Now Williams following Red Bull’s lead on exhausts
“The most efficient solution is Red Bull’s” – Sam Michael Williams will become the next team to follow Red Bull’s lead with the layout of its blown exhaust system. After reportedly finding itself a few...
View ArticleWilliams might start 2011 without KERS
Williams might have to start the 2011 season without KERS. With its own KERS company Williams Hybrid Power, the Oxfordshire based team initially developed a flywheel system but instead opted for the...
View ArticleWilliams to use KERS in Australia
Williams’ FW33 car will feature its KERS system for the season opening Australian grand prix next weekend. Rubens Barrichello had admitted last week that the British team was considering not using the...
View ArticleReports say Sam Michael’s Williams role in doubt
The FW33 was not quick or reliable in Melbourne and Sepang recently Sam Michael could be the victim of moves to restructure Williams, following a bad start to 2011 for the famous British team. The FW33...
View ArticleWilliams not denying Sam Michael axe rumours
“There are other people who are being more creative and more ambitious” – Parr Williams chairman Adam Parr on Sunday refused to deny speculation the struggling team might oust its technical director...
View ArticleCosworth’s engineering debrief: Chinese GP
Setting the Scene The first set of back-to-back races this season offered one of the toughest challenges of the year for the engine in Malaysia, followed by one of the most straight-forward in China....
View ArticleSauber targets Spain for Red Bull-like exhaust debut
Sauber has earmarked May’s Spanish grand prix for the introduction of a Red Bull-style exhaust layout. “We will have the new exhaust system in Barcelona,” confirmed team boss Peter Sauber to Blick...
View ArticleMichael looks to get Williams’ season back on track
After a disastrous start to the famous British team’s 2011 season Amid reports he and some of his senior technical colleagues could lose their job, Sam Michael is pushing to improve the situation at...
View ArticleKolles threatens exhaust protest in Monaco
HRT team boss Colin Kolles is threatening to protest the legality of most rival cars in Monaco this weekend. He said in Barcelona he is unhappy with what he calls “illegal” blown exhaust...
View ArticleAT&T Williams Q&A with Sam Michael
Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix was unlike any other race in the history of Formula One. Six safety car periods, a two-hour stoppage due to rain and a double DRS zone kept the teams on their toes, and...
View ArticleWilliams calls off F1 test in rain
Williams abandoned a straightline aerodynamic test this week due to bad weather. The British team’s Finnish test driver Valtteri Bottas and the FW33 were ready to roll at the Kemble airfield when the...
View ArticleAT&T Williams British GP Review
Sam Michael gives his assessment of the weekend Silverstone had had a face lift, with a spectacular new pit and paddock area and a new start-finish straight, but the weather was the same as ever. Wind,...
View ArticleAT&T Williams confirms Abu Dhabi test Line-Up
15, 16 and 17 November 2011 AT&T Williams today confirmed that the team will run Valtteri Bottas and Mirko Bortolotti during the young driver test days in Abu Dhabi. Valtteri Bottas is currently...
View ArticleBottas eyes Friday role at Williams for 2012
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he would like to sign up as Williams’ Friday morning test driver in 2012. The Finnish GP3 driver, who contested the prestigious Macau F3 race at the weekend, was the famous...
View ArticleThe Williams F1 Team launches its 2012 season line up
Williams rejoins Renault for its engine partnership. The Williams F1 Team unveiled its 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship season entry, the Williams Renault FW34, at the Jerez circuit in Spain...
View ArticleWilliams admits mistake to let Newey go
“There’s only one of him” Sir Frank Williams has admitted it was a mistake to let F1′s most respected engineer Adrian Newey leave his beleaguered team more than a decade ago. Aerodynamic specialist and...
View ArticleSusie Wolff hopes for more F1 testing
Susie Wolff has played down expectations her next step in formula one is a spot on the grid. Admitting it was an emotional moment in the wake of the injuries sustained earlier in 2012 by Marussia’s...
View ArticleFormula 2 Champion Luciano Bacheta drives the Williams FW33 at Silverstone
2012 F2 champion impresses team in FW33 challenger Today saw the recently crowned Formula 2 Champion Luciano Bachetta get his first taste of Formula One when he drove the Williams FW33 around the...
View ArticleWilliams F1 host exclusive Partner Day at Silverstone
The Williams F1 Team hosted an action packed Partner Day at Silverstone yesterday as a way of paying tribute to its loyal stable of partners. The event was a chance for friends of Williams F1 to enjoy...
View ArticleLuciano Bacheta, FIA F2 champion, drives Williams F1 car at Silverstone
Bacheta took part in five separate sessions during the course of the day This year’s FIA Formula Two Champion Luciano Bacheta experienced his first taste of Formula One recently when he drove for...
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