In a candid interview with The Sun newspaper, Claire Williams, the former boss of the Williams Formula 1 team and daughter of co-founder Sir Frank Williams, has opened up about her thoughts on the team’s latest changes and her personal journey since leaving her role in late 2020. Reflecting on the team’s current state, Williams
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As the all-female F1 academy launched last weekend, Susie Wolff, who heads up the series, has warned that it could be a decade before there is a female Formula 1 driver on the grid. The F1 academy will see female drivers race cars powered by a 174 horsepower engine, with the series designed to help
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Williams is facing legal action in a Florida court after its former sponsor ROKiT accused the team of causing damage to its reputation, seeking $149 million in compensation. According to the legal action, ROKiT claims “fraudulent statements” were made when it agreed its sponsorship deal with the team. ROKiT is arguing that Williams promised its
MoreWilliams Racing are one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, joining the grid in 1977 and dominating in the 1990s in particular. Daughter of the team’s founder Frank Williams, Claire Williams, served as the team’s deputy team principal until 2020, when she decided to step away for the good of the team.
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George Russell has excelled in his first season at the Mercedes F1 Team, having been the only driver to have finished every race in the top five until his retirement from the British Grand Prix. Russell has managed to incorporate what he learned during his difficult period at Williams Racing, into handling and dealing with
MoreJost Capito has been appointed the CEO of Williams Racing as new owners Dorilton Capital continue to restructure the team in the hopes of helping it work its way up the pecking order and return to its former glory. Capito previously served as the CEO of McLaren Racing, but he parted ways with the Woking-based
MoreAhead of last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix, amid speculation that George Russell was set to be replaced by Sergio Perez at Williams, acting team principal Simon Roberts added credence to these claims by refusing to confirm the team’s driver line-up for 2021. Roberts has now apologised for the “confusion” he caused and has confirmed that
MoreWilliams Racing have appointed Simon Roberts as acting team principal, hot on the heels of Claire Williams standing down from her role as deputy team principal of the team. In a statement, the constructor said Roberts would serve as team principal “during this transitional period” for the Williams F1 team. READ: Mclaren Expecting ‘New Normal’
MoreSir Frank Williams and daughter Claire will step down from their respective roles at Williams Racing following this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Explaining their decision, deputy team principal Claire Williams said, “With the future of the team now secured, this feels like the appropriate time for us to step away from the sport. READ: Ferrari
MoreIt was announced on Friday that Williams Racing had been sold to US investment firm Dorilton Capital, bringing an end to the constructor’s family owned era. And now, a Dutch race car driver has claimed that Claire Williams will swiftly be relieved of her duties as deputy team principal as she is no longer the
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