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Renault keen to supply Williams -report

By Michaelmad, ago

With Renault losing McLaren’s custom to Mercedes for the 2021 Formula 1 season, the French manufacturer finds itself as the only engine manufacturer in F1 without a customer team (Mercedes supplies McLaren, Williams and Aston Martin, Ferrari: Alfa Romeo and Haas and Honda: Red Bull and Alpha Tauri). Not only Read more…

Jenson Button returns to Williams

By Michaelmad, ago

2009 World champion Jenson Button has announced that he is to return to the Williams Formula 1 Team – the team with whom he made his Formula 1 debut – as Senior Advisor. Whilst it’s not immediately clear what Button’s new role will actually involve, it’s widely thought that Williams Read more…

For years, one of the most telling signs of Williams Racing’s staunch independence was its refusal to buy in someone else’s gearbox, preferring to make its own in-house, despite it being a costly and resource intense process. It’s one of the things that separated it from the plethora of B-teams Read more…

The radical new regulations designed to make competition in Formula 1 closer set to be introduced this year may have been delayed as a result of the upheaval caused by COVID-19, but Williams still feel there may be an opportunity to make up some ground on the teams around them Read more…

Williams 2020 Formula 1 season review

By Michaelmad, ago

When we look back at the 2020 Formula 1 season in years to come, it’s unlikely our prevailing memories will be of anything that happened on-track. This is especially true if you’re a fan of Williams, for whom this year’s season was a momentous one. The season was due to Read more…

Jost Capito takes over as Williams CEO

By Michaelmad, ago

Jost Capito, former Director of Motorsport at Volkswagen and one-time CEO of McLaren, has joined Williams Racing. The 62 year old German has over 35 years experience of motorsport, working with a number of its most high profile competitors across codes, including Sauber, Ford, Porsche and BMW, along with Volkswagen Read more…

Sir Frank Williams admitted to hospital

By Michaelmad, ago

Legendary founder of the Williams Formula 1 Team Sir Frank Williams has been admitted to hospital the Williams family has said in a statement. 78 year old Sir Frank relinquished control of the team he and Sir Patrick Head formed 40 odd years ago earlier this year when it was Read more…

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