The rebirth of Sauber as Alfa Romeo in Formula 1 for the 2019 season got me thinking about what entitles a team to claim any part of past glories that have been achieved by any of their associated parties. Williams Grand Prix Engineering was formed in 1977 by Sir Frank Read more…
There was a pub in your town. It wasn’t your favourite pub, maybe not even your second favourite pub, but it was on your ‘crawl’ since you were able to grow enough facial hair to convince doormen you were practically 18. The landlord was friendly, the beer was decent, and Read more…
Williams new boy George Russell arrives at the team having spent a year as AMG Mercedes F1 reserve driver in 2018, where he was able to shadow current Mercedes drivers five times Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas. For a rookie to Formula 1, to be Read more…
Autosport have compared each of Formula 1’s ten teams’ laptimes in 2017 and 2018 using their ‘supertime’ method and it won’t make for enjoyable reading for Williams fans. Autosport’s ‘supertime’ is found by taking each team’s quickest lap over the course of a Grand Prix weekend, and comparing it with Read more…
In an unprecedented move, the FOPA (Formula 1 Promoters Association) made up of representatives from 16 of the 21 races on the F1 calendar have issued a statement expressing their concerns at the direction Liberty are taking Formula 1. Having held a meeting on Monday, representatives from all but five Read more…
Liberty might just be about to admit defeat in their battle to transform Formula 1 and offload at least part of their stake in the sport a mere three years after they acquired it according to a report on www.johnwallstreet.com. The opportunity to exploit Formula 1’s untapped territories, growing the Read more…
In the first of a number of strategy meetings designed to map out the future of Formula 1 for 2021 and beyond, the FIA and Liberty, Formula 1’s owner, last week outlined proposals to tighten regulations governing the relationships teams are allowed to have with one-another. The proposal takes the Read more…
Imagine how mercurial weirdo David Blaine would feel. He’s propped up in bed one Sunday morning, nursing a cup of lukewarm coffee, casually leafing through one of the numerous glossy supplements scattered about his super-kingsize bed, the semi-transparent curtains of his fashionable London apartment allowing just enough of the bright Read more…
Pre-season testing for the 2019 Formula 1 season is now less than one month away, and while teams feverishly work on getting their new chargers assembled, tested and track ready by the first test in Barcelona on the 18th February, the last thing any of them need is the distraction Read more…
We’re always looking for Williams fans to contribute content and chat to our Williams fan site and so I’m delighted to announce that BBurge has joined the team. BBurge hails from Kent, a stone’s throw from Brands Hatch, the noise from where he could hear through his bathroom window when Read more…
