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HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO DRIVE AN AT&T WILLIAMS FORMULA ONE CAR?
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams team, is again giving away the chance to drive a recent AT&T Williams Formula One car in 2009.
Through the online Philips Driving Academy, one lucky winner will get to drive a Williams FW29 for five laps on a Grand Prix circuit following intensive training from the AT&T Williams team.
Following on from the success of last year’s competition, Philips is committed to getting people closer to Formula One and putting them in the driving seat – literally in this case.
Competition details are as follows:
1. Entry:• Enter the Philips Driving Academy at www.philips.com/attwilliams• Register your details and set your own ‘hotlap’ on the specifically designed Philips test track• The closing date for the competition is 20th September 2009
2. The prize:• The ten fastest entrants globally will win an expenses paid trip to the UK to compete in an assessment day• The third placed finalist will get to drive a sports car around the circuit with instruction from Kazuki Nakajima• The second placed finalist will practice the track in a sports car (as above) and then get to drive an F2 car for five laps of the circuit• The overall winner will practice the circuit in both the sports car and F2 car, receive a one-to-one briefing from Kazuki Nakajima and then drive a Williams FW29 for five laps of the track
Patrick Overwijk, F1 Sponsorship Manager, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, said: “Last season we found fourteen very talented drivers who demonstrated a perfect combination of skill, track awareness, consistency and a willingness to learn. In 2009, we’re hoping that the Philips Driving Academy will unearth a number of men and women who also have what it takes to drive the AT&T Williams car. Good luck!”