- Stock: In Stock
- Author: Bruce Grant-Braham
- ISBN: 1852233753
- Publisher: The Crowood Press
- Publication Year: 1990
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Revised: No
- Reprint: No
- Language: English
- Pages: 350
- Illustrations: Colour and Black and White
- Format: Hardback - With Dustjacket
- Condition Book: Very Good
- Condition Dust Jacket: Very Good
- Dimensions: 250.00mm x 195.00mm
Williams - The Story of a Racing Team charts the growth of Frank Williams' team, from the early days in the sixties - when the organisation that was to become Williams Grand Prix Engineering was being established - through to considerable Formula 1 Grand Prix success in the present day. The book relates every race in which the Williams team has participated. This includes Formula 2 events, and each Formula 1 Grand Prix is documented with statistics which include grid positions, lap times and full results. Bruce Grant-Braham also looks behind the scenes at the men who have shaped the Williams Team: Frank Williams, whose entrepreneurial skills and charismatic leadership have proven the driving force behind the team; Patrick Head, whose most influential design, FW07, established Williams on the Formula 1 grid; and drivers as various in character as Piers Courage, Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, to name but a few. Personality clashes, 'politics' both on and off the track, changes from naturally aspirated to turbocharged cars (and back again - the years with Honda, Judd, Renault power) - all this and developments in Formula 1 technology are covered, making for a fascinating read. Williams - The Story of a Racing Team provides a thorough, in-depth analysis of the Williams Team set against the wider backdrop of Formula 1 Grand Prix racing. Stunning photographs throughout illustrate the sporting achievement of this leading firm.