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.

British GP race debrief: Williams

Predictably extreme weather conditions promoted one of the most eventful races of the season today at round nine of the Championship, the British Grand Prix. Kazuki Nakajima drove his FW30 through the challenging conditions to a points-paying eighth place finish for AT T Williams at the team’s home Grand Prix.

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.

Williams back to improve 2008 car - Rosberg

Jul.9 (GMM) Williams will revert more effort into improving its current formula one car. Patrick Head, the British team's co-owner and engineering veteran, revealed that much of the focus at Grove recently switched to preparing for next year's sweeping technical rule changes.