Posts Tagged ‘Williams F1’
Rubens Barrichello 300 not out
At the end of 2003, Bernie Ecclestone was asked to name Formula One’s biggest stars. Michael Schumacher, then a six-time world champion, was at the top of his list and Kimi Raikkonen was second. Next up was Rubens Barrichello. “Rubens is a good driver and he’s been around a long time,” said Bernie. “The fans [...]
Williams celebrating Rubens 300th in Belgium
Sam Michael, Technical Director Spa is a fantastic circuit and a definite challenge for the engineers and drivers. Sectors 1 and 3 require low drag, while Sector 2 requires maximum downforce, so a well compromised set-up is crucial for getting a quick lap time. Spa is a real driver’s circuit and one of the greatest [...]
Bridgestone Eco Rally
The demands on a Formula One driver’s time on and between race weekends are more significant than perhaps we all realise but, for Bridgestone, the opportunities the Company gets to work with the drivers away from the race tracks are as valuable as ever. Bridgestone Eco-Rally Take for example the Bridgestone Eco-Rally, an event which [...]
Q+A with Sam Michael
AT&T Williams F1 Technical Director, Sam Michael, reviews the team’s performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix… Were you satisfied with the performance of the FW32 at the Hungaroring? We are definitely making progress with the car, but we need to find a few more tenths if we are to regularly qualify in Q3. Nico made [...]
Williams must improve start set-up
Sam Michael, Technical Director The slow, traction-limiting corners of Budapest should suit the FW32 so we’re going there expecting a decent performance. We obviously have to make some improvements to our starts set-up, so we’ve been busy analysing and working on that since Germany. During Friday’s practice sessions, we will also be testing some new [...]
German GP review with Sam Michael
How did the inclement weather on Friday and Saturday morning affect your preparations for a dry race? It did have some bearing in that we had some new parts that we wanted to test but couldn’t due to the bad weather. We will now run them in Budapest. Everything else, including work on set-up, tyres [...]
