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Frank Williams Steps Down as Chairman of F1 Team
Frank Williams Steps Down as Chairman of F1 Team

9 Jul 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's British Grand Prix has been previewed by some major stories inside the F1 paddock. Robert Kubica signed a 2-year extension to his Renault deal, Ferrari have unveiled their new F1 lo...

 
Williams Wants Renault Engine Deal for 2011
Williams Wants Renault Engine Deal for 2011

21 May 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The great success recorded by Renault in this year's championship – with Red Bull Racing clearly dominating the pack and Renault F1 scoring some consistently strong performances in the se...

 
Williams Rates Webber as F1 Title Contender
Williams Rates Webber as F1 Title Contender

16 May 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams admitted that he looks at his decision to let Mark Webber go at the end of the 2006 season with great regret, as he is now convinced it wasn’t the Australian to blame for the po...

 
Williams F1 Becomes Majority Owner of Hybrid Arm
Williams F1 Becomes Majority Owner of Hybrid Arm

28 Apr 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams and his Formula One team seem to be very confident that the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is a thing of the future in road cars. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Willi...

 
Williams Aims for VW Alliance in 2011?
Williams Aims for VW Alliance in 2011?

18 Mar 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prior to the start of the season, some reports issued by the German and Spanish media hinted that Wolfsburg based Volkswagen is flirting with the idea of entering the world of Formula One in 2011. T...

 
Williams to Become Majority Stake Owner of Williams Hybrid Power
Williams to Become Majority Stake Owner of Williams Hybrid Power

12 Feb 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams might have sold a small part of his Formula One team for the first time in 30 years, but the British team owner is now planning to purchase a bigger stake of the Williams Hybrid Power...

 
Williams Signs Valtteri Bottas as New Reserve Driver in 2010
Williams Signs Valtteri Bottas as New Reserve Driver in 2010

29 Jan 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although several drivers were linked with Williams F1's reserve/test driver role for the 2010 Formula One season, the job eventually went to the only one not included by the media in the rumor ...

 
Hulkenberg Will Be at Ferrari in 3 Years Time - Manager
Hulkenberg Will Be at Ferrari in 3 Years Time - Manager

28 Jan 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We're not sure how many years Frank Williams signed young Nico Hulkenberg for, but the first glimpse of that was given to the Finnish media by race-driver manager Willi Weber. According to a re...

 
Schumacher Would Have Raced 3rd Car for Ferrari
Schumacher Would Have Raced 3rd Car for Ferrari

29 Dec 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) would have allowed each team to field a 3rd car from 2010 onwards, Michael Schumacher would have undoubt...

 
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, First Qatari to Drive an F1 Car
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, First Qatari to Drive an F1 Car

11 Dec 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We recently reported to you that Williams F1 Team was preparing to come to Qatar in order to do some filming for their promotional materials throughout the 2010 Formula One Championship. While putti...

 
Qatar to Host Williams' Promotional Test This Week
Qatar to Host Williams' Promotional Test This Week

2 Dec 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Qatar is currently a big part of the MotoGP schedule, as it currently holds the championship's only night race in its annual schedule. However, the Losail International Circuit may very well co...

 
Williams Turned Down BMW, Russian Investors for Share Sellout
Williams Turned Down BMW, Russian Investors for Share Sellout

26 Nov 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Christian 'Toto' Wolff revealed yesterday that he was the luckiest of the many bidders to try and buy a share in Williams F1 Team. The 37-year old Austrian is known to be a racing enthusia...

 
Williams Sells Part of F1 Team after 3 Decades
Williams Sells Part of F1 Team after 3 Decades

20 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The unimaginable has finally happened! After more than three decades of total ownership of the Williams F1 Team, co-owners Frank Williams and Patrick Head sold an equity stake in their organization ...

 
Ferrari Begin 3rd Car Push for Michael Schumacher
Ferrari Begin 3rd Car Push for Michael Schumacher

6 Nov 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Toyota leaving the sport at the end of the year and BMW Sauber not yet allowed to continue their Formula One operations by the FIA – not officially, at least – Ferrari's 3rd ca...

 
Frank Williams Charmed by New Jean Todt
Frank Williams Charmed by New Jean Todt

6 Nov 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's not rocket science that Frank Williams never got along with Ferrari inside the Formula One championship. Fighting against each other for the championship year after year has that effect on...

 
Petronas to Extend Sauber Deal for 2010
Petronas to Extend Sauber Deal for 2010

5 Nov 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bad news for Frank Williams after Toyota's departure! Although the Grove based organization parted ways with the Japanese manufacturer last month in order to ink a deal with British company Cos...

 
Williams, Brawn Hope Bruno Senna Will Live Up to His Name
Williams, Brawn Hope Bruno Senna Will Live Up to His Name

3 Nov 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Bruno Senna is yet to announce the signing of an agreement with one of the existing Formula One teams, two major figures of the Great Circle are already welcoming the Brazilian driver. Sir ...

 
Williams Confirm Barrichello and Hulkenberg for 2010 Lineup
Williams Confirm Barrichello and Hulkenberg for 2010 Lineup

2 Nov 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The rumors are done, Williams F1 Team announced their official drivers' lineup for the upcoming Formula One season. Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg will race for Frank Williams' out...

 
BMW Sauber Invites Teams to Toast for Good Times after Final Race
BMW Sauber Invites Teams to Toast for Good Times after Final Race

2 Nov 2009, 10:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Williams F1 Team have been publicly lobbying against a potential 14th entry for the BMW Sauber outfit, Frank Williams and the other members of the British team were invited by Peter Sauber ...

 
Williams Confirms Cosworth Deal, to Announce 2010 Lineup on Monday
Williams Confirms Cosworth Deal, to Announce 2010 Lineup on Monday

30 Oct 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams yesterday announced what was already obvious to happen for the last 2 weeks, meaning his team's official switch from Toyota engines to Cosworth-prepared ones. After confirming th...