AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
| Reactions: Belgian GP Race |
| The AT&T Williams team managed to make some modest progress over their qualifying positions in today’s Belgian GP by running a one stop strategy for both Kazuki Nakajima and Nico Rosberg. However, the progress was not sufficient to enable either driver to challenge for points. A last minute flurry of rain which made the track very slippery for the closing laps presented an opportunity for a late bid for points, but unfortunately the unscheduled stop for wet tyres did not come early enough for the team to capitalise on the weather. |
Nico Rosberg:
 "It wasn’t such an exciting race for me today. Ultimately I did the best I could from where I started and the performance we had in the car and, I think adding all this up, 12th is probably about the best we could have achieved. At the end of the race we had to make the difficult judgement to come in for the wet tyres, and although we didn’t make any gain, I still think it was a good decision to take. Overall then, it wasn’t a good weekend for us and now we need to look forward to Monza and try to improve things. After the recent test there we are confident that it is a track that will suit us better." |
Kazuki Nakajima:  "Today
was a difficult race for me. I had a bit of contact in the first corner
which cost me some time, so from then on I just tried to maintain a
consistent pace because I was on a one-stop strategy. Given this, I
think my race pace was not bad compared with those around me. I made
some progress during the race, then just at the end, the rain came and
it was a tough call to either to stay on the slicks or try to see what
the wets might do for us. In the end we made the stop and changed the
tyres, but we didn’t have enough time to make up any ground."
|
Sam Michael
Technical Director WilliamsF1 "It
was a fairly uneventful race today as we were simply not competitive
enough. We went for a one-stop strategy with both cars, which worked and
helped to improve our position, but not enough for us to make progress
into the points, which is what matters. The last lap dash on wets was a
choice to see if we could make something of the opportunity, it worked
for Heidfeld who jumped into a podium position, but there was
insufficient track time for us to take advantage."
|
Race Result
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Fastest Lap | Grid Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L Hamilton | McLaren | 1:22:44.933 | (1:48.135, 2nd) | 1 |
| 2 | F Massa | Ferrari | +14.461 | (1:48.222, 3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | N Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +23.844 | (1:49.067, 7th) | 5 |
| 12 | K Nakajima | AT&T Williams | +1 lap | (1:50.656, 15th) | 15 |
| 14 | N Rosberg | AT&T Williams | +1 lap | (1:50.970, 17th) | 19 |
Track Conditions
| Weather | Overcast, some rain |
| Track Temp | 15 - 18C |
| Air Temp | 16C |
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Posted by: raiden (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:09:07:15:23:13
Quote:NR
After the recent test there we are confident that it is a track that will suit us better."
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Damon'sFW18 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:09:07:15:25:55
There he goes again, but I think he might be right on this one as Monza is mainly long straights and tight chicanes where being able to ride the kerbs well is critical as Alonso demonstrated last year.
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Francesc (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:09:07:15:27:49
Nico will finish 8th or so at Monza
Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: raiden (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:09:07:15:32:04
7days left.
We suck once again
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Re: AT&T Williams Team Reactions Race
Posted by: Flying_German_Finn_Whatever (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:09:08:14:07:43
There will be 4 cars with Ferrari engines in front of us at Monza, 2 Maccas and 2 BMWs. The two Toyotas might be ahead but that's not a given. So if we can beat both Toyotas, and one of the other 4 teams mentioned fails to finish the race, and Renault doesn't bring something extra to Monza, and we keep our noses clean, then we have a chance at 1 point.
I'd put the odds of getting a point there at about 5%.
I'd put the odds of getting a point there at about 5%.
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