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Wurz returns to Williams as driver mentor |
2012-02-21 18:23:00 |
| Williams have announced that former driver Alexander Wurz will return to the British team as a driver mentor. Wurz will start his new role at this week's Barcelona test and also plans to accompany the team to races this season to assist racers Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna.
This is a great initiative by Williams and highlights just how hard the team is pushing to optimise its performance, said Wurz. Throughout my career as a sportsman, which started at the age of 12 in BMX racing, includes over a decade in Formula One and is still ongoing (racing in the World Endurance Championship), I am lucky to have gained so much experience.
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Williams prepare to fight back with the FW34 |
2012-02-07 17:42:00 |
| Following a disastrous 2011 season, Williams opened a new chapter in their history on Tuesday as they unveiled their 2012 car, the Renault-powered FW34, at Jerez in Spain. This year marks the team's 35th year competing in the sport which they will do with a revitalised line-up.
Bruno Senna partners Pastor Maldonado after a considered winter evaluation process, while Finn Valtteri Bottas completes the driver line-up as official reserve, taking part in most of the season's Friday practice sessions
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Senna to race for Williams in 2012 |
2012-01-17 21:25:00 |
| Williams have announced on Tuesday that Bruno Senna will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship for the team. Senna, who is the nephew of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna, replaces Rubens Barrichello as Pastor Maldonado's team mate.
I feel very privileged that Williams has selected me as one of their race drivers, said the Brazilian. The team has a great heritage and I hope I can help write a good chapter in their history. The evaluation process has been intense and methodical but the time I have spent in the factory has demonstrated that the team has great people and all the resources needed to achieve better things this season.
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Adrian Sutil Q&A: More than one option for 2012 |
2011-12-02 21:05:00 |
| With 2012 race seats filling up fast, Adrian Sutil must feel under pressure to secure his Formula One future. His recent run of strong drives with Force India will doubtless help his cause and he hopes to have things sorted in the next couple of weeks. Will he stay put? Could he be Williams-bound to partner Pastor Maldonado? Or could he prove the ideal partner for a returning Kimi Raikkonen at Renault? We spoke exclusively to the German driver
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Williams retain Maldonado for 2012 |
2011-12-02 18:23:00 |
| Williams have confirmed that Pastor Maldonado will remain with the team next season. It will be the Venezuelan's second year racing in F1, following a tough rookie campaign in which he secured one world championship point.
Williams also announced the promotion of reigning GP3 champion Valtteri Bottas to the role of reserve driver. Bottas is expected to participate in a Friday practice session at the majority of 2012 Grands Prix
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Brazil debrief with Williams' Mark Gillan |
2011-11-29 23:25:00 |
| Williams ended the 2011 season in Interlagos on Sunday as they'd begun it - struggling. Although Rubens Barrichello qualified strongly in 12th, he eventually finished in 14th, whilst team mate Pastor Maldonado failed to finish after spinning out. The team's chief operations engineer Mark Gillan discusses the weekend and looks ahead to 2012
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Maldonado and Alguersuari handed time penalties |
2011-11-14 02:55:00 |
| Williams' Pastor Maldonado and Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari have been given post-race time penalties by the Abu Dhabi stewards. Both were punished for ignoring blue flags during Sunday's Grand Prix at Yas Marina.
Alguersuari was handed a drive-through penalty, but as it was awarded after the race the Spaniard instead had 20 seconds added to his race time
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India debrief with Williams' Mark Gillan |
2011-11-01 18:35:00 |
| It may have been a brand new challenge but the inaugural Indian event didn't turnaround Williams' recent struggles. Although Rubens Barrichello posted some competitive lap times on his way to a 15th-place finish, a technical problem saw Pastor Maldonado retire early. The team's chief operations engineer Mark Gillan discusses the weekend
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Hamilton and Perez penalised for ignoring yellow flags |
2011-10-28 17:09:00 |
| McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Sauber's Sergio Perez have both been handed three-place grid penalties for Sunday's inaugural Indian Grand Prix. The New Delhi stewards decided Hamilton and Perez had ignored double waved yellow flags during Practice One at the Buddh International Circuit on Friday morning.
The Briton and Mexican were caught out right at the end of the session by flags prompted by Williams' Pastor Maldonado, who had stopped with an engine failure. Hamilton finished the session as the fastest runner, whilst Perez was 14th
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FIA Thursday press conference - Korea |
2011-10-13 19:09:00 |
| Drivers - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Q: Sergio, a good race last weekend, finishing eighth. Can we expect the same this weekend?
Sergio Perez: Well, it was a very special race for me. It was quite a good race, very good race, starting on P17. We had a hydraulic problem
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Japan debrief with Williams' Mark Gillan |
2011-10-10 22:53:00 |
| Williams endured a tough weekend at Suzuka, their cars coming home in 14th (Pastor Maldonado) and 17th (Rubens Barrichello) places. Both drivers fought hard, but the deployment of the safety car before half distance put them on the back foot and ruined their chances of scoring points. Mark Gillan, the team's chief operations engineer, gives his thoughts
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Williams has 'work cut out' |
2011-10-07 17:15:06 |
| Pastor Maldonado says Williams will have its "work cut out" on Saturday morning following a heavily disrupted Friday practice ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix
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F1 rivals join Massa's charity karting challenge |
2011-09-29 20:02:00 |
| More than a quarter of the current Formula One grid is to take part in Felipe Massa's annual karting event later this year, with six of the Ferrari driver's rivals having agreed to participate in the charity fundraiser.
Those expected to head to Florianopolis in Brazil in December are Williams' Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado, Renault's Bruno Senna
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Singapore debrief with Williams' Mark Gillan |
2011-09-26 22:33:00 |
| The heat and humidity of Singapore make it one of the toughest races on the F1 calendar for cars and drivers. Williams achieved a two-car finish, with Pastor Maldonado's FW33 being their first car home in 11th place. Rubens Barrichello, on a different strategy to his team mate, came home in 13th place. Mark Gillan, the team's new chief operations engineer, gives his take on the weekend
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Monza debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-09-12 23:15:00 |
| Williams' Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello finished in 11th and 12th places in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. The high-speed dash around Monza might have delivered more for the team had the drivers not been delayed by the first corner pile-up, but ultimately they came away pointless for the tenth time in 2011. Technical director Sam Michael gives his take on the weekend
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Spa debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-08-30 22:28:00 |
| In Belgium on Sunday Williams managed to bring their recent dry spell to an end with Pastor Maldonado finishing in 10th. Although one championship point did little to make up ground in the standings, the British team must have been boosted to be back on the scoresheet for the first time since June. Technical director Sam Michael reflects on the team's time in Spa and looks ahead to Monza
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Maldonado handed five-place grid penalty |
2011-08-28 01:33:00 |
| Williams' Pastor Maldonado has been dropped five places on the Spa grid as a penalty after clashing with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for Sunday's Belgium race. Maldonado, who had qualified in 16th, will now start the race from 21st.
Hamilton and the Venezuelan banged wheels towards the end of Q2. The Briton, pushing to complete his final flying lap of the session, initially made slight contact with the Williams. But moments later Maldonado appeared to veer to the left into the McLaren on the exit to La Source.
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Vettel pips Hamilton after dramatic qualifying |
2011-08-27 22:17:05 |
| Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident packed qualifying session that saw disappointment for Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button and a bizarre incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado
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Hungaroring debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-08-01 23:01:00 |
| Very changeable track conditions turned Sunday's Hungarian event into something of a lottery. Unfortunately for Williams, both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado lost out in the excitement. Making five trips each to the pits, Barrichello and Maldonado came home in 13th and 16th places respectively. The team's technical director Sam Michael reviews the action in Budapest
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Nurburgring debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-07-26 01:08:00 |
| It was another trying weekend for Williams, with neither Rubens Barrichello nor Pastor Maldonado managing either Q3 or the points. Technical director Sam Michael reviews the team's German race and discusses preparations for the next round in Hungary
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Silverstone debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-07-11 20:08:00 |
| Silverstone had had a face lift for this year's race, with a spectacular new pit and paddock area and a new start-finish straight, but the weather was as unpredictable as ever. Wind, rain and sun on all three days made car set-up and tyre choice something of a lottery. Williams had one FW33 inside the top 10 in qualifying and both cars made it home in the race with Rubens Barrichello in 13th, just ahead of team mate Pastor Maldonado in 14th. Technical director Sam Michael gives his assessment of the weekend
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Williams expect to retain duo |
2011-07-11 16:33:00 |
Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello can expect to stay at Williams next season, according to the Formula One team's chairman Adam Parr.
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Valencia debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-06-28 01:05:00 |
| It was another tough weekend for Williams, with neither Rubens Barrichello nor Pastor Maldonado threatening either Q3 or the points. Technical director Sam Michael reviews the team's European Grand Prix and discusses preparations for the next round, their home race at Silverstone
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FIA Thursday press conference - Canada |
2011-06-10 04:03:00 |
| Drivers - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Vitaly Petrov (Renault), Adrian Sutil (Force India).
Q: Adrian, talk about this circuit as you have said it is one of your favourites.
Adrian Sutil: Yeah, this is a very nice circuit. I like it here. I like the atmosphere here and it is a kind of street circuit. We have long straights here, some chicanes and there is always something happening in the race
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FIA press conference schedule - Canada |
2011-06-09 17:18:00 |
| McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Sauber's Sergio Perez will join three rivals in front of the media in Montreal on Thursday, while on Friday it's the turn of senior team personnel including Ferrari's Pat Fry and Williams' Sam Michael to answer questions. The line-up in full
Thursday, June 09, 1100 hours local time (1500 GMT)
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Vitaly Petrov (Lotus Renault) and Adrian Sutil (Force India).
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Hamilton handed 20-second time penalty |
2011-05-30 01:54:00 |
| McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has had 20 seconds added to his race time by the Monaco race stewards. Hamilton was handed the penalty for causing a collision with the Williams of Pastor Maldonado during the closing stages of the Monte Carlo race.
Even with the additional seconds added to his race time, Hamilton will keep his sixth-place finishing position as he was the last driver on the lead lap. His team mate Jenson Button, meanwhile, finished the race in third.
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Monaco Grand Prix - selected team & driver quotes |
2011-05-30 00:12:00 |
| Ferrari's Felipe Massa on tangling with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton; Force India's Paul di Resta on his incident-packed race; Red Bull's Mark Webber on the fumbled pit stop which may have cost him a podium finish; Williams' Pastor Maldonado on his dramatic late exit; and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on finally tasting victory in Monaco. The drivers review their Sundays...
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FIA Thursday press conference - Spain |
2011-05-20 02:25:00 |
| Drivers - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber) Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Q: A question to all the Spanish-speaking drivers. Do you feel it is a home race, particularly Pastor and Sergio, and about your home race, Jaime and Fernando. Sergio, does it feel like your home race?
Sergio Perez: Not really. It feels closer to home but my home is in Mexico
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FIA press conference schedule - Spain |
2011-05-18 19:26:00 |
| The grid's two Spaniards, Jaime Alguersuari and Fernando Alonso, will join three rivals to face the media in Barcelona on Thursday, while on Friday it's the turn of senior team personnel including Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali and Williams' Adam Parr to answer questions. The line-up in full
Thursday, May 19, 1500 hours local time (1200 GMT)
Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Sergio Perez (Sauber) and Mark Webber (Red Bull).
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Istanbul debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-05-10 17:37:00 |
| Although Williams managed to record their second two-car finish of the year at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, high tyre degradation prevented Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado from claiming any world championship points. The British team's technical director Sam Michael discusses how the weekend in Istanbul unfolded and looks ahead to the forthcoming Spanish event...
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Shanghai debrief with Williams' Sam Michael |
2011-04-19 19:29:00 |
| Although Williams managed to record their first finishes of the year at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, 13th place for Rubens Barrichello and 18th place for Pastor Maldonado were far from ideal results. The British team's technical director Sam Michael discusses how the weekend unfolded and looks ahead to the forthcoming Turkish event...
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Practice One - Webber sets strong Sepang standard |
2011-04-08 13:00:00 |
| Mark Webber sent shivers down the spines of rivals here in Sepang this morning as he lapped his Red Bull RB7 1.665s faster than anyone else. Lewis Hamilton got closest in his McLaren, but his 1m 39.316s best was light years behind Webber's 1m 37.651s.
A late improvement put Michael Schumacher third for Mercedes on 1m 39.791s, then came a bunch of runners in the 1m 40s. This comprised Nico Hulkenberg, once again taking Paul di Resta's Force India seat for the opening session, with 1m 40.377s, then Pastor Maldonado who was up there all morning for Williams on 1m 40.443s, late-improving Felipe Massa on 1m 40.453s for Ferrari, Nick Heidfeld on 1m 40.525s for Renault
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Sam Michael Q&A: There's more to come from Williams |
2011-03-29 23:52:00 |
| After all the pre-season hype, Williams disappointed at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, with transmission problems forcing both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado to retire. But technical director Sam Michael isn't feeling too gloomy. In fact, buoyed up by the FW33's inherent pace, Michael is hopeful that with better reliability in Malaysia the British team could end the Sepang weekend with a double points' haul
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Practice One - Webber leads Red Bull one-two in Australia |
2011-03-25 12:36:00 |
| The 2011 F1 season finally kicked off this morning in Melbourne's Albert Park - with a bang. Test driver Karun Chandhok got as far as Turn Four on his out lap before losing grip and cannoning into the wall, severely damaging his Lotus T128.
After that, it took more than half an hour before Pastor Maldonado in the Williams became the first man to set a lap time. Soon, however, Red Bull moved to the front as expected, with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel taking it in turns to go fastest until the Australian slammed in a 1m 26.831s best right at the end to beat the German's 1m 27.158s by 0.327s.
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Pastor Maldonado Q&A: Williams are going to have a great season |
2011-03-11 19:11:00 |
| With very little pre-season testing time at their disposal, Formula One rookies have to climb a very steep learning curve ahead of their Grand Prix debut. They must not only adjust to life in a Formula One cockpit, they must also carry out vital set-up and evaluation work for the team as a whole, and it would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount to do. Williams' Pastor Maldonado, however, seems to be taking it all in his stride, even the KERS problem that limited his running in the FW33 on Wednesday
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Sam Michael Q&A: Monaco was bittersweet for Williams |
2011-01-01 00:37:00 |
| Rubens Barrichello may have scored Williams their first points of 2011 in Monaco, but the British team could have celebrated a double points finish had it not been for a late collision between driver Pastor Maldonado and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Despite the disappointment, technical director Sam Michael was pleased with progress and is confident upgrades on the FW33 could see the team improve even more in Montreal next month
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