Williams’ George Russell stole the headlines with a stellar performance in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix – the second of two at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain – but disappointingly for Williams fans, his fight for the win wasn’t a sign of an incredible resurgence in the team’s fortunes. No, Read more…
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Williams Racing‘s George Russell with step in to the world championship winning car this weekend in Bahrain for the Sakhir Grand Prix, as replacement for World Champion Lewis Hamilton who it was announced has tested positive for COVID-19. George, who remains part of the Mercedes’ driver programme and now in Read more…
Getting the formalities out of the way with first: Good qualifying for George Russell – 14th place, ahead of both Alfas and both Haas cars – Williams’ main rivals for single digit points, albeit a good seven tenths off 13th place Lance Stroll in last year’s Mercedes. Less good for Read more…
There was no ‘Turkish Delight’ for Williams Racing in Sunday’s Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit, despite early signs of ‘Eastern promise’ Top punnage, no?? There’s more where that came from! A newly resurfaced track led to much consternation amongst the drivers, as the slippery surface offered up little Read more…
F*ck, *rse, w*nk, b*llocks, tw*t, sh*t, b*stard, another f*ck, another w*nk and more b*llocks. That’s my summary of the outcome of the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, after so much hard work (and good work) had been done by everyone at Williams Racing to engineer a strong position Read more…
One of the bright spots of Williams’ disappointing run of late has been the emergence of Britains’ George Russell as an as-complete-as-you-could-get-in-your-debut-seasons Formula 1 driver, and potential World Champion of the future. He’s yet to be bested in qualifying by a team-mate, and despite never having notched up his first Read more…
In yet another demonstration that the times the are a’ changing at Williams, long-time team manager with both Williams F1 Team and Williams Heritage Dickie Stanford has announced via social media that he has joined United Autosports as Historic Motorsport Project Manager. Stanford, who joined Williams in 1985 as race Read more…
Williams Racing acting team principal Simon Roberts has suggested patience might be needed in the team’s quest for an improvement in fortunes, following its sale to US investment firm Dorilton Capital in August. Williams F1 Team, founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams and Sir Patrick Head, was family owned Read more…
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…
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…
