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SYDNEY, Australia -- March 14, 2007 -- AT&T Williams lead driver
Nico Rosberg expects his Formula 1 team to charge ahead this
season thanks to the team's $30,000,000 sponsorship deal with
Lenovo, ZDNet Australia reports.
Mr. Rosberg told ZDNet that his team uses approximately 130
laptops and 270 desktop computers, courtesy of Lenovo and former
technology partner Hewlett-Packard. He disclosed that AT&T
Williams plans to transition to an all-Lenovo PC set-up. The
team currently uses around 20 Lenovo Thinkpad T60s.
AT&T Williams, ZDNet says, uses the Lenovo computers in recording
telemetry data and in racetrack communications. There is a
constant wireless transmission of data between the cars and the
team during a race, Mr. Rosberg said. The Williams team's
computers process more than 7TB of data every season or more than
1TB of date per racecar, he added.
According to Lenovo Chief Executive Officer Alan Munro, data from
the engine and a car is downloaded to a notebook computer before
the car is started. An engineer stands watch to make sure all
parameters are within limits, Mr. Munro related. If all
conditions are satisfied, a spark is applied and the engine is
started.
The use of Lenovo computers prevents damage to the team's
racecars during the start-up process, Mr. Munro explained. "If
the engine is started without appropriate oil pressure, for
example, the engine is ruined and the bearings won't survive."
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