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Grand Prix promoters round on Liberty

By Michaelmad, ago

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…

Bernie Ecclestone to return to Formula 1?

By Michaelmad, ago

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…

F1 plans to clamp down on B-teams

By Michaelmad, ago

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…

Pastor joke

By BBurge, ago

The Strange case of Maldonado: Barcelona & Monaco 2012 Cast your mind back to the heady Summer of 2012, where Pastor Maldonado, Bruno Senna and the Williams FW34 were trying to improve upon the fine traditions of the previous three seasons. Well, if by “fine”, you mean no top three 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…

Goodbye 2018, hello to 2019 and the FW42

By BBurge, ago

I think we can all agree that the 2018 season was a bit of a stinker. Two races out of 21 with drivers in the top 10 (Italy, for the pedant, had both Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin finishing in the points), amassing a grand total of seven points. Maybe Read more…

We have a new contributor! Welcome BBurge

By Michaelmad, ago

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…

Williams 10 year challenge

By Michaelmad, ago

I might be a bit late to the #10yearchallenge party, but I thought I’d do a little comparison of the Williams team of ten years ago and the Williams team now. There’s no doubt that a lot has changed in that time – there have been nine cars between the Read more…

The date was 11th May 2001 and it was practice for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at the A1 Ring (now the Red Bull Ring). Juan Pablo Montoya was three months into his debut Formula 1 season with the Williams Team, and clearly hadn’t received the memo that F1 Read more…

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