The Williams Grand Prix Database
The unofficial home of the Williams F1 team
Williams Grand Prix Engineering had been based in Didcot, Oxfordshire since their inception in 1977 firstly on Station Road and then to under the cooling towers of Didcot Power Station. By 1994 they had outgrown that site and the search was on for new premises. Williams needed somewhere with room to grow and close to the existing site so that […]
Read more1996 was a typical Williams year – one of championships and controversy. A year in which the team equalled the record, previously held by Ferrari, of constructors’ championships won and also let yet another world champion go. The year started with another change of driver as well as a move from the teams old Didcot base to the new state-of-the-art […]
Read morePrincess Anne met the man who runs a world-beating motor racing team from his wheelchair when she officially opened the new home of Williams Grand Prix Engineering in Grove. And more than 100,000 was raised for the team’s official charity The Spinal Injuries Association, of which she is patron, at a private charity auction conducted by the TV presenter Chris […]
Read moreSo Hill is the 1996 World Champion, after a number of nail-biting races towards the end of the season where Villeneuve was able to close the gap. To ensure success Hill only had to stay out of trouble, hope for reliability and score a solitary point. Villeneuve on the other hand had to win and was expected to. After all […]
Read moreSo the championship goes to the final round. Jacques Villeneuve’s victory means that he still has a chance of winning the world title and keeping the coveted number one for next season. For outgoing Damon Hill his task is simple – score a single point to ensure the title leaves with him. It could have all been over in Portugal, […]
Read moreQ. When did you complete your negotiations with Williams? A. Tuesday (3/9/96), Frank called me to say that all was settled. Our first contact was in 1994, just after the the death of Ayrton Senna and it was never broken off. Q. Did you only speak with Williams? A. No. I also spoke to Jordan, to not do so would […]
Read moreFor the Italian Tifosi the right result – for Williams fans the most disappointing race of the season. Hill could have wrapped the championship up here but he stuffed it up. Jacques race was little better, but at least he finished. To make matters worse the problems were all of Hills making – it was him that had insisted on […]
Read moreWilliams chief designer Adrian Newey could join Mclaren for the 1998 Grand Prix Season. McLaren boss Ron Dennis is said to have made a big money offer to Newey, whose cars have won the constructor’s championship four times in the last five years. Newey is said to be disenchanted by the way team boss Frank Williams has treated Damon Hill. […]
Read moreDamon Hill, who is poised to win the Formula Once driver’s championship, has been dropped by his Williams Renault team for next season. It was revealed yesterday that Frank Williams, the team’s leader, had ended negotiations over a new contract with Hill last week. The British driver had been seeking an improvement to his present 12-month deal, believed to be […]
Read moreDamon Hill will be the top target of the new West McLaren Mercedes-Benz team next season if he wins the Formula One world title at Monza on 8 September This became clear after the announcement that the Woking-based giants are splitting with Marlboro to accept a sponsorship deal with German tobacco company West worth around £125 million. McLaren chief Ron […]
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