Williams-Mercedes

Base Team: Grove (UK) address: Williams GP Engineering  Grove, Wantage  Oxfordshire OX12 0DQ  

United Kingdom

Structure of the team:

 Pilots:

• - Felipe Massa
• - Valtteri Bottas

Reserve driver, Adrian Sutil

Test pilots:

• Alex Lynn
• Susie Wolff

Team boss, Sir Frank Williams

Chief engineer, Patrick Head

CEO Adam Parr

General Manager Tim Newton

Technical Director: Pat Symonds

Director of presentation: Rob Smedley

Chief designer Ed Wood

Head of the department "Aerodynamics" John Tomlinson

Chassis: FW37 - made of carbon Williams Transmission: Semi - 8 speeds Okawa: WilliamsF1 Weight: 690 kg. Cooling Water / oil Brakes: Carbone Oil: Castrol Fuel: Castrol Wheels: Rays Tyres: Pirelli 

Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106A V6 - 90 degrees, 1,600 cubic / cm engine block: Aluminum cylinder heads: Aluminium Crankshaft: Steel Speed: Limited to 15 000 rev / min. Gorvina system: Direct injection Power: 600 hp + 160 hp EWC

Debut in F1: 1977 Grand Prix of Spain (Montyuich)

Appearances: 651 

Wins: 113 

First win: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Silverstone) - Clay Regazzoni (07/14/1979) The Best Grand Prix ranking: 1 

Podiums: 296

Poles: 126 

First pole position: the Grand Prix of Great Britain (Silverstone) - Alan Jones (07.14.1979 years)

Best starting position: 1

Fastest laps: 130

Drivers titles: 7

Constructors titles: 9

Best final ranking in the league: 1

World champions with 123 points (1997)

World champions with 175 points (1996)

World champions with 118 points (1994)

World champions with 168 points (1993)

World champions with 164 points (1992)

World champions with 137 points (1987)

World champions with 141 points (1986)

World champions with 95 points (1981)

World champions with 120 points (1990)

Points: 2709

First point / s: second place in the German Grand Prix (Nürburgring) - Jacques Laffite (03.08.1975 onwards) - 6 points

Budget: 130 million euros (105 in 2007)

Employees: 470

Official website: www.williamsf1.com

After a brief career as a pilot and mechanic Frank Williams decided to participate in Formula 1 with its own team and in 1966 founded the team Frank Williams Racing Cars. In a car Brabham in 1969 for the new team compete Pierre Courage. In 1970, however, Courage died after a tragic accident of the race for the Grand Prix of the Netherlands and Williams was broken. In the following years it has serious financial problems and his team compete at various pilots. In 1976 he began working with Walter Wolf, but after a number of misunderstandings between vvamata Frank Williams decided to start together with Patrick Head Williams team.

While Williams looking for possible sponsors of the team in Saudi Arabia developed by Head FW06 allowed Alan Jones to record some impressive performances in 1978. The first victory in the Grand Prix F1 came in 1979 when Clay Regazzoni won a "Silverstone" and by the end of the season Alan Jones preodalzhava to present convincing. In 1980 Jones became teammate Carlos Reutemann, and in the same season, Jones won the drivers 'title, Williams won first place in the Constructors'. Next year, the team is again world champion Jones, however, has shifted from the top of Nelson Piquet and retired after the season. Began entering the turbo-engines, but in 1982 Keke Rosberg managed to take the world title with Ford Cosworth engine, which uses Williams. But the team yielded its place on top of a Ferrari. Concluded a deal with Honda to supply engines and in 1986 Williams won the title again. Drivers however trophy goes to Alain Prost as because of a problem with the tires Nigel Mansell dropped out of the race in Adelaide 18 laps before the end.

In 1987, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell competing for Williams, the team won the Constructors' title and Piquet - that of pilots. Next year, however, the Brazilian goes into Lotus, and also world champion Williams lost bikes and Honda, which does not bode well in 1988. So in 1989 the team agreed cooperation with Renault, which makes the cars of Williams again fast, but now the team does not have a fast and pilots. In 1991 Mansell returns after a two-year stay at Ferrari, but because of problems with the reliability of the car he lost the fight for the title against Ayrton Senna. The following season, however, it is almost unbeatable, winning nine races, which secured the drivers' title and Williams - this Constructors. After the controversy surrounding his contract Mansell goes to the IndyCar Series, and his place was taken by Alain Prost, who brings to the team two more titles.  Frank Williams was the first head of the team that allows Ayrton Senna doing tests in Formula 1 in the mid 80s and wants to attract young talent as quickly as possible. Ultimately Senna signed a contract with Williams until 1994, but even in his third race for the team on the track "Imola" legendary Brazilian his death. David Coulthard became test-pilot major driver of Williams, occupying the place of the Seine, Damon Hill saved this tragic season, fought to the last moment with Michael Schumacher for the title. Although the Englishman lost Boric, Williams won the Constructors' title.

In 1995, the team must fight against Benetton, who have incredible engines of Renault and pilot skills of Michael Schumacher. This season Williams recorded five pobidi, four of which Damon Hill and one of Coulthard. Season 1996 is quite good - Jacques Villeneuve include the team and Hill won with 12 wins. Hill triumphed in the drivers championship, Villeneuve took second place, and Williams first Constructors. After the season, Hill left the team and his place was taken by Heinz-Harald Frentzen. This year Villeneuve won the drivers' title and, together with Frentsen help Williams to defend his trophy Constructors. This is the last title of Williams today. A number of problems derail the years 1998 and 1999 for the team after leaving Renault Formula 1 and McLaren began to dominate in the race. After the 1998 season Villeneuve passes new team BAR-Supertek and Frentsen passes in Jordan. In 1999, Williams draws Alex Zanardi and co-pilot became Ralf Schumacher. Zanardi However, there are serious problems on his return to F1 and remains without a point this season. Ralf Schumacher enters several times in the top three, but in general the season was defined as failure. 

After his contract was terminated in 2000 Zanardi no longer compete for the team. Williams decided to trust the 20-year-old talent Jenson Button. The season runs better than the previous, since in the face of BMW, Williams has a new partner. At the end of the year the team is in third place in the constructors. After the season Button switches to Renault and Williams attracts Juan Pablo Montoya, who impressed in his first season in Formula 1. The Colombian struggling with some problems in the car, but after a few pole position and podium Montoya won his first victory and first win for BMW in the race for the Grand Prix of Italy. Together with Ralf Schumacher both earn four wins, eventually Williams again remains third in the constructors. In 2002 Sir Frank's team finally overtake McLaren in the constructors and finished second. Drivers did Montoya remains third, and Ralph - fourth. Next year Williams retains the same pilots and they were able to shorten the lead and Ferrari. Although Williams leads the Constructors even during the season, after the team finals in Japan to be content with second place.

In 2004 Sam Michael has held the post of technical director Patrick Head and started working in the factory of Williams. The track Montoya won the final race of the season, which ends with a relatively tough year. Four entries in the top three Williams reached fourth place in the Constructors' and remains on 17 points of the third Renault. 

In 2005, following a complete change of drivers. Borrowings are Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld and Antonio Pitsonya became a test pilot. This year proved difficult, tip her race in Monaco where Heidfeld took second place ahead of Mark Webber. Fifth place in the Constructors' is not that which he hoped the team before the start of the season. In the middle of the year, BMW announced that they have purchased the Sauber team and shortly thereafter became clear that an end to cooperation with Williams, and that Sir Frank's team will rely on Cosworth engines. For the 2006 season attracted GP2 series champion Nico Rosberg, in the face of Mark Webber was left a more experienced pilot. However, the year was a failure for Williams, as the team won only seven points and finished eighth in the championship. In this beginning of the season is coming after Rosberg won two more points on his debut in Bahrain and recorded the fastest lap of the race. Webber enters three times among the best eight in the meantime announced that by 2007 will compete for Red Bull. In the last race the team returns Patrick Head and Sam Michael took his place in the factory of Williams. 

2007 proved significantly better topic for Williams, although the British still have no chance to fight for the top places in the standings, and they are overtaken by the teams of BMW and Sooner. After desperate eighth place in the constructors in 2006. But now Williams ended the year in fourth place with 33 points. Overall, the young German Nico Rosberg as having more stable in their performances pilot year and eventually finished the season with seven points more than his teammate Alexander Wurz. Wurz however, belongs to the best team ranking this year - third place in the race for the Grand Prix of Canada. However, the Austrian decided to retire from the sport after the race in China and so the launch in Brazil stands test pilot Kazuki Nakazhima Williams, who will race for the team in the new season with Nico Rosberg.

In 2008, Williams came Kazuki Nakajima. Leaving second place to Rosberg in Singapore PORDIM 2008 was a bad season for the team. Nakajima quickly accustomed and repeatedly approaching the Rosberg, but overall FW30 car was not made for winning races. The team finished the season with 26 points and eighth in the standings. With the start of the 2009 season, the future of Williams looked quite bright. They proved to be one of three teams using revolutionary double diffuser, but unlike Toyota and Brawn they failed to take advantage of it. Nevertheless, Rosberg was very fast in training and qualifying, but in the races failed to cope and reach the podium. The best performance of the season Nico chervarti were two places and three fifth.

However, he finished seventh in the Drivers' standings with 34.5 points. Unfortunately Nakajima could not boast similar success. The Japanese failed to score a single point all season and it was not surprising that he was released after the finale in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg again repeated several times that if you find a fast car for him to leave and ultimately keep my promise. Immediately after the end of the season Rosberg became the pilot of the Mercedes. Williams, however, decided to bet on this year a veteran in the face of Rubens Barrichello and a novice - Nico Hülkenberg. Whether this will be the start of a new era for Williams, especially after the Grove kicking Toyota and trusted Cosworth for next season. While many expected new car FW32, it was quite disappointing. Rubens Barrichello failed to shine, while Nico Hülkenberg showed that fully deserves his place in Formula 1. Best achievement that will be remembered for a long, was polpozishanat of Hulkenberg in Brazil. Unfortunately, the German could not keep the first position as the cars of the leaders were far faster than his. However, its success remains serious.

In the past year, the situation of Williams deteriorate further after losing several major sponsors at the end of the season. He had to act quickly and had taken the difficult decision to leave Hulkenberg, in order to make room for young talent Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado. Latino is behind the personal support of Hugo Chavez and Venezuela, the first country of the sponsorship package is worth 15 million euros. Money, which are particularly valuable to Williams at the moment. Year, consecutive disappointment. This can be summarized presentation of the Williams team not only during the 2011 season, but in recent years as a whole. After severe financial problems, the team floundered gradual arrival of Pastor Maldonado and fresh millions support from Venezuela was like a breath vazdah for the team from Grove. Unfortunately The car was again under criticism. This led to a change in the team, Sam Michael as technical director resigned, replaced by Mike Kulan. The provider of engines also changed the team Williams will now rely on Renault engines. In the team already and Bruno Senna, whose sponsors also will inject fresh money. But whether Williams can from the bottom, remains to be seen.