WILLIAMS APPOINTS PADDY LOWE AS CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (Ticker: WGF1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paddy Lowe as Chief Technical Officer for the Williams Group. Paddy will join Williams today, 16 March, and will take overall management responsibility for the engineering operation at Grove. Paddy will also join […]
JOHN SURTEES PASSED AWAY MARCH 10, 2017 NASIR HAMEED ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND A CUP OF TEA WITH JOHN SURTEES IN THE SPRING OF 2016. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON PODCAST # 706 PART 1 AND PODCAST # 707 PART 2. F1W IS BRINGING BACK THE INTERVIEW IN IT’S ENTIRETY WITH PODCAST # […]
RED BULL PRE-SEASON TEST #1, VERSTAPPEN ON DAY FOUR The final day of the first test in Barcelona marked a departure from the past three days’ activity, with the track being made wet in order to conduct testing of Pirelli’s intermediate and full wet 2017 tyres. Max Verstappen took over driving duties from Daniel Ricciardo […]
THIRTY DRIVERS AND NINE TEAMS ARE READY TO BATTLE IN THE FORMULA RENAULT EUROCUP Two weeks before the first collective tests, the Formula Renault Eurocup is assured of having 30 young and talented drivers for the 2017 season. Defending their chances on Europe’s finest circuits, they also represent nine of the most respected teams in […]
WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING DAY TWO Driver: Lance Stroll Chassis / Engine: FW40-01 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M08 EQ Power+ Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, 4.655km Weather: Cool and Dry Maximum air & track temps: 16ºC / 24ºC Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: Lance was on lap six of his second run when he had a spin. […]
WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING LAUNCH THE FW40 AS THE 2017 SEASON GETS UNDERWAY The Williams Mercedes FW40 broke cover at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain today as the teams gathered for the first of eight preseason test days. To mark the 40th anniversary of Williams competing at the pinnacle of motor racing, the team’s 2017 […]