This year’s ‘silly season’ has prompted more driver/team lineup changes than any that I can remember. There have been big movers (Kimi, Ricciardo & Alonso), smaller movers (Stroll, Giovinazzi & Kvyat) and some important non-movers (Perez & Hulkenberg), but with the exception of Mercedes every team has been affected in Read more…
Lewis Hamilton’s victory in this afternoon’s Russian Grand Prix, or more accurately, the manner of his victory, has again brought the discussion about team orders to the fore. In an effort to maximise every point available to Championship leader Hamilton, Mercedes asked former Williams driver Valtteri Bottas, then leader of Read more…
15th and 18th place finishes for Stroll and Sirotkin respectively in the 2018 Russian Grand Prix brought to a close a difficult race for Martini Williams Racing. Having been promoted to 13th and 14th on the grid as a result of penalties earned by other drivers, a messy start caused Read more…
Esteban Ocon has admitted he is in talks with Williams to stay on the grid for 2019, and that it could be his only opportunity to remain in F1 in the short term. The Mercedes driver, who is highly rated by Toto Wolff is expected to move to the World Read more…
The European Grand Prix at Jerez, Spain was the finale of the 1997 Formula 1 World Championship, and the race that would decide the 1997 drivers title. It would prove to be one of the most controversial races of the time. Two drivers were in contention to win the championship Read more…
It’s funny to think, for F1 fans of a certain age that is, that there was a time when Williams Grand Prix hadn’t won a Grand Prix. Probably not so difficult for newcomers to the sport to imagine: a team now not winning races, once not winning races, but there Read more…
11th, 14th, DNF, DNF, 14th, DNF, 13th, 19th, 8th, DNF. That’s Pastor Maldonado’s ten results previous to the Spanish Grand Prix of 2012. With that in mind, who can blame Williams for arriving at the Circuit de Catalunya, just outside of Barcelona without great expectations for the weekend. But it Read more…
Now, I’m not sure whether I’m lucky that the first Grand Prix I ever attended was one of the most exciting races of all time or whether it was so exciting to me because it was my first British Grand Prix. Either way, it’s one of my all-time favourites. Qualifying Read more…
They say a driver’s real benchmark in Formula 1 is his teammate so I thought I’d do a quick comparison between the two Williams drivers to see which of Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin is having the better season. From a points scoring perspective, Stroll is ahead by 6 points Read more…
According to Brazilian sports network globo.com, George Russell is close to agreeing a deal to drive for Martini Williams Racing in 2019. George Russell, currently leading this years F2 championship, is part of the Mercedes Junior programme, and as such, financial compensation is expected to be part of the deal for Williams Read more…
