Williams F1

The Williams F1 team....

Team Principal	Frank Williams
Technical Director	Sam Michael
Formed	1969
Championships Won	9
Chassis	FW30
Engine	Toyota
Tyres	Bridgestone
Drivers	Kazuki Nakajima | Nico Rosberg

The first Williams team appeared in Formula One under the banner of Frank Williams Racing Cars, after the business, which introduced Frank Williams to racing.

Williams have worked with many notable engine manufacturers, most successfully with Renault: Williams won five of their nine constructors' titles with the French company. Along with Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault (formerly Benetton), Williams is one of the "Big Four" teams that have won every constructors' championship since 1979 and every driver's championship since 1984. Williams remains the only one independently owned, as the other three are "factory teams" either setup or bought out by major auto manufacturers.

Williams had much to prove in 2007 having only scored eleven points in '06 and finished eighth in the constructors, and thankfully the Grove-based concern seemed to bounce back.

There were no wins - nor did any look likely - but the FW29 was pretty competitive in the midfield pack, something that allowed Rosberg and Wurz to notch up 33 points in total - three times as many as the team managed the year before. Consequently Williams finished fourth in the constructors'.

More importantly though the car was reliable and Nico really seemed to find his feet, ending the season ninth in the drivers' championship. He managed seven points' finishes in total, including five in the final seven races, culminating with a fourth place at the season ending, Brazilian GP.

While Rosberg shined though, Wurz ultimately proved a bit disappointing and he scored only 13 points. Furthermore while he made the most of his experience to take third at the Canadian GP and fourth at the Nurburgring, in the end his decision to retire wasn't a surprise, although the fact he opted to do it with only one race left, was somewhat unusual.

For 2008, Williams have managed to hang onto Rosberg - despite the German being targeted by McLaren. Nico will link up with Kazuki Nakajima, who having spent a year testing now gets a chance to race.