Patrick Head: 'Silverstone is emasculated... it's just another track now'

Patrick Head is still a resounding big shot in the world of Formula One, despite moving "sideways", and in truth a little downwards, from the job of technical director at Williams, the company he co-founded with Frank Williams more than 30 years ago, to that of engineering director. So it is a surprise to find him, by his own admission, having to do a spot of "meeting and greeting" at the team's Oxfordshire compound. Our conversation in the company boardroom is scarcely five minutes old when Head receives a call asking him to go to reception. The World Superbike champion James Toseland has arrived, and needs some gladhanding.

Rosberg not ruling out F1 team switch

Jul.16 (GMM) Nico Rosberg says he wants to win a world championship with Williams, but also does not rule out switching to another team to achieve his ultimate F1 goal.

Moscow turns out to cheer Rosberg, Red Bull

Jul.14 (GMM) Hordes of Moscow locals on Sunday turned out to watch two Williams and Red Bull formula one cars drive on a temporary circuit through Red Square and past the Kremlin.

In the next few years we will not sell - Sir Frank WIlliams

Aug.6 (GMM) Sir Frank Williams, one of the last true privateers on the formula one grid, says he has no plans to sell up. His contemporay Ron Dennis, of the McLaren team, has effectively sold out to Mercedes-Benz and also Bahraini interests, while most of his other current rivals are either headed by carmakers or billionaires.

Williams doubts Donington F1 switch

Jul.14 (GMM) Team boss and F1 veteran Sir Frank Williams has expressed doubt about the switch of hosts for the British grand prix in 2010 and beyond.

Williams friday round-up

The AT T Williams team had a workmanlike day of practice at the Hockenheimring in Germany today, aside from a misfire which cost Kazuki Nakajima some track time in the afternoon session. On his familiar home circuit, Nico Rosberg ran comfortably inside the top seven all day, with Kazuki's best of the day recorded in the morning session which he concluded in P9.