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JA on F1 technical adviser and former Williams chief engineer Mark Gillan thinks that Mercedes will be hurt by Pirelli’s decision to make a small tweak to the hard tyre compound. Last week the Italian tyre manufacturer said it will change the hard tyre, rather than the soft as expected, to be closer in specification to the 2012 tyre, which would make it more durable. It will likely have a larger working range, so will be more versatile, and Gillan adds that the move will help every other team on the grid except for Mercedes.
Susie Wolff has conceded she will know she is ‘wasting her time’ if Williams do not give her the opportunity to run at the Young Driver Test this year.
Williams development driver Susie Wolff has set her sights on the 2013 young driver test as she aims to move a step closer to a Formula 1 race seat.
Williams F1 Team has announced that it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstani investment business TAK Group that will see the Kazakhstani capital, Astana, promoted as part of the arrangement with the team.
The Williams F1 Team has announced it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstani investment business TAK Group that will see the Kazakhstani capital, Astana, promoted as part of the arrangement with the outfit.
In an exclusive interview filmed at Sky Studios, former Williams chairman Adam Parr talks to F1 Midweek Report host Anna Woolhouse about the highs and lows of his career in F1, his plans for the future, and how he could have acted differently in the past.
Former Williams Chairman Adam Parr says he has every confidence the team can improve upon their disappointing start to the season at next week’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Former Williams chairman Adam Parr says the team has a ‘talented’ design team that can recover from its poor start to the season
A Formula One car’s fuel system is unusual in that it involves both the chassis and engine design teams – the former are responsible for the design and operation of the fuel cell, lift pumps and collector, while the latter look after the main fuel pump, filters and injectors. In the final year of the V8 engine formula, Renault – who power Red Bull, Lotus, Williams and Caterham – guide us through their RS27 engine’s intricate system
The Williams group recorded a loss of UKP5.0 million in 2012 as a result of the impact of a technical accounting treatment that meant it was deprived of part of its Formula 1 revenues
Williams Grand Prix Holdings – the group of companies which includes Williams Grand Prix Engineering – has posted a £5million loss for 2012
Despite a ‘technical accounting treatment’ affecting the figures, the Williams group insists that it is encouraged by its latest financial report.
Williams Grand Prix Holdings has announced a loss of £5m for the year ended December 31 2012 – despite a substantial increase in turnover for its core business, the F1 team. The company puts the loss down to the “impact … Continue reading →
It’s just over three months since Toto Wolff left his position as executive director at Williams to become part of a high-profile management triumvirate at Mercedes, with Niki Lauda and Ross Brawn. Since then, the 41-year-old Austrian, who is now a shareholder and executive director with the Silver Arrows, has witnessed the team score two podiums and two pole positions in four races.
Chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar says the current unpredictable tyre situation has made it hard for Williams to recover from its poor start to the season
Pastor Maldonado has said he expects Williams to make a ‘step forward’ at the F1 2013 Spanish Grand Prix next month.
While it is great to see Red Bull putting a woman engineer on the F1 podium in Bahrain, it is NOT the first time this has happened. Back in 1986, Williams drivers Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet finished 1-2 in the British GP at Brands Hatch.
Williams' Pastor Maldonado finished 11th with Valtteri Bottas 14th in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The team split strategies once again with both cars running a three-stop race but with Pastor starting on the medium option tyre while Valtteri started on the hard prime tyre.
There were points in Bahrain Grand Prix for Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button…
