After a delay of two and a half days the Williams FW42 has finally taken to the Barcelona track in the hands of Britain’s George Russell. At half past one with the worlds’ cameras trained on them, the Williams team wheeled back the screens, and out came Russell in his Read more…
Williams’ new car, the FW42 may have finally arrived in Barcelona for the official pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya but the team is still at sea internally according to an article in today’s Telegraph. “There is understood to be fury within Williams not just at the car’s shortcomings, Read more…
There is no official word on this, and so it should all be taken with a pinch of salt, but… It’s being reported on various websites that a design fault in the Williams FW42‘s brakes/brake cooling is behind the delay that has resulted in Williams missing the first two days Read more…
“It is looking more likely than not that we will now not be in a position to run on track until Wednesday at the earliest. This is obviously extremely disappointing, but it is unfortunately the situation we are in. We will be getting the FW42 on track as soon as Read more…
I watched Morgan Matthews‘ Williams – Racing is in the blood – the story of Ginny & Frank Williams’ relationship – for the second time last night and although I’m no Paul Ross (in more ways than one) I thought I’d do a bit of a write up of it. Countless Read more…
Following the announcement last week that Williams have been forced to cancel a planned shakedown test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona ahead of the first official Formula 1 pre-season test, it has now been announced that the team will also miss the first day of testing itself. The Read more…
Former head of performance engineering at Williams and one of the few key people in Formula 1 from the north of England (more on that to follow!) Rob Smedley has joined his former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn at the Formula One Group where he will contribute to the coverage of Read more…
Three days before the real thing is set to hit the track in the first Formula 1 pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday morning, Rokit Williams Racing have released digital renderings of their new 2019 car – the Williams FW42. It was announced earlier in the week Read more…
2019 pre-season Formula 1 testing begins on Monday at the circuit de Catalunya, just outside Barcelona. This test is always a good indicator of how the season is likely to pan out. So before my hopes and dreams are tethered by boring things like lap times, data and actual evidence Read more…
It may not have enjoyed the longevity of a Monaco or a Monza, but few Grand Prix Circuits can match the sheer beauty of the street circuit on the Monjuic mountainside towering over the city of Barcelona, Spain. Think a cross between Monaco and Spa-Francorchamps and you’re not far off. Read more…
