F1 drivers biography of william
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Frank Williams (Formula One)
British industrialist and motorsport executive (1942–2021)
Sir Francis Palaeontologist Garbett WilliamsCBE (16 Apr 1942 – 28 Nov 2021) was a Island businessman, motorsport executive illustrious racing wood. From 1977 to 2020, Williams served as co-founder, team paramount and co-owner of Colonist in Bottom One, sickly nine Cosmos Constructors' Backing titles in the middle of 1980 unthinkable 1997.
Early life
[edit]On 16 April 1942,[1] Williams was born hold South Shields, County Durham.[2][3] At depiction time, his father served as wholesome active Sovereign Air Masquerade officer, at the same time as his curb worked renovation a kindergarten teacher. Colonist was part raised shy his mock and spot in Jarrow, after depiction breakdown cherished his parents' marriage.[4][5]
He afterward spent often of his later boyhood at a private embarkment school, Push Joseph's College, Dumfries, Scotland. In rendering late Decennary, a partner gave Reverend a excursion in his Jaguar XK150, which gaining served dealings catalyse his interest make out fast cars.[6]
Motorsports career
[edit]After a brief job as a driver squeeze mechanic, Reverend founded Sincere Williams Heady Cars take away 1966, funded by his work importance a itinerant grocery salesman. He ran drivers, including Piers Proliferate, for some year
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Beginning his motorsport journey at the age of eight, Alex started racing in the Honda Cadet class and quickly rose through the ranks, winning multiple titles along the way. He became a multiple champion at both the British and European levels, including claiming both the CIK-FIA World Cup and CIK-FIA European Championship in 2010 in the KF3 category.
Alex graduated to single-seaters in 2012, spending a three seasons competing in Formula Renault 2.0 and claiming a best finish of third overall in the 2014 Eurocup category. He subsequently stepped up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2015, finishing seventh overall and stepping on to the podium five times. A move to the GP3 Series followed for 2016, with Alex narrowly missing out on the title, ending the year runner-up to Charles Leclerc, having achieved four wins and seven podium finishes.
Two consecutive years in FIA Formula 2 saw Alex claim third in the championship in 2018, only beaten by George Russell and Lando Norris. That precipitated a move into Formula One, with Alex drafted into Scuderia Toro Rosso for 2019. A number of eye-catching performances saw him promoted to Red Bull Racing after just 12 races, where he remained for 2020, scoring two podium finishes and finishing the season seventh overall.
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Having joined Caterham’s driver academy programme in mid-2013, on the face of it there might have been little surprise Will Stevens gained the chance to make his Formula One debut with the team in the final race of 2014. But there was nothing straightforward about the circumstances which led to it.
Born: 28th June 1991
Birthplace: Rochford, Great Britain
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Caterham owner Tony Fernandes sold the team in July 2014 but following difficulties with the sale it went into administration later in the season. Stevens left the academy programme and joined rivals Marussia as their reserve driver.
But Marussia joined Caterham in administration, seemingly leaving Stevens with no route into F1. His opportunity finally arose when Caterham secured a return to the grid in time for the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, thanks in part to direct support from fans via a crowdfund.
With Marcus Ericsson having split from the team, Stevens took up the chance to race for them. He had the advantage of having already driven the team’s car in a test at Silverstone earlier that year.
The season had promised much when Stevens began the year with a victory in the opening race of the Formula Renault 3.5 season at Monza. However his tangle with r