utorak, 20.10.2009.

Nici otkazao mjenjač na Interlagosu

Having won its last Grand Prix in Brazil five years ago, the 2005 and 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix saw both Williams retire on the first lap. Although the race may have lasted for longer in 2009, the Grove outfit unfortunately suffered the same fate as Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima left the track in two very different ways.

With Rosberg having looked extremely strong during qualifying on Saturday, the German's day came to a smoky end at Interlagos as his gearbox expired. "I had a good start, making up one position off the line and then managing to stay away from the incidents ahead of me," he said of a highly dramatic first lap in Brazil.

"I was lying in third but then Kubica overtook me at the restart when the Safety Car went in. Fourth was still okay, though, because we had a strong strategy and competitive pace; it was therefore looking good until the gearbox problem - after a promising weekend, this result is a shame."


Nakajima's day, on the other hand, ended in the Subida do Lago tyre wall after a frightening and high-speed accident. "We were lucky to gain some places at the start and make progress up the field after all the incidents," the Japanese driver explained.

"It was quite difficult after the restart; I didn't manage to hold position and I was left stuck behind the cars in front. We were having a good race until the accident, so I'm disappointed it ended this way." Having touched the back of compatriot Kamui Kobayashi's Toyota, Kazuki - minus his front wing - scraped down the wall of the back straight before coming into heavy contact with the barriers.


'Williams decides against Renault engines'
With F1's four new teams - Campos, Manor, Lotus and USF1 - all having confirmed that Cosworth will be powering them in 2010, a Williams return to the legendary brand name would mean the team switches back to the engine company which it last used three years ago following the Grove outfit's split with long-term partner BMW.
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nedjelja, 04.10.2009.

Button,chill !!

Nico Rosberg has not been handed a penalty following the Japanese Grand Prix after a post-race investigation was conducted by FIA-appointed race stewards. The German was accused by Brawn's Jenson Button to have sped under Safety Car conditions; the ruling also confirms that the Constructors' Championship battles continues to Brazil.

Nico now has 34.5 points in the world championship and those 34.5 pts are the only points that are on Williams F1 Team this year because Kazuki Nakajima wasn't scored even 1 point.

Nico Rosberg, Williams (5th):
“That was the best I could do today for sure. The car wasn’t as quick as we wanted it to be but we got the best out of it. I had a really good strategy which helped deliver this result. It was a tough race so overall I’m pleased.”


Kazuki Nakajima, Williams (15th):
“Obviously it was a difficult race for me. I was on a one stop strategy which was working up to a point but then there was just too much traffic and the safety car came out so it didn’t work out the way we had hoped. It’s a disappointing result at my home Grand Prix.”


Sam Michael, Williams’ technical director:
“We had an interesting race because our strategies were quite different to the cars around us due to the penalties imposed yesterday. Nico kept his head down and scored some points which was what was required today. He was competitive at the times he needed to be and this is a good result. Kazuki was on a one stop strategy, which was really dependent on something happening to help him up the order, but it didn’t unfortunately.”



After the race...
With Jenson Button having said that Nico Rosberg set a personal fastest sector time under Safety Car conditions at Suzuka, the German has responded to the comments of the World Championship leader.

"I didn't gain an advantage in the Safety Car period," Rosberg told the BBC in response to the accusation. "We're analysing it but it should be fine.

"I did what I should do and I think we're fine." With the Englishman having indirectly accused the German of travelling some four seconds quicker than he should have under sporting regulations, the Williams man responded: "I think the team is discussing it (with FIA race stewards) at the moment."
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