AT&T Williams Team Reactions - Race
By Williams F1 Team
August 3 2008
| Reactions: Hungarian GP Race |
| Altogether a trying weekend for AT&T Williams at the Hungarian Grand Prix with neither driver able to collect points. From the outset, the team struggled for pace at the Hungaroring. Coupled with a mechanical problem for Nico in qualifying and weak starts on both cars, Rosberg and Nakajima were on the back foot going into a Grand Prix on a circuit renowned for its limited overtaking opportunities. Nico finished the race where he started in P14, despite losing time in the pits following a problem with his fuel rig. Kazuki’s afternoon was no less difficult, but was somewhat alleviated by a change to his strategy mid-race, which helped put him in 13th place at the chequered flag. |
Nico Rosberg:
 "My first lap wasn’t great. I was in the wrong place and lost a few positions. Then, during my first pit-stop, something went wrong with the fuel rig which cost me a couple of decisive seconds and put me behind Fisichella. My strategy was over then. In terms of the heat I didn’t have a problem with it; we’ve definitely had worse races this year." |
Kazuki Nakajima:  "Obviously
it was a very difficult race for us. We converted my strategy to a one
stopper, which was the right thing to do, so thanks to the team for
that. After that though, I was running heavy and struggling on the
option tyres so had to fight for pace. I then made contact with
Fisichella and lost a position. Fortunately, I was able to regain it
when he had to make his final stop. That was all we could do today so we
need to look into what happened and try to improve for the next race."
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Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "Being
a track like Budapest, it’s extremely difficult to overtake, especially
when everyone gets stacked up behind one another. We didn’t have a good
first lap, with both cars losing positions. We also had a problem with
the fuel rig on Nico’s car, which dropped him behind Kazuki, whose
strategy we had changed. Difficult race, but we’ll look forward to the
next one. During the break before the next couple of Grands Prix, even
though we’re in a balancing act of developing the 2009 car with
improving this year’s car, we’ll still be working hard on the FW30 in
order to make progress in the remaining races."
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Race Result
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Fastest Lap | Grid Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:37:27.067 | 1:21.753 (7th) | 2 |
| 2 | T Glock | Toyota | +11.061 | 1:21.671 (6th) | 5 |
| 3 | K Raikkonen | Ferrari | +16.856 | 1:21.195 (1st) | 6 |
| 13 | K Nakajima | AT&T Williams | +1 lap | 1:23.307 (18th) | 16 |
| 14 | N Rosberg | AT&T Williams | +1 lap | 1:22.397 (12th) | 14 |
Track Conditions
| Weather | Hot and sunny |
| Track Temp | 43 - 49C |
| Air Temp | 29 - 32C |
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AT&T Williams Team Reactions - Race
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 03/08/2008 16:52
AT&T Williams Team Reactions - Race
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions - Race
Posted by: raiden (IP Logged)
Date: 03/08/2008 19:20
Quote:SM
a balancing act of developing the 2009 car with improving this year’s car
WILLIAMS RACING
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions - Race
Posted by: Gunk (IP Logged)
Date: 04/08/2008 00:32
Too funny.
It's not a balancing act. It's like, forget it.
But problems with the rig, and hydraulics in qualifying, those are not professional.
It's no shame to come last on a small budget if you do everything with a tad of professionalism.
Maybe it was the heat . . .
It's not a balancing act. It's like, forget it.
But problems with the rig, and hydraulics in qualifying, those are not professional.
It's no shame to come last on a small budget if you do everything with a tad of professionalism.
Maybe it was the heat . . .
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