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Everyone remembers the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship finale at Interlagos in Brazil, when Felipe Massa (who would later drive for Williams) – for all of about half a minute – thought he’d done enough to take that year’s World crown, before Britain’s Lewis Hamilton slithered by Timo Glock on Read more…

The problematic Piquet

By Michaelmad, ago

Brazilian Nelson Piquet was already a two time Formula 1 World Champion when he arrived at Williams at the end of the 1986 season, replacing the outgoing Keke Rosberg who’d chosen to jump ship to McLaren rather than partner Briton Nigel Mansell having heard about his difficult nature. (prematurely he’d Read more…

Williams Racing has launched the Williams FW45 – its 2023 F1 challenger ahead of its first shakedown test of the season at Silverstone later today. The pre-pre-season has been given the name ‘launch season’ by F1 marketing bods keen to wring every drop of content out of a sport that Read more…

Williams Racing has appointed former Mercedes head of strategy James Vowles as its new Team Principal. He replaces the outgoing Jost Capito who was booted by the team in December after a lacklustre 2022 F1 season amid reports of widespread internal doubts over whether the German’s philosophy was taking the Read more…

Rumours are beginning to circulate that Williams Racing driver Nicholas Latifi will make the jump to Indycar with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2023 season. The rumours appear to have originated with Youtuber David Land, who cites one of his ‘sources’ in the Indycar paddock. The apparent deal would be Read more…

Mario Andretti drives F1 McLaren aged 82

By Michaelmad, ago

Former Williams F1 driver Mario Andretti has taken a Formula 1 McLaren for a spin around the Laguna Seca circuit in California, almost 25 years after he won his one and only F1 crown – the last win for a US driver. Mario Andretti – thought to be the oldest Read more…

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