In too many Grands Prix since his arrival in Formula 1 at the beginning of 2019, George Russell has found all his good work in qualifying undone before completing a single lap. All too often a poor start sees the Williams driver swamped by those around him, and perhaps as Read more…
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Earlier in the disrupted 2020 Formula 1 season, Williams appeared to have made a significant breakthrough when #1 driver George Russell & his Williams FW43 began regularly progressing to the second part of qualifying – for the quickest 15 cars in the field – never having managed it in 2019. Read more…
Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is set to replace Chase Carey as CEO of Formula 1 it has been revealed. Domenicali, who led Ferrari between 2008 and 2014, oversaw their last title win, steering the Scuderia to the World Constructor’s title in his first season at the helm, only Read more…
Overtaking is the thing all Formula 1 fans turn up to see. It’s what gets us all on the edge of our seats, and yet, if Formula 1‘s sole aim over the last five or six years was to eradicate overtaking through regulatory changes and off-track strategy, I doubt if Read more…
Classic car enthusiast and graduate of the University of Warwick (where he gained an MBA), Mike O’Driscoll began his career in the automotive industry in the 1970s with Jaguar Rover Triumph, where he remained until 1995 (through the company’s many different guises). At Jaguar he progressed from student, through the Read more…
After an underwhelming qualifying on Saturday afternoon that would see Williams’ two drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi line up 18th and 19th respectively for Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix, mayhem in the race left Williams and George Russell tantalisingly close to their first points of the season. Shortly after the Read more…
Following Claire Williams decision to resign her position of Deputy Team Principal after last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, it has today been announced that Williams’ Managing Director Simon Roberts will step in to the role on a (currently) acting basis. In doing so, Simon Roberts becomes Williams first Read more…
Simon Roberts joined Williams in the aftermath of Paddy Lowe‘s departure, when a structural review suggested the team might benefit from a more holistic leadership role of Managing Director rather than appointing another Chief Technical Officer – the role vacated by Lowe in 2019. Originally, Simon Roberts’ role was indented Read more…
Following Claire Williams’ decision to step away from her job as Deputy Team Principal of Williams Racing last week, it was announced that this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix would be her last, and the last with Williams family involvement in the team her father Sir Frank Williams founded with Sir Read more…
It has long been recognised that four time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has a deep respect for Formula 1’s rich past, and he can now claim to own a part of it to go with his World Championship trophies he earned in his time with Red Bull Racing Read more…
