The motorsport world continues to mourn the loss of legendary Formula 1 team owner Sir Frank Williams, who sadly died aged 79 on Sunday. Tributes have continued to flood in for the F1 icon, whose team took nine constructors’ championships, seven drivers’ titles and 114 race wins – making Sir Frank’s outfit one of the […]
Fontana, who took part in four F1 grands prix in 1997 with the Sauber squad, received the helmet over the weekend after a fellow racer happened to spot it being worn by a motorbike rider in the street. The helmet was stolen from Fontana’s family dwelling in his hometown of Arrecifes, located 180km away from […]
Picci has been an important figure at Sauber over recent years, having played a key role in saving the team in 2016 when it was sold to investors Longbow Finance. He stayed on board as chairman of Sauber holdings to work closely with the Islero Investments consortium of entrepreneurs that were headed by Finn Rausing, […]
After two difficult campaigns in 2019 and 2020 on the Pramac Ducati, Bagnaia enjoyed a breakout 2021 season as a factory team Ducati rider. Winning four races, Bagnaia was a factor in the championship battle until the latter stages of the campaign – but only ended up 26 points adrift of world champion Fabio Quartararo […]
I met Frank in late 1975. I had worked at Lola Cars in the early 1970s for three years, after a degree in engineering at University College, London, and after involvement with a project developing Super Vee Volkswagen engines and then designing the Scott F2 car. I’d then worked with Ron Tauranac at Trojan Cars […]
Resembling a cross between a lawn mover and the things football groundsmen use to paint white lines, it’s actually a grip tester, and its job is to log the level of grip all the way around the lap. Known within the company as the “Doggy” – because it has to be taken for a walk […]
Williams is one of Formula 1’s most legendary and best-loved teams. Its recent struggles have been well-documented but last year’s buyout by Dorilton Capital and announcement that the Williams family is stepping aside could herald the start of its revival. PLUS: Why a new era for Williams could beckon success Ahead of the launch of […]
Williams remains one of the great Formula 1 names and, despite its recent troubles, is still the fourth most successful team in terms of world championship race wins. Only towards the end of 2020 did the Mercedes steamroller surpass Williams’s total of 114 victories. Williams is still third (two ahead of Mercedes) on the pole […]
The former team principal, who originally founded Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977, died on Sunday. People from across the paddock paid their condolences to the legend, who led his team to 114 victories between 1979 and 2012, when he stepped down from the Williams board of directors. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said in […]
Two-time world champion Alonso returned to the sport in 2021 after a two-year hiatus, and the Spaniard scored his first podium of the season in the Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. It was Alonso’s 98th career podium and his first since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix with Ferrari. With Kimi Raikkonen retiring after this season, […]