The Williams F1 Team, or ROKiT Williams Racing as they’re officially now known were planning on taking their new car, the Williams FW42 to the Circuit de Catalonia in Barcelona track for a filming day on Saturday ahead of the first official Formula 1 test of the 2019 season. This Read more…
Towards the end of the 1981 Formula 1 season it was becoming clear that the turbo-engined cars of Ferrari and Renault had such a power advantage (allegedly around 180bhp) over the naturally-aspirated powered Williams Fords that some clever thinking was required to try and match them on track. With no Read more…
The Williams Formula 1 team have announced a title sponsorship deal with British telecommunications company ROKiT for the forthcoming 2019 Formula 1 season. ROKiT Williams Racing as the team will be known in 2019 also unveiled a striking new livery, combining electric blue with white and black to mark the Read more…
The Haas Formula 1 team’s ‘unconventional’ new sponsor Rich Energy has caused quite a stir with its exuberant entry into the world of Formula 1. It is said that money has already exchanged hands between the startup Energy drinks company and Haas and that the company is backed by some Read more…
In a fighty interview with racer.com, Claire Williams has revealed that not one stone has remained unturned in Williams’ efforts to recover from a disastrous 2018 season in Formula 1. And it’s not just the tangible parts such as hardware and personnel that make up the 40-odd year old team Read more…
Born Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mevergnies (try getting that on a passport application form!) in Liege, Belgium on 13th October 1949, a young Patrick Nève left the continent to work as a driving instructor for the Jim Russell driving school in Britain. His job with Jim Russell and Read more…
On Monday 11th February Williams will launch their new livery for the 2019 season and also, and rather excitingly, they will also announce a new title sponsor. While the Williams FW42 won’t make an appearance for a little while longer, fans will get to see a Williams decked out in Read more…
The official list of drivers and teams for the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship has been released by the FIA. It doesn’t really tell us anything we didn’t already know, but is a handy reference to know who’s driving where for the season ahead. The table is ordered by the Read more…
The Williams FW14B car with which Nigel Mansell took his one and only Formula 1 crown in 1992 is going to be auctioned by Bonhams at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Williams FW14B was an Adrian Newey designed car that dominated the 1992 Formula 1 season, winning ten Read more…
Well, he sort of said that, without necessarily using those exact words. Dutchman Nyck De Vries competed against the trio of George Russell, Lando Norris and Alexander Albon – all set to make their Formula 1 debuts in 2019 – in Formula 2 in 2018. While De Vries was linked Read more…
