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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 worked with Williams Advanced Engineering to bring the car to life. Owner Scott Blattner commissioned the car. He approached Singer and challenged the company to find ways to reduce the 1990 911's weight and add performance, all while restoring the car to a somewhat factory finish. Singer didn't...
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Felipe Massa retires from F1, againFelipe 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 platformAutomakers 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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Williams first to reveal 2017 F1 car, Mercedes signs James Allison as Technical DirectorThe 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...
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Bottas confirmed for Mercedes AMG F1 team, Massa to stay on at WilliamsMercedes 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 WilliamsThe 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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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 after, Williams announced that replacing Massa would be Canadian youngster Lance Stroll. However, Motorsport is reporting that Williams is about to lose its other driver Valtteri Bottas to Mercedes AMG and thus would like to retain Massa so that it has at least one experienced driver among its...
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Felipe Massa to quit F1 at end of 2016 seasonFelipe 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: VideoWilliams 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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Williams Is First To Reveal Its 2015 Formula One CarWilliams is the first to reveal its new car for the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The British team, which reigning world champion Mercedes AMG sees as its biggest threat going into the new season, is sticking with a Mercedes power unit and has gone with an evolutionary design for its latest...
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New Engineering Facility To Bring Williams F1 Tech To Road Cars, Other SectorsBritish Formula One team Williams has made steady progress this season, no doubt thanks to its decision to run superior Mercedes AMG engines as well as its new blood in the form of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. But the team, founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams, who still serves as team...
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Williams F1 Car To Feature 20th Anniversary Ayrton Senna LogoThis year is the 20th since the death of Formula One racing legend Ayrton Senna, and to mark the occasion British team Williams will run a special logo on its car throughout the 2014 season. Since Senna’s death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Italy, Williams has placed the iconic Senna...
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It was only a year ago that Martini Racing, the official racing brand of Italian distillery Martini & Rossi, the maker of some very fine vermouth, made its return to international motorsport, teaming up with long-time partner Porsche to run its famous blue and red livery on a car raced by Sébastien Loeb in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Martini is now making its return to the world of Formula One, by partnering with Williams, which has been rebranded Williams Martini Racing. At a special event held in London overnight, Williams’ FW36 2014 F1 car was rolled out wearing the...
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Williams Reveals 2014 Formula One CarWilliams is the second Formula One team to reveal its new race car for the 2014 season, following on the heels of Force India, which showed off its car yesterday. Williams’ new racer is called the FW36 and it comes powered by an engine and Energy Recovery System (ERS) sourced from...
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Felipe Massa Replaces Pastor Maldonado At Williams F1With Kimi Räikkönen taking Felipe Massa’s seat at Ferrari for the 2014 Formula One season and beyond, many thought the Brazilian may finally step down from a career in motorsport’s top echelon. Massa, however, was determined to continue his fight in F1 and this week it’s...
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New Nissan GT-R To Feature Williams Hybrid Tech: ReportLast month reports emerged claiming Nissan’s next GT-R, the R36, would be introduced as early as the 2016 model year and that it would likely come with some form of vehicle electrification in order to boost its performance while also cutting back on emissions and fuel consumption. In fact, a...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds?The latest iteration of the Nissan GT-R can already hit 60 mph from rest in a blistering 2.7 seconds but that number is expected to drop with the arrival of a more potent GT-R NISMO model currently in the works. Set for a reveal at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November, the GT-R NISMO is tipped to...
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Williams And NISMO To Collaborate On Performance Road CarsTwo of the biggest names in motorsport, Williams and NISMO, have announced today a collaboration aimed at developing high-performance road cars. Williams’ technology offshoot, Williams Advanced Engineering, will join the engineering development team from NISMO to help develop new...
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Williams is the latest Formula One team to get involved with the new Formula E Championship, whose inaugural season commences next year. McLaren has already announced it will supply the electric motors for the Formula E race cars while Renault is helping to optimize their performance and electronic layout. Williams’ role will be to design and assemble a battery for the 42 cars that will be competing in Formula E, working closely with the constructor of the cars, Spark Racing Technology. The two entities have signed an agreement that will see Williams remain the sole supplier of...
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Williams To Use Mercedes Engines From Start Of 2014 F1 SeasonThe Williams F1 Team has confirmed it’s signed a deal with Mercedes-Benz to use the German firm’s Formula One engines from the start of the 2014 season. Mercedes was one of the first to unveil its new turbocharged V-6 engine developed for next year’s season, which sees radical new...
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Former Jaguar Boss To Head Williams F1 TeamFormer Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driscoll, the man credited with overseeing the British automaker during its transition from Ford’s Premier Auto Group to new owner Tata, has been announced CEO of the Williams F1 Team. O’Driscoll’s newly created role will see the...
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Williams’ 2013 Formula One Car, The FW35, Is RevealedThe 11th and final car contending the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship has been revealed this week in the form of the Williams FW35. The British team’s latest car was unveiled yesterday at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain ahead of a busy testing schedule planned for the remainder of the...
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Valtteri Bottas To Replace Bruno Senna At Williams In 2013: VideoFinnish driver Valtteri Bottas will replace Bruno Senna, nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna, as one of the drivers for the Williams F1 Team in the 2013 Formula One season. Bottas will be joined by current Williams driver Pastor Maldonado in the new season. This will be Maldonado’s third...
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Williams FW34 2012 Formula 1 Race Car Joins Rivals At JerezThis week most of the teams competing in the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship are in Jerez, Spain, testing their latest race cars and further evaluating their drivers ahead of the season opener on March 18 in Australia. We now have the first details on the new FW34 racer from Williams, which...
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