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.

Rosberg doesn't believe Williams can be strong yet

Aug.11 (GMM) Nico Rosberg is staying at Williams in 2009 but the German is unsure the team has the goods to be a championship challenger. The 23-year-old is among the most highly rated of F1's younger generation, but despite speculation of moves to teams including McLaren and BMW-Sauber he remains committed to the Grove-based squad for a fourth consecutive season next year.

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.

Jerez Test Summary - Williams

AT T Williams have concluded this week's four day test in Jerez today. With Kazuki Nakajima behind the wheel of the FW30, the team focussed on preparation work for the Hungarian Grand Prix, evaluating set-up options for the Budapest track.

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.