iWitness in Malaysia:Friday

Posted on Saturday 04 Apr 2009 and tagged with iwitness, malaysia.

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. “He owned a fishing shop at the time,” said Patrick. “Whenever it got busy in the shop, he had to go and help!”

Press officer Silvia Hoffer got a fright yesterday when she found a snake in the ladies loos in the Sepang paddock. “A real, live snake!” she says. Luckily it wasn’t a trouser snake, Silvia..

Life begins at 40, or so an increasing number of Williams F1 employees are hoping. Head of Communications Liam Clogger hit the four-zero last Sunday and today chef Adam Dixon joined the club. And no he didn’t have to bake his own cake.

Ralf Schumacher is making his first appearance at an F1 race since retiring at the end of 2007. He’s working for German TV broadcaster RTL, who are no doubt cashing-in on his victorious experiences here in 2002, when he led home a one-two finish for BMW Williams.