http://www.gpupdate.net/ Wed, 29 May 2013 11:02:10 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295422/o-driscoll-becomes-williams-group-ceo/ Williams Grand Prix Holdings has confirmed the appointment of Mike O'Driscoll, former Managing Director of Jaguar Cars and ex-President of Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover in North America, as its new Group CEO. Alex Burns, who had previously held the position, is to leave the Grove-based outfit with immediate effect. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/295422/o-driscoll-becomes-williams-group-ceo/ Wed, 29 May 2013 10:49:44 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293924/williams-posts-5-million-loss-for-2012/ Williams Grand Prix Holdings has posted a pre-tax loss of £5 million for 2012. The outfit made a profit of £7.4 million in 2011, but has linked the latest figures to "the impact of a technical accounting treatment of one of the Group’s key receipts". http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/293924/williams-posts-5-million-loss-for-2012/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:46:34 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292434/claire-williams-becomes-deputy-team-boss/ Claire Williams has been announced as the Deputy Team Principal of the Williams F1 Team with immediate effect, a role that will see her work directly alongside founder and father Frank. Having joined the team back in 2002, she initially held a media position before being appointed Director of Marketing three years ago. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/292434/claire-williams-becomes-deputy-team-boss/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:29:50 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291638/williams-to-honour-lady-virginia-in-australia/ Williams personnel will honour , wife to Team Principal Sir Frank Williams, at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Ginny, as she was known among friends and team members, passed away in the family home last Thursday night at the age of 66, having battled cancer for two and a half years. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291638/williams-to-honour-lady-virginia-in-australia/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:07:18 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291421/lady-virginia-williams-passes-away-aged-66/ Lady Virginia Williams, the wife of Williams Founder and Team Principal Sir Frank Williams, has passed away aged 66 after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291421/lady-virginia-williams-passes-away-aged-66/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:47:31 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3106/sir-frank-williams-on-the-new-fw35/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/3106/sir-frank-williams-on-the-new-fw35/ Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/290704/williams-launches-fw35-in-barcelona/ Williams pulled the covers off its latest challenger, entitled the FW35, at the Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday morning. Regular drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas were both present for the short launch presentation in front of the gathered media, an event which directly preceded the start of the second pre-season test. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/290704/williams-launches-fw35-in-barcelona/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:53:48 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/289513/williams-understands-wolff-s-departure/ Sir Frank Williams says he understands Toto Wolff's decision to leave his team and join Mercedes-Benz as its new Executive Director, explaining that he was never going to deny the Austrian a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' with the German marque. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/289513/williams-understands-wolff-s-departure/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:46:38 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/288058/interview-with-sir-frank-williams/ Williams revealed its 2013 driver line-up on Wednesday morning, with Valtteri Bottas being promoted to a race seat alongside Pastor Maldonado. Team Principal Sir Frank Williams takes the time to discuss the decision in detail, assess an up and down 2012 campaign and look ahead to what the future might hold... http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/288058/interview-with-sir-frank-williams/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:44:02 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2741/a-message-from-sir-frank-williams/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2741/a-message-from-sir-frank-williams/ Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f2-news/284907/bacheta-overjoyed-about-williams-f1-test/ As a reward for winning this year’s Formula 2 title, Luciano Bacheta will enjoy a Williams Formula 1 test outing at Silverstone in a fortnight's time. The Englishman has dominated the MotorSport Vision-run championship this season and sealed the crown at Monza last weekend. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f2-news/284907/bacheta-overjoyed-about-williams-f1-test/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:16:26 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/281880/wolff-now-assisting-williams-as-team-principal/ Christian Wolff, more commonly known as ‘Toto’, has become the Executive Director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings. The Austrian steps up from his position of Non-Executive Director and will now assist Sir Frank Williams in his role of Team Principal. He is set to take the position whenever the 70-year-old decides to retire. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/281880/wolff-now-assisting-williams-as-team-principal/ Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:04:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/280647/williams-teams-responsibility-to-lower-costs/ Sir Frank Williams believes a budget cap would not be correct in F1, but does strongly agree that each team has a responsibility to be as cost-effective as possible. Plans for a spending limit were first suggested by then FIA President Max Mosley, but so far the Paris-based federation has been unable to convince all manufacturers. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/280647/williams-teams-responsibility-to-lower-costs/ Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:14:41 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/279607/female-to-race-in-formula-1-within-a-decade/ Newly-signed Williams development driver Susie Wolff is expecting a female to arrive on the Formula 1 grid within the next ten years, explaining that ‘prejudice in motorsport’ is slowly changing and allowing for women to progress further. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/279607/female-to-race-in-formula-1-within-a-decade/ Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:55:21 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-photos/8436/williams-celebrates-victory-at-grove-factory/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-photos/8436/williams-celebrates-victory-at-grove-factory/ Fri, 18 May 2012 13:58:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/278694/coulthard-not-a-surprise-that-williams-is-back/ David Coulthard was particularly delighted that Williams finally returned to winning ways in Barcelona on Sunday, having previously not celebrated a Formula 1 victory since the last round of 2004. The Scot, now a commentator for BBC Sport, made his F1 race debut with the team following Ayrton Senna’s death in 1994. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/278694/coulthard-not-a-surprise-that-williams-is-back/ Tue, 15 May 2012 10:25:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/278686/one-williams-member-remains-in-hospital/ Sir Frank Williams has thanked the entire Formula 1 community, which together helped to recover the situation when his team’s garage caught fire in Barcelona on Sunday. The cause of the huge blaze remains unknown as investigations continue. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/278686/one-williams-member-remains-in-hospital/ Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:18 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2188/interview-with-victorious-sir-frank-williams/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2188/interview-with-victorious-sir-frank-williams/ Sun, 13 May 2012 18:39:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2104/bruno-senna-wishes-frank-williams-a-happy-birthday/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2104/bruno-senna-wishes-frank-williams-a-happy-birthday/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2100/happy-70th-birthday-sir-frank/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/2100/happy-70th-birthday-sir-frank/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:42:00 +0100