Golf adopts Formula One Technology in Unique Williams License Agreement

Williams F1
Oxford, UK, February 8, 2010

Williams F1 announced today that is has entered into a unique license agreement with Williams Sports, a US golf equipment company. Williams Sports has a very successful background in the golf business, building one of the most successful golf club companies in the industry during the mid to late 2000's, while producing golf equipment that was used to win 44 times on PGA Tours worldwide. Combining Williams F1’s engineering capability with the established golf club design and production experience of the team at Williams Sports, will create a partnership that will advance golf club designs to a new level in 2010 and beyond.

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February 1, 2010 8:15 PM

GAC partners with AT&T Williams F1 team

AT&T Williams F1
1 Feb 2010

Strategic partnership will help racing team meet industry-wide cost reduction objectives

Global logistics, shipping and marine services company, the GAC Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with the top Formula One (F1) motor racing team, AT&T Williams, to develop cost efficient logistics services in support of their efforts to meet the demands of an industry-wide cost reduction programme.

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January 29, 2010 6:30 AM

AT&T Williams signs Valtteri Bottas as Official Test Driver

AT&T Williams
Oxford, UK, 29 January 2010.

Photos by: LAT Photographic

The AT&T Williams team today confirmed the appointment of Valtteri Bottas as its official test driver.

Valtteri, a 20-year old from Nastola, Finland, will take up the role vacated by Nico Hulkenberg as he steps up as a team race driver. Having begun karting at the age of six, Bottas has a strong record of success with seven years in the Finnish national squad. In 2006, he concluded his karting career by winning the WSK International Series Formula A, Finnish Formula A and Finnish ICA. In 2007, he moved to Formula Renault where, in 2008, he won both the Eurocup and NEC championships with 17 wins and 22 podiums from 28 starts. In 2009, he graduated to Formula 3 with ART and was the highest placed rookie, finishing third in the championship with six second place finishes and two pole positions in the 10-round Euroseries Championship. He also won the F3 Masters last year.

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VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES LAUNCHES MP4-25 WITH WORLD CHAMPIONS JENSON BUTTON & LEWIS HAMILTON

VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
MP4-25 Launch Vodafone
UK's headquarters in Newbury
on Friday January 29th 2010

The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team today revealed its brand new MP4-25 chassis – the car in which reigning world champion Jenson Button and 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton will contest the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

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January 26, 2010 6:46 AM

RED BULL F1 ANNOUNCES RESERVES FOR 2010

Red Bull Racing
Red Bull F1
26 January 2010

The subs’ bench for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso will be an all- Australasian affair for 2010, as the two teams confirm their reserve drivers: Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo and New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley. The two drivers, who are both members of the Red Bull Junior Team, will alternate the reserve driver duties on a race by race basis.

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January 19, 2010 2:23 PM

WILLIAMS F1 RENEWS ASSOCATION WITH MAN TRUCKS

AT&T Williams
Oxford, UK. 19 January, 2010.

The AT&T Williams team today confirmed that it had renewed its association with MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd as an official supplier of the race team. Since 2006, MAN power has been the driving force behind the team’s intensive road logistics programme that sees 35 tonnes of freight delivered every fortnight to the nine European destinations that form the backbone of the Formula One calendar.

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January 14, 2010 8:34 PM

Williams F1 and iRacing Announce Virtual Version of AT&T Williams FW31

AT&T Williams
BIRMINGHAM, UK (January 14, 2010)

Digital Duplicate of Current-Era Grand Prix Car Will Be Available in 2010
Virtual

iRacing.com will build a virtual version of the 2009 AT&T Williams FW31 and make it available to members of its internet-based global motorsport simulation service. The announcement at the Autosport International show was made jointly by Williams F1 and iRacing.com Motorsport Simulation, LLC.

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December 23, 2009 3:48 PM

Shell wishes Schumacher luck in new career move

Shell Motorsport

As Michael Schumacher’s move to Mercedes GP Team was confirmed, Richard Bracewell, Shell’s Global Sponsorship Manager, reflected upon the 14-year association with the seven-time Formula One champion:

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December 17, 2009 11:36 AM

F1 Driver Jarno Trulli Sits In His First Lotus

Lotus
Hethel, Norfolk, UK, NR14 8EZ

F1 driver Jarno Trulli straight from being announced as driver for Lotus F1 Racing in Malaysia made the trip to the home of Lotus at Hethel in England, visiting where Lotus history was made.

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December 10, 2009 11:20 AM

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani is the first Qatari to drive a Formula One car

Williams F1
Losail International Circuit, Qatar,
Thursday December 10, 2009.

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, owner of the Al-Anabi Group of Drag Racing Teams in the US and the Middle East, became the first Qatari to drive a Formula One car when he took to the 5.3km Losail International Circuit in a Williams FW31 today.

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December 3, 2009 8:38 PM

Red Bull Racing Jerez Test -Day Three

Red Bull Racing
Jerez Test -Day Three

Driver: Daniel Ricciardo
Car: RB5-02
Time: 1:17.418
Laps: 77
Circuit length: 4.423 km
Fastest Lap: See above

This was the final day of Formula 1 testing for 2009 and once again, Daniel Ricciardo was at the wheel of the RB5 in Jerez, where the past three days were restricted to drivers having competed in fewer than three Grands Prix.

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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Jerez test report - day three

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Jerez test report - day three
Thursday December 3 2009

Driver Gary Paffett & Oliver Turvey
Location Circuito de Jerez
Track length 4.423km
Weather Cold and slippery in the morning, a light patch of drizzle at lunchtime and dry for the afternoon. Maximum track temp 21.7°C; maximum ambient temp 17.0°C

Oliver took over for the morning, concluding the running he began on Tuesday afternoon. On a slippery track, Oliver began with a number of aero tests at slower speeds until conditions improved and the test team switched him to a 10-lap run, running through a suite of different set-ups to give Oliver a feel for the changes.

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Williams F1 Jerez Test Summay

Williams F1 Jerez Test Summay
3 December 2009

Circuit: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. 4.423km
Objective: Young driver test with Nico Hulkenberg and Andy Soucek
Weather: Mixed – cloudy, wet and sunny.
Average ambient temperature: 17°C

Sam Michael, Technical Director, Williams F1:
“This week was all about giving young drivers a shot in the car. We spent the time evaluating Andy Soucek, who did a superb job on day one and really showed he can handle a Formula One car. Nico Hulkenberg took over for days two and three and worked on set-up with the high fuel loads we will be racing next season.”

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TAG Heuer extends 25-year partnership with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Fresh from launching its 150th anniversary celebrations at a glittering event at the McLaren Technology Centre on the evening of Wednesday December 2, premium timepiece brand TAG Heuer announced that it has extended its partnership with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team.