Tales from Williams' History by Jonathan Williams

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1984, Part 2

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Keke Rosberg would often burst through to lead the opening stages of various races before either the superiority of rival cars or the FW09's unreliability won through. He charged through from the back of the field and looked set to score his... Read More

28 Mar

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1984, Part 1

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With the driver line-up of former World Champion Keke Rosberg and Grand Prix winner Jacques Laffite remaining unchanged over the winter, the Williams team arrived at the opening round of the 1984 World Championship having spent the... Read More

21 Mar

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1983, Part 2

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The Monaco Grand Prix was to be the only occasion when Keke Rosberg and the Williams Team took victory during... Read More

07 Dec

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1983, Part 1

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On November 3rd 1982, the governing body announced a new set of Technical Regulations to be brought into force... Read More

23 Nov

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1982 - Keke Rosberg

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The fifth round of the 1982 World Championship was to be the Belgian Grand Prix, held at the Zolder circuit. The Williams Team arrived with a trio of the new FW08s, a car that impressed upon its debut not only through speed, but also its compact design... Read More

09 Nov

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1982

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To South Africa again for the opening round of the new World Championship season. Unlike the previous year... Read More

02 Nov

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1981, Part 3

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Alan Jones, in contrast with Reutemann, was the season’s fastest driver and again the prime challenger for the World Championship. Misfortune, though, took a liking to the Australian. His car jumped out of gear, causing him to crash while enjoying a comfortable lead in the Belgian Grand Prix. Another commanding lead was thrown away by a silly spin... Read More

26 Oct

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1981, Part 2

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By the time the season proper commenced, the FISA had confirmed the new fixed skirt regulation. No longer would the skirt be prohibited to move vertically through the sidepods via the means of a spring mountings. In addition, the FISA also stipulated that a 6cm ride-height rule be introduced, with the cars not being permitted to run closer to the track surface than this. These regulations meant the application of ground-effect became a lot harder... Read More

19 Oct

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1981, Part 1

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For Williams and, in fact, for the sport of Formula One, the 1981 season started under a cloud of political disagreement... Read More

12 Oct

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1980, Part 2 - World Champions

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Two World Championship trophies were on their way across the Atlantic to take up residency in Didcot. Now the team just had to defend them… Read More

05 Oct