AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
By Williams F1 Team
September 14 2008
| Reactions: Italian GP Race |
| Weather played a decisive role in the outcome of the Italian Grand Prix today, unfortunately mitigating all of the advantage gained by Nico Rosberg in yesterday’s strong qualifying session. After a wet start to this afternoon’s race, the unexpected drying conditions meant an extra and unscheduled stop for the German driver, relegating him from a top five position to P14 at the finish. Team-mate Kazuki Nakajima made a tactical decision to start from the pitlane and make some aero modifications to his car which allowed him to progress six places at various intervals during the race, but ultimately he finished just outside the top ten and was also not able to claim any points. After demonstrating good but unfulfilled potential in the wet in Italy and having shown a strong pace earlier in the season on street circuits, the team will be seeking to convert these factors into a strong performance in Singapore in two weeks time. |
Nico Rosberg:
 "The outcome today was really disappointing as we were in a great position with potentially the best strategy, but again I finished towards the back of the field. In the first stint I thought I should be able to maintain a good pace, but I really struggled with tyre degradation and I lost time to those in front of me. But what was really decisive today was the tyre decision for my stop, which really destroyed the possibility of a good finish in the points. Everyone else was staying on full wets, so we thought we were in a good position to do the same and to keep risk to a minimum. In any case, at that point there wasn’t a dry line to see, but ultimately it proved to be the wrong choice." |
Kazuki Nakajima:  "It
was a difficult race today with many close decisions to take. Starting
from the pitlane to allow me to make some aero changes was not
penalising as we started behind the safety car and it was a very good
decision from the team. In the early stages of the race, it was very
difficult with the poor visibility and also I struggled with the
braking, so the pace just wasn’t there to begin with, but we changed
from extreme wets to wets at just the right time and from then on my
pace was much better."
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Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "It
was a frustrating race to not be able to claim any points from a good
starting position. We struggled for pace on Nico’s car in the first
stint with a heavy fuel load and then unfortunately at his pit stop
window we stayed on extreme wet tyres, but within a couple of laps, it
became clear that the track had shifted to inters and we were forced to
make another stop, which cost us 25 seconds, and this really hurt us. On
Kazuki’s car, we started from the pitlane on a different aero level and
this payed off at various stages in the race, but not enough for
points."
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Race Result
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Fastest Lap | Grid Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Vettel | Torro Rosso | 1:26:47.494 | (1:30.510, 14th) | 1 |
| 2 | H Kovalainen | McLaren | +12.512 | (1:30.300, 13th) | 2 |
| 3 | R Kubica | BMW Sauber | +20.471 | (1:30.298, 12th) | 11 |
| 12 | K Nakajima | AT&T Williams | +62.015 | (1:30.215, 11th) | 18 |
| 14 | N Rosberg | AT&T Williams | +68.635 | (1:30.019, 10th) | 5 |
Track Conditions
| Weather | Overcast rain to begin |
| Track Temp | 15 - 16 degrees C |
| Air Temp | 14 - 15 degrees C |
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AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 14/09/2008 16:31
AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: pgj (IP Logged)
Date: 14/09/2008 21:31
Very disappointing for everyone, including me! 
Williams and proud of it.
Williams and proud of it.
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Umbrella_Girl (IP Logged)
Date: 14/09/2008 21:39
True, disappointing.
But as Roy Keane says, we move on.
As long as the team learn from it, that's by far the most important thing.
Supporters support - fans blow hot and cold...
But as Roy Keane says, we move on.
As long as the team learn from it, that's by far the most important thing.
Supporters support - fans blow hot and cold...
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Mehryar (IP Logged)
Date: 14/09/2008 21:53
As long as the team learn from it, that's by far the most important thing
that reminds me a funny story...about a year ago we traveled to an island in south of our country, called Kish...there was a family in the next room of me and my friend who'd come with their car from their town(about 1000km) and then problems of reaching the car to the island.In the resturant of the hotel his wife was complaining about their boring and tiring travel and the man said, yeah that was an experience, we learned from that.the wife told something in answer that is in common with your logic.she said, we're experiencing and learning for 10 years! when will we use from our mistakes then?!
I do hope they stop making mistakes and learning from that.the sport is becoming more expensive day by day and life will be harder every day for a private team without success...bring on 09!
that reminds me a funny story...about a year ago we traveled to an island in south of our country, called Kish...there was a family in the next room of me and my friend who'd come with their car from their town(about 1000km) and then problems of reaching the car to the island.In the resturant of the hotel his wife was complaining about their boring and tiring travel and the man said, yeah that was an experience, we learned from that.the wife told something in answer that is in common with your logic.she said, we're experiencing and learning for 10 years! when will we use from our mistakes then?!
I do hope they stop making mistakes and learning from that.the sport is becoming more expensive day by day and life will be harder every day for a private team without success...bring on 09!
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