FW30 takes to track on day one of Valencia Test

By Andrew Hooper
January 21 2008

 
 Valencia Test 21:01:2008 Day One
 

For the AT&T Williams team the opening day of their Valencia test would see them unveil their new 2008 challenger, the FW30. Williams' test driver Nico Hulkenberg was entrusted with taking the new car on its first run.

FW30With thick fog delaying the start of testing, Hulkenberg would finish the day with a best time of 1m:14.559. His day would see him have an off leaving the track and damaging the car's floor. The team was able to complete repairs enabling Nico to continue. With the new FW30 Nico was able to complete twenty laps.

For the Williams team testing at Valencia will continues tomorrow with Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima taking their first runs with the new car.

Williams Technical Director Sam Michael commented: "Today was an installation day for the FW30. We got through most of the items on our job list and managed to do plenty of system checks. The car is now ready for testing proper tomorrow when Nico will be driving. Overall, it was a productive first day for the FW30."
  
Pos Driver 	    Team 	        Best Time Laps
1   F Alonso 	    Renault F1 		1:13.027  29 / 39
2   N Hulkenberg    AT&T Williams 	1:14.559  19 / 20


* Please note that these times are recorded by the AT&T
Williams team and there may therefore be some 
discrepancies with alternative recording methods.
 

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