Category: Williams

Rubens Barrichello welcomed his first point of the season – but admitted to be disappointed that his Williams could not challenge further up the order.

The veteran Brazilian had expected to take advantage of his grid slot to score highly, but ultimately found that he did not have the pace to match the front runners.  Read more... (374 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Rubens Barrichello is relishing the prospect of racing in the Bahrain Grand Prix for Williams – despite only managing eleventh position.

Although the Brazilian failed to make the top-ten shootout, under new regulations for this season he will have an advantage over the drivers around him, as he will be able to select which compound of tyre that he wants to start on.  Read more... (363 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Jenson Button ended the final day of testing at Jerez on top, as the team’s enjoyed their first rain-free session of the week.  Read more... (341 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Teams have announced their driver line-ups for this week’s pre-season test, in Jerez.

Eleven of the thirteen entrants for this season’s world championship are scheduled to take part in the four-day event, with Lotus expected to debut their new T127 for the first time.  Read more... (317 words, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

Williams starlet Nico Hulkenberg has said he is “confident” about his prospects for 2010, ahead of what will be the 23-year-old’s debut season.

The German is hotly tipped to follow in the footsteps of Lewis Hamilton, with whom he shares the honour of having won the GP2 series at first attempt, and namesake Nico Rosberg, who also made his name at Williams.  Read more... (303 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold a stake in their Williams F1 team to an Austrian investment firm headed up by businessman and amateur racer Toto Wolff.

Williams and Head formed Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977 and this is the first time the pair have sold equity in the team.  Read more... (291 words, 1 image, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Nico Rosberg was frustrated at not finishing in the points for Williams, after gearbox failure forced him to retire from the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The German had been running strongly in the points as had his team-mate, Kazuki Nakajima, until an untimely collision with the Toyota of Kobayashi.  Read more... (309 words, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)

Nico Rosberg was happy with his qualifying performance after Williams’ high-downforce risk paid off.

The German was supreme on the full wet weather tyre and topped the opening two segments of qualifying. However Rosberg later lamented the switch to intermediates which considerable slowed his charge.  Read more... (272 words, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

Williams have announced they have split with engine partner Toyota for the upcoming season. The Grove-based team have been widely expected to drop the Japanese powerplants, despite a relatively productive three season partnership, and the announcement came today from Sir Frank Williams himself.  Read more... (212 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Williams are fully intending to use the controversial KERS system on their 2010 car, they announced today. Earlier this season teams organisation FOTA forced the FIA to drop the obligation to use KERS in 2010, saying that it was too expensive.  Read more... (259 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)