Sir Francis Owen Garbett WilliamsCBE (born 16 April 1942) is founder and team principal of the WilliamsFormula One racing team.
Early life
Born in South Shields, County Durham (now Tyne and Wear), England, son of a serving RAF officer and a special education teacher (and later headmistress), Williams was in part brought up by his maternal aunt and uncle in Jarrow when his parents' marriage broke down. He subsequently spent much of his later childhood at a private, fee-paying boarding school, St Joseph's College, Dumfries, in Scotland. In the late 1950s a friend gave Williams a ride in his JaguarXK150 and young Frank was immediately hooked on fast cars.
Frank L Williams (26 January 1910 – 7 July 1959) was a Welsh international rugby union centre for Wales who played club rugby for Cardiff, Wakefield and Headingley. Williams was a solid defensive player, who not only tackled well but was also unafraid to cover a grounded ball and accepted the punishment meted out.
Rugby career
Williams was first selected for Wales on 2 February 1929 in a game against Scotland at St Helens. Wales won 14-7, ending a run of four consecutive home defeats by Scotland. Williams was reselected in Wales's next two games, a victory over France and a trip to Ireland for the final game of the 1929 Championship. Williams was among the majority of the Welsh players to wake up feeling ill on the morning of the Ireland game, with only tee-totalers Morley and Peacock unaffected. Ireland took an early lead in a brutal, defensive encounter. Williams managed to break through the Irish defence to score his first international try, which Dai Parker converted to give Wales a draw.
Sir Frank makes more frequent appearances in Yes, Prime Minister, and in doing so, appears as both an ally and competitor with Sir Humphrey. As allies, in the Yes, Prime Minister episode of "A Real Partnership," Sir Frank conspires with Sir Humphrey to push through a civil service pay increase in a time of financial stringency. As competitors, Sir Frank attempts to undermine Sir Humphrey by suggesting that he would be able to take Humphrey's role in heading half of the British Civil Service ("The Key"). Indeed, it is their roles as de facto joint heads of the Civil Service (Sir Humphrey as Cabinet Secretary and Sir Frank as Permanent Secretary of the Treasury) that brings them most often into conflict.
"Everyone at Williams believes he will bring significant improvements to the team's performance."
"With Honda he has the potential to be a formidable competitor. We've worked with Honda in the past and they've proved they will do whatever it takes to get the job done."
"I would be surprised if Jenson did not win a race. He needs one and I think he would deserve it."
"It would appear to be an entirely appropriate time to offer him his first test."
"We are as ambitious as anyone but we are also cautious. If we finish in the top three in the constructors that will be good."
"Nico has a wider technical knowledge than his father, he is very fast and aggressive and has a big future."
Williams’ entire garage famously burnt down, along with Bruno Senna’s car, following Pastor Maldonado’s historic victory at ... Sir Frank Williams was delivering a victory speech to the team at the time.
En los 70, Carlos Reutemann fue quien izó la bandera ... Brabham (4), Ferrari (5) y Williams (3). Con la escudería fundada por Sir Frank Williams quedó a un punto del título en 1981, corona que perdió en la última fecha en Las Vegas ... Mónaco ... .
The Williams team, established by Sir Frank Williams in 1977, is embroiled in a $100 million sexism claim involving the constructor’s former marketing director, ClaudiaSchwarz, who says she was forced out. James Matthews sits on the Williams board ... .
À propos de WilliamsRacing... Depuis sa création en 1977 par l'éminent Sir Frank Williams et le pionnier de l'ingénierie Sir Patrick Head, l'équipe a remporté neuf championnats des constructeurs, en association avec Cosworth, Honda et Renault.
About WilliamsRacing... Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault.
Sobre a WilliamsRacing... Desde sua fundação em 1977 pelo eminente e falecido, Sir Frank Williams, e pelo pioneiro da engenharia, Sir Patrick Head, a equipe venceu nove Campeonatos de Construtores, em associação com a Cosworth, Honda e Renault.
Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr1977 durch den bedeutenden, inzwischen verstorbenen Sir FrankWilliams und den Technikpionier Sir Patrick Head hat das Team in Zusammenarbeit mit Cosworth, Honda und Renault neun Konstrukteursmeisterschaften gewonnen.
Desde su fundación en 1977 por el destacado y fallecido Sir FrankWilliams y el pionero de la ingeniería Sir Patrick Head, el equipo ha ganado nueve campeonatos de constructores (Constructors’ ...
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