The scale of the advantage held by the FW07 saw the title won by 54 points, Alan Jones took the honours in the drivers’ championship, becoming the first Australian to do so. Unbelievably, after arriving on the scene just two seasons previously, Williams would win both titles that year. Sir Frank would achieve even higher accolades in 1980. No fully new team in the modern era of F1 has made a similar gain. Sir Frank’s outfit had leapt from P10 in the Constructors championship in its inaugural year to P2 in its second. The FW07 proved so fast that the team would end up with three consecutive victories, with another before the end of the season. Williams would see a one-two finish the following season in Germany, its ground effect car proving to be quick in the second half of the season. A solid foundation season saw the team with a best finish of P7 but with no points.
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💙 #WeAreWilliams /sMsseKMhkEįast from the off Legendary figures Sir Frank Williams and Alan Jones in the pits at the 1980 German Grand Prix (Image Credit: on Twitter)Īfter a series of smaller failed ventures in the early 1970s, Williams entered officially in 1977. This is the story of Sir Frank William’s iconic and eponymous team and an insight into the great man himself.Ī man whose legacy will live on in the sport forever. Sir Frank’s determination showed on and off the track, including triumphing in the face of life-threatening adversity. A pioneer who ran the same team for over fifty years, his team was directly run by both the legend himself and his family.
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Later years may have produced less silverware, but the team never lost its roots or its ambition to stay fully independent.Īt the heart of the operation that fielded all of these iconic drivers and memories, was Sir Frank Williams. Juan Pablo Montoya is considered one of F1’s greatest-ever drivers, despite not winning the title. Hill is only one of two sons of a World Champion to win the title himself.Įven in its less successful years, the fights between Ralf Schumacher and his brother Michael in his Ferrari in the early 2000s were gripping viewing.
Then there is Damon Hill crossing the finish line in 1996 to win the title. Nigel Mansell’s tyre blowing out at Adelaide in 1986, or winning the championship in the famous “red five” FW14B in 1992 are etched into F1 lore. Anyone who watched F1 in the late 1980s and early 1990s can recall special moments. 9 Constructors titles, 7 drivers titles and 114 victories.įans of a certain age all have a Williams memory. Third on the all-time list of top constructors, Williams’s accolades are legendary. While the Williams team is currently in a long-term project to the front of the grid, the outfit has a long and illustrious history in F1.
Sir Frank Williams and Damon Hill smile in the pits (Image Credit: on Twitter) His legacy goes beyond the team on the grid today running in his name. Sir Frank Williams is an eponymous legendary figure of F1.
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