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Monday, April 9
Williams among sport's great teams
|  | | WilliamsF1 has a history dating back to the late 1970's, when Frank Williams and Patrick Head set up base in Didcot, Oxfordshire. |
WilliamsF1 (formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering) was founded in 1977 by Frank Williams and Patrick Head. They set up base in a small industrial unit at Station Road in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and with a staff of only 17 set about the task of preparing to enter into competition in Formula One.
The team emerged in the 1980s as the one to beat and a reliability record unequalled by any other helped them to sweep to unchallenged and crushing victories in the Constructors' Championships of 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987.
Success continued in 1987 with the team winning nine races again (six by Mansell, three by Piquet) with the modified FW11. This time they made sure of not only the Constructors' but also the Drivers' Championship. Full story
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