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After a brief career as a driver and mechanic, Williams founded Frank Williams Racing Cars in 1966, funded by his work as a travelling grocery salesman. He ran drivers, including Piers Courage, for several years in Formula Two and Formula Three. [7]
Nov 28, 2021 · Using cash from his work as a grocery salesman, Frank created Frank Williams Racing Cars. After running competitively in Formula 2 and Formula 3, he bought a Brabham chassis, signed his friend Piers Courage and entered F1 in 1969, twice finishing second.
Nov 28, 2021 · From humble beginnings financing his first racing team with earnings from his job as a grocery salesman, Williams made it all the way to Formula 1, before launching Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977 alongside Patrick Head.
Jul 10, 2019 · As Sir Frank Williams celebrates his 79th birthday, discover his incredible story, and how he took his eponymous racing team working out of a disused carpet factory to the very pinnacle of Formula 1, in the video above.
Nov 29, 2021 · That's what 23-year-old George Russell says about founder of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, Sir Frank Williams, who died on Sunday aged 79.
Nov 29, 2021 · Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula 1, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while...
Nov 28, 2021 · Sir Frank Williams was one of the most remarkable figures in British sport. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula 1, overseeing 114...
