AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
By Williams F1 Team
September 26 2008
| Reactions: Singapore GP Friday Practice |
| The AT&T Williams team joined the chorus of approval for Formula One’s first night racing experience following three hours of floodlight practice on the city centre street circuit in Singapore tonight. Both Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima have found the on-track conditions intensely physical, but it hasn’t prevented the pair from making a solid start to the weekend’s preparations with both cars in the top ten by the close of play. |
Nico Rosberg:
 "In general I think we can be quite happy with our performance today. We have started well and I feel quite confident that we can have a good weekend. Of course there is some way to go to see how we will shape up with the competition around us. As far as the track is concerned, it is a lot of fun to drive but it is however incredibly bumpy, so much so you could even get a headache! But, importantly, the track is safe and the visibility under the lights is absolutely fine. The organisers have done an amazing job and I think everybody will have a great weekend." |
Kazuki Nakajima:
 "It’s a very tough track, hot and bumpy, probably the bumpiest track surface we encounter all season. As a consequence, I think it will be a pretty demanding race. The grip level is not at all bad, maybe a little low at the moment, but by the time we get into qualifying and the race, the track will have rubbered in well. In the second session I had a bit of a moment as I made contact with the wall, but fortunately the damage was minor and I could complete the planned programme. Looking ahead, I know exactly the places on the track where I need to improve and I will have a good go at this tomorrow." |
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "Today’s
two practice sessions were a good first chance to run in night time
conditions. We worked through all of our planned programme. The only
real issue we encountered was damage to the bargeboards on both cars due
to the kerbs, but beyond that we had no issues with all of the aspects
to a new track and running under artificial light. In conclusion, it
looks like a great circuit and it will be a new and interesting
challenge for the rest of the weekend."
|
| Position | Driver & Lap Time (Session 1) | Driver & Lap Time (Session 2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L Hamilton 1:45.518 | F Alonso 1:45.654 |
| 2 | F Massa 1:45.598 | L Hamilton 1:45.752 |
| 3 | K Raikkonen 1:45.961 | F Massa 1:45.793 |
AT&T Williams Classification
| Driver | Chassis & Engine | 1st Session Lap Time | 2nd Session Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| N Rosberg | FW30-05 / H354 | 1:46.710, 6th, 25 Laps | 1:46.164, 5th, 34 Laps |
| K Nakajima | FW30 - 04 / H337 | 1:47.662, 12th, 23 Laps | 1:47.013, 9th, 32 Laps |
Practice Conditions
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Clear | Clear |
| Track Temp | 28 to 30 degrees C | 27 to 29 degrees C |
| Air Temp | 28 degrees C | 28 to 29 degrees C |
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AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
Posted by: Williams F1 (IP Logged)
Date: 26/09/2008 17:54
AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
Posted by: pgj (IP Logged)
Date: 26/09/2008 18:02
Problems with barge boards? They ground away a lot of the kerb on some of the corners. I have mixed feelings about kerbs and run-off areas. I don't want to see four or five cars knocked out of the race, but they should penalise drivers who try to take too much kerb.
Williams and proud of it.
Williams and proud of it.
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
Posted by: GroveF1 (IP Logged)
Date: 26/09/2008 18:09
i would say that they would have to not ride the kerbs as much, but doing this will slow down their lap times in quali
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Friday Practice
Posted by: Mehryar (IP Logged)
Date: 26/09/2008 20:58
I wasn't able to watch live stream but it should cause some problems for drivers who ride on some kerb too much...before the session, Massa and Alonso claimed about the height of some kerbs of turn 10 and another one.Mark had words about it too.let's hope we won't see anyone dropping out of race, that wouldn't be the best possible reason!
anyway, does anyone know about weather conditions for quali and race?
anyway, does anyone know about weather conditions for quali and race?
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