Williams’ poor form in 2019 may have actually helped young driver George Russell‘s career progression according to ex-Williams driver turned TV pundit David Coulthard. While many talented youngsters find themselves thrown into a top team as soon as they show the slightest glimpse of potential & forced to cope with Read more…
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Former Frank Williams Racing Cars driver Tom Belso has died after a long battle with stomach cancer. Tom Belso, ‘The Smiling Dane’ was Denmark’s first Formula 1 driver. He began his motor racing career in touring cars in his native Scandinavia where he would become 1969 Scandinavian Champion in a Read more…
After unexpectedly arriving late to pre-season testing in February of last year, Williams suffered their worst season in Formula 1 to date, registering just a single point in the entire campaign, never quite recovering from that stuttering start. Claire Williams, Williams’ Deputy Team Principal has now revealed that failures in Read more…
Recently, Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton and nine-time motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi exchanged machinery as part of promotional event at the Circuit Riccardo Tormo in Valencia organised by mutual sponsor Monster Energy Drinks (other energy drinks are available). Rossi took to the track to do a number of Read more…
Williams has announced that it will officially partner with Italian coffee manufacturer Lavazza for the 2020 Formula 1 season. Founded in Turin, Italy in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza whose family still have a controlling interest in the company, Lavazza is one of the leading coffee roasters in the world and Read more…
Canadian food manufacturer Sofina has expanded their sponsorship deal with the Williams Formula 1 team for the 2020 Formula 1 season. Sofina, owned by Williams driver Nicholas Latifi‘s father Michael began their association with the team ahead of the 2019 season, coinciding with Latifi junior being appointed reserve driver for Read more…
Inaugural W Series champ and Williams’ development driver for 2019 Jamie Chadwick is to remain with the team for 2020, Williams has announced. “I am delighted to confirm that Jamie Chadwick will continue her work in the Williams Racing Driver Academy this year” said Claire Williams, Williams Deputy Team Principal Read more…
Born in Bath, Jamie Chadwick moved with her family to the Isle of Man as a youngster, before relocating back to the mainland where she attended Cheltenham College. Her motorsport career began when, aged eleven, she tried her hand at karting before winning a scholarship for the 2013 Ginetta Junior Read more…
Williams Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams has admitted that the team hit rock bottom in 2019, and has urged her team not to allow it to happen again. Williams scored just a single point – the lowest championship total in their entire 40-some-odd year involvement in Formula 1 – in Read more…
Jenson Button began karting at the age of eight, encouraged by his father John – himself a keen rallycross driver of some repute. Button progressed to single seaters with a title-winning season in Formula Ford in 1998, before moving up to British Formula 3 in 1999, finishing the year in Read more…
