News Stories tagged with 'australia'

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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… Read more »

19 March 08

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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… Read more »

18 March 08

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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. Read more »

18 March 08

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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… Read more »

17 March 08

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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… Read more »

17 March 08

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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. Read more »

17 March 08

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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. Read more »

16 March 08

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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. Read more »

16 March 08

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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. Read more »

15 March 08

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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… Read more »

15 March 08

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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… Read more »

15 March 08

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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… Read more »

14 March 08

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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. Read more »

14 March 08

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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,… Read more »

13 March 08

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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. Read more »

13 March 08

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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… Read more »

13 March 08

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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. Read more »

11 March 08