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Triumph is developing the TE-1 electric motorcycle with Williams Advanced Engineering, with dynamometer and track testing up next.
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Williams Advanced Engineering sold to Australian miner
In its quest to green its operations, Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring the technology offshoot of the Williams F1 team.
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F1 legend Frank Williams dead at 79
Williams was the longest-serving F1 team principal, although he'll forever be remembered as a racing icon who led despite spinal cord injuries.
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Alex Albon returns to F1 in 2022 with Williams
Former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon will make his return to F1 next season as the sport enters a new era.
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Bottas to join Alfa Romeo F1 in 2022, paving way for Russell seat at Mercedes
Promising driver George Russell is set to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes-Benz AMG in 2022.
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Italdesign and Williams to offer performance electric car development services
Legendary companies Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering are partnering on an electric vehicle platform for use by other automakers.
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Williams enters a new era with motorsport veteran Jost Capito at the helm.
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Claire Williams steps down as deputy team principal of Williams F1 team
Williams Formula 1 team principal Claire Williams stepped down from the team, ending more than 40 years of family control.
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William's F1 team sold to US investment firm Dorilton Capital
Formula One team Williams Racing has been sold to the U.S. firm Dorilton Capital in hopes of improving competitiveness.
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Williams F1 team starts talks for possible sale
Williams F1 has dropped its title sponsor and is now open to a sale of all or part of the company.
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New electric touring car series will use Williams tech
The world of electric motorsport is expanding with a new touring car series featuring racers with 679 horsepower of peak power and 65-kilowatt-hour batteries.
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Williams F1 swaps Lance Stroll for George Russell for 2019
Williams confirmed Friday that George Russell will drive for the team in the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship. Russell will fill the seat of Lance Stroll who is expected to replace Esteban Ocon at Force India next season. Stroll's father, Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, heads a consortium of...
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Canadian fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll has emerged as the head of a consortium of investors with a rescue deal for the financially capped but highly competitive Force India F1 team. Force India entered administration on July 27, a process similar to bankruptcy protection, following a court decision prompted by action brought by current driver Sergio Perez and other creditors. An administrator overseeing the process, Geoff Rowley, confirmed Tuesday that Stroll, the billionaire father of current Williams driver Lance Stroll (shown below), together with fellow investors had come up with a rescue...
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Singer and Williams go into detail on their lightweight 911
California Porsche restorer Singer Vehicle Design last year teamed up with Williams Advanced Engineering, the technology offshoot of the Williams Formula 1 team, to use the latest engineering knowledge, including some F1 techniques, to transform an original air-cooled Porsche 911 into the ultimate...
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Sergey Sirotkin picked as driver for Williams F1 team, Robert Kubica picked as reserve
Williams has ended the hopes of Robert Kubica driving with the team in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship by announcing on Tuesday that it has signed Sergey Sirotkin. The 22-year-old Russian impressed the team with his performance at a recent tire test in Abu Dhabi plus the list of...
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Singer-Williams Porsche 911 subtracts weight and adds power in one incredible package
Porsche restoration/modification/reimagination specialist Singer officially dropped details on its most drool-worthy 911 project to date: a lightweight 964-era 911 with a 500-horsepower 4.0-liter flat-6 engine. The formula is simple: subtract weight and add power; the results are incredible. Singer...
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Felipe Massa retires from F1, again
Felipe Massa on Saturday announced he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the 2017 season. It is the second time in less than two years the Williams driver has made the announcement, though this time he really means it. After first announcing his retirement in September 2016, Massa stayed on...
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Williams Advanced Engineering debuts off-the-shelf EV platform
Automakers spend millions to design and engineer vehicle platforms, but some suppliers think a switch to off-the-shelf solutions may be an essential part of future vehicles. To capitalize on this, Williams Advanced Engineering, the technology offshoot of the Williams Formula 1 team, has revealed...
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The cars of the 2017 Formula One World Championship will be very different to anything we’ve seen in the past several years. Among the changes are longer, wider bodies and much wider tires. The changes are aimed at increasing downforce and grip, which should lead to higher speeds and thus faster lap times. The power units, however, carry over mostly unchanged. They’re still turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6es paired up with two motor-generators. Williams is the first to reveal its car for the new season, the FW40. The “FW” in the name are the initials of team founder Frank...
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Bottas confirmed for Mercedes AMG F1 team, Massa to stay on at Williams
Mercedes AMG has confirmed that current Williams driver Valtteri Bottas will fill the seat of retired reigning champion Nico Rosberg in the 2017 Formula One World Championship. Rosberg stepped down at the end of the 2016 after scoring his first title. Bottas will be teaming up with Lewis Hamilton...
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Mercedes AMG F1 technical boss rumored to join Williams
The Mercedes AMG Formula One team on Tuesday confirmed that its Technical Director Paddy Lowe has stepped down. Lowe is currently on garden leave but is expected to join another team. It’s rumored he may end up at Williams, which is using Mercedes power units. “I have had a...
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Massa to skip retirement for 1 more year with Williams?
Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa might be planning to hold off on retirement for another year in order to continue driving for Williams. Massa in September announced that his contract with Williams would expire at the end of the 2016 season and that he had no intention to renew it. Shortly...
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Felipe Massa to quit F1 at end of 2016 season
Felipe Massa confirmed today that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season. Speaking to reporters at the Italian Grand Prix, the Brazilian driver, whose current contract with Williams expires at the end of this year, said he had already decided some months ago that this would...
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Felipe Massa Drives Bond Villain’s Jaguar C-X75 Supercar: Video
Williams Formula One driver Felipe Massa took some time out from his busy schedule during the past weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix to hop behind the wheel of the burnt orange Jaguar C-X75 supercar driven in the new James Bond movie Sceptre by one of the villains. Bond stuck with an Aston Martin...
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