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0Williams F1 hires controversial former McLaren engineer in major staff shift 1304510280
The ebb and flow of Formula One teams typically works in a cyclical fashion. Teams rise and fall like so many world powers across the course of history. But while Williams was once a championship front-running team, it's been years since they've been on the top. Against that backdrop, the ...
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Williams FW33 Formula 1 car unveiled, IPO confirmed 1297019460
2011 Williams-Cosworth FW33 – Click above for high-res image galleryWilliams joined the cadre of Formula 1 teams testing and revealing their 2011 challengers at the Valencia test session, pulling the wraps off the new FW33. Unlike rival team Lotus Renault GP, which unveiled its new ... -
Williams F1 team considering IPO stock issue 1295877420
Rubens Barrichello tests the Williams FW32 with new Pirelli tires at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu DhabiWhat's the best way to make a small fortune in Formula One? Arrive with a large one. Williams has another idea though, and it's a radical one in the field of motor racing: The British outfit may ... -
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: Lotus, Williams confirm drivers for 2011 1291813140
With the 2010 World Championship consigned to the history books, the Formula One grid is gearing up for next season. Sixteen out of twenty-four seats have already been spoken for as Lotus and Williams have each confirmed both their drivers. After Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes confirmed ...
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Williams keeps Barrichello, dumps Hulkenberg as 2011 grid fills up 1290000600
How the mighty have fallen. The saying could apply to none better than it does to Williams, the F1 team that was once at the pinnacle of grand prix racing but has long since fallen to the bottom. One driver managed to bring them back to the top this season – if only briefly – but the ...
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Williams, Sauber give emerging talents their shot at the big leagues 1285156620
A growing array of F1 teams have been developing young driver programs over the past few years. BMW ranked high among them while competing in the top-tier racing series, but in its absence, the teams it partnered with have picked up the proverbial mantle. Williams Grand Prix, which ran with BMW ...
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid competes first shakedown at the 'Ring [w/video] 1272308280
Nico Hülkenberg drives the Porsche GT3 R Hybrid – Click above to watch video after the jumpNico Hülkenberg introduced the Porsche GT3 R Hybrid to a few of his friends past week, one named "baptism," the other named "fire." The Williams Formula 1 pilot got behind the wheel of the ... -
Williams courting Volkswagen into Formula One? 1269187320
Williams is intent on bringing another major automaker into Formula 1, but which will get the call? Volkswagen has toyed with the idea of entering F1 for some time. The German auto giant is one of the largest carmakers never to participate in the sport, notwithstanding Porsche and Lamborghini, ...
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Williams sells minority stake to Austrian investor 1259153700
With all the money that goes into running an F1 team, and the limited opportunity to make any of it back, we can't see why anyone would view owning a team as a sound investment. Evidently Herr Toto Wollf feels otherwise, as the Austrian financier and gentleman racing driver has acquired a minority ...
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Williams F1 signs Barrichello and Hulkenberg for 2010 1257424800
Nico Hulkenberg tests the Williams-Toyota FW31 – Click above for high-res image galleryThe latest piece of the intricate puzzle that is the shake-up in drivers for the 2010 Formula One World Championship has come into play as Williams has confirmed its line-up for next season: Replacing ... -
Sir Frank Williams praises fire fighters for saving factory 1256642880
Since falling from its glory days of yore – when it won nine constructors championships an seven drivers titles – the Williams F1 team has been desperate to light a fire under its drivers and engineers to get back to its winning form. But we don't think this is what Frank Williams and ...
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End of Year Shuffle: 14 Formula One teams swap drivers for 2010 1255008480
If you thought the series of driver changes in the middle of this ongoing Formula One season was something, it's nothing compared to the grand game of musical chairs expected to ensue as the season draws to a close. With BMW closing up shop, several new teams joining the grid and at least a ... -
Spoiler Alert: 2009 Monaco Grand Prix recap 1243342740
2009 Monaco Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image galleryAnother race, another week of wondering whether the other Formula 1 teams would make enough progress to catch Brawn GP. Saturday's qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix looked pretty familiar, save for a sorely missed flash ... -
F1 Diffuser Saga Defused: Court of Appeal rules in favor of Brawn, et al. 1239823740
Brawn GP diffuser as seen by the competitionThe FIA International Court of Appeal has just ruled that the "Diffuser 3" can continue on with their current shapely backsides, much to the chagrin of Formula 1 competitor Ferrari (among others). The Court had met in Paris to respond to a challenge ... -
Rumormill: Pending F1 diffuser decision will favor Brawn, Williams, Toyota 1239741600
Formula 1 so far this year has probably provided a lot more excitement than anyone expected, and in a change from the usual, this time a lot of it is good. The two races so far have seen a heap of on-track passing – and not just of backmarkers – as well as an inversion of the standings: ...
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Dark Horse: Williams-Toyota FW31 unveiled in Portugal 1232402280
Click on the image above for a high-res gallery of the new Williams FW31It's been a long time since Williams stood atop the Formula 1 world, but back when they were, nobody could take them down. They've won seven drivers' championships, with such pilots as Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Jacques ... -
KERS gets Formula 1 green light for 2009 1218029580
Despite some serious reservations regarding the safety and high cost of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), the hybrid system has received the green light for introduction into the 2009 Formula 1 season. After BMW and Renault had some, uh, issues with KERS, Renault called a meeting to ...
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Williams FW30 breaks through the fog 1201016460
click above for more high-res pics of the Williams FW30 Things have gotten a bit foggy over at Williams F1. The once front-running, championship-winning grand prix team has landed on tough times. This year the team opted against holding a glitzy unveiling event like those held recently by ...
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Eye on the Prize: Williams opts against big unveiling for new car 1199324100
Williams tests its new car at Jerez on December 7 (click to enlarge) After McLaren decided to hold an official unveiling of its new car after all, another British grand prix team has decided against it. Hard at work on the new FW30, Williams F1 has opted instead to focus on the car's development ...
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FIA rejects McLaren appeal, confirms Raikkonen's title 1195605660
Kimi Raikkonen and the boys at Ferrari can breathe a sigh of relief, as their championship has been formally confirmed by the FIA. The title was appealed by the incredibly sore losers at McLaren, who insisted that because of a temperature irregularity in the fuel in BMW's and Williams' cars at the ...

