The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix heralded a welcome return to Formula 1 after a delayed start to the season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the world into lockdown. Ten Grand Prix (Australia, Bahrain, China, Vietnam, Netherlands, Spain, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Canada and France) have been either Read more…
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Despite not turning a wheel since a positive pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya in February, the rate of development in Formula 1 is such that F1 teams, including Williams plan on bringing upgrades to their 2020 FW43 at the season-opening Grand Prix in Austria this weekend. Months of Read more…
Sylvan Adams – Canadian-Israeli philanthropist and backer of Williams development driver and F1 hopeful Roy Nissany – is targeting World Championship success from his involvement with the team. With Adams’ support Tel-Aviv born Nissany was announced as Williams development driver in January 2020 and with it became a poster boy Read more…
Ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 season, there was much intrigue around Williams’ livery for the forthcoming campaign. It was rumoured that ROKiT – Williams’ title sponsor of 12 months – would have an increased presence on the all-new-for-2020 FW43, and with their branding being primarily black and red, would Read more…
According to reports, ROKiT, until a mere four weeks ago title sponsor of Williams Racing, is set to join forces with Formula 1 Champions AMG Mercedes F1 as soon as the Austrian Grand Prix – the first round of the truncated 2020 Formula 1 season. Some mystery remains around why Read more…
Last year, Formula 1 in association with Amazon Web Services, introduced a range of new graphics that contained ‘insights’ into key elements of the race, such as when a driver was likely to pit, how much life was left in each of his tyres, and how likely a driver behind Read more…
One might argue that of the teams that currently make up the Formula 1 grid, McLaren has the most in common with Williams Racing. Despite being founded by Kiwi Bruce McLaren in 1966, the team that came to intermittently dominate Formula 1 in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s really emerged Read more…
Okay, okay. It’s not quite the world famous Le Mans 24 hour race we all know and love but its virtual equivalent – all racing having come to a standstill as a result of the dastardly COVID pandemic. A great achievement nonetheless and some much needed good news for the Read more…
If, prior to the start of the 2020 F1 season, you’d taken 100 people with some knowledge of Williams Racing at random and asked them to name three potential buyers for the team should it be put up up for sale, you’d have heard the same names crop up time Read more…
Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO of the all-conquering Mercedes AMG Formula 1 Team has bought a 5% share in Williams Racing in an effort to ensure the survival of one of Formula 1’s most iconic teams. Former Williams Executive Director Wolff, who acquired a 30% share of Williams in Read more…
