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. Read more »
11 March 08
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. Read more »
11 March 08
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… Read more »
10 March 08
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… Read more »
10 March 08
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… Read more »
10 March 08
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… Read more »
05 March 08
Hamleys Extends Sponsorship
The AT&T Williams team today announced an extension of its sponsorship partnership with Hamleys, the iconic international toy store. Read more »
03 March 08
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. Read more »
03 March 08
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. Read more »
03 March 08
