The new Cars for 2010 so far !

Here they are, The new cars we will be watching on the grid for the 2010 season.

Unveiled so far with much publicity were Ferrari F10 and Vodafone Mclaren MP4-25, last week Thursday and Friday.
Most of the talk however will be on the new Renault Livery - some comparing it to BumbleBee from Transformer , others more like a Jordan from the 70's... You decide.
BMW car will be quite bare to start the season waiting for more sponsors to jump onboard and Williams does seem to remain quite equal to last year.

Finally the much anticipated return of all, Mercedes GP unveiled yesterday their new car with Schumacher taking most of the cameras and reporters attention away from young Nico... Oh Dear .... Barichello did warn him though by quoting " get out of here...!" refering probably to his stint as Michael partner back at Ferrari a few years back, but placid as ever Nico remarked that it wasn't important how many cameras were on him and he'll let his driving do the talking.... Well said Mr Rosberg and good luck.

Here are some pictures to whet your appetite while we wait for the full lineup to be revealed soon.

Our visit to Williams Motorhome in Singapore

Many Thanks to Phillips Singapore, for we had the pleasure to be invited to the Williams Team Motorhome during last week Formula1 Grand Prix in Singapore.

Also invited was famous Singaporean Blogger "Mr Brown"

To help the AT&T Williams team get geared up for the race in Singapore Philips has decked out the team motorhome with an array of the best PHILIPS LIFESTYLE Products that provides an immersive experience around the concept of health and well-being. It provides a dream motorhome that showcases Philips Lifestyle consumer products for keeping the whole Williams Team in peak physical and mental condition for the race.

On our guided tour of the Motorhome we were introduced to the various zones that caters to the Team.

The dining and relaxation area : where team members, drivers can have a snack, drink, or just sit down for an interview and coffee, watch TV etc.. equiped with the latest Philips Lighting controls like LivingColours LED Lamps, TV, DVD blu RAY player, air purifiers.

The Food preparation area : The Kitchen run by Chef Adam Dixon, showcases some of the best food processing equipments Philips has to offer to guarantee Healthy cooking for both drivers and the whole team.

The driver's personal zone : This room is designed for the drivers personal comfort. There you will find a physio bench for massages, the suits hanging beofre the Race, some personal effects etc... This room is also equiped with Air purifiers, Go LITE blu system and Micro system wireless Music player as well as Philips Infracare HP3641 ( infrared light to soothe aching muscles)

Team Office : There you will find PC's and workstation for those who need to keep in touch with familly or just browsing the net !

The tour was conducted by Patrick Overwijk, Global Sponsorship Manager for Philips Consumer Lifestyle.

Right after that we were invited to a very restricted area : The Team Garage....

Holding on Nakajima's actual race seat

Here we were explained the various part of the garage , like the Gearbox departement, the engine room, the computer analysis contol room, and the main garage where the team assemble and disassemble the car during the race week-end.

The Philips GolLITE BLU is also used in the garage to keep the drivers and engineers acclimatised to the Singapore Time Zone.

And now a short video from Mr Brown :

http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2009/10/mrbrown-goes-to-the-grand-prix-episode-9-nico-rosberg-and-att-williams-f1.html

That rounded up a very interesting Friday afternoon . Our thanks goes to Pamela Phua
(Account manager for "Text 100 Public Relations") for arranging this tour on Behalf of Philips Singapore.

A bit of History...Williams F1 Team

Williams F1 is one of the world's leading Formula One teams. Formed in 1977 by Frank Williams and Patrick Head, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles. Nine of these titles have been won in the Constructors' Championship in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. The remaining seven titles are Drivers' Championships, won with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.

Today Williams F1 employs around 520 personnel at a 40ha technology campus based in the heart of the UK's 'Motorsport Valley' in rural Oxfordshire. The company's core competencies are the design and manufacture of Formula One race cars, and the deployment of this expertise in running the team's entries into the Grand Prix each season.

Away from the race track, Williams F1 has grown into a significant international business over a quarter of a century, and its achievements earned its founder, Frank Williams, a knighthood in the 1999 New Year's Honours List to augment France's highest decoration, the Legion d'Honneur. Corporately, Williams F1 has also been awarded two Queen's Awards for Export Achievement, and is today recognised as one of the most enduring and successful organisations in global sport.

The company's business model is relatively unique. Williams F1 is one of the very few wholly independent Formula One teams that exists purely to race. Its income is largely derived from sponsorship. Supplementing this are a number of secondary income streams, including an international business and conferencing facility at the company's Grove HQ, with an extensive interactive museum tracing thirty years of success in Formula One.