[HN Gopher] Legendary F1 team boss Sir Frank Williams dies, aged 79
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Legendary F1 team boss Sir Frank Williams dies, aged 79
Author : ksec
Score : 113 points
Date : 2021-11-28 17:18 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| axegon_ wrote:
| One of the people I admired immensely in F1. He truly went after
| his dreams and achieved them. His wife get a lot less credit than
| she deserves because she also had a lot to do with his success.
| Rest in peace, legend!
| thiagocsf wrote:
| I know the man's life is admirable but I'll never forgive him for
| killing Ayrton Senna.
| mgarfias wrote:
| How do you feel about Adrian newey?
| frereubu wrote:
| I love photos of the early days of Frank Williams, such as this
| one tinkering with the brake assembly in velvet flared trousers
| and a shirt: https://cdn.24htech.asia/link/wp-
| content/uploads/2021/11/290... What a different time.
|
| I cleary remember staying up late to see Nigel Mansell claim the
| championship in the Australian(?) GP (I live in the UK) and being
| devasted when his wheel blew in the last few laps.
|
| Quite a history - feels a bit like those photos of the Queen
| meeting presidents all the way through from Truman to Biden.
| W-Stool wrote:
| I highly recommend Sir Frank's late wife Ginny's book "Williams:
| A Different Kind of Life". It details Frank's struggles in his
| early racing days (too broke to have a telephone at home) and his
| struggles later on after his horrific car accident. To say Frank
| was a fighter who never gave up is an understatement, and for
| those younger F1 fans who never saw the Williams team when they
| ran up front, I can tell you they were, more than one time, the
| team to beat. RIP Sir Frank Williams - they don't make them like
| you anymore.
| choeger wrote:
| Sad to read this, but at least he saw his team have some success
| this season.
|
| RIP, Sir Williams.
| mgarfias wrote:
| Bob Bondurant died a short while ago. Now Frank. 2021 sucks.
| herbstein wrote:
| A moment that sticks in my brain is Lewis Hamilton driving Sir
| Frank Williams around the Silverstone circuit.
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| https://youtu.be/kSoQtwbpcGU
| Nelson69 wrote:
| That is a particularly good memory.
| sbarre wrote:
| Thanks for sharing that video, I'd never seen it before...
| beebeepka wrote:
| Killing Senna ruined them. Hearing Frank - as an old and almost
| broken looking man - admit that during an interview (the last one
| I've seen) made me respect the guy a bit more. He looked like he
| felt guilty. They were guilty.
|
| Rest in peace, old man.
| foldr wrote:
| Senna died in 1994, and Williams won their last championship in
| 1997.
|
| The evidence on exactly what caused the Senna crash is
| equivocal. There is a theory that the crash was caused (or
| exacerbated) by failure of the steering column. However, there
| is no evidence that conclusively rules out the simplest
| explanation (driver error).
| sgt101 wrote:
| That's what I said!
|
| (CEO Boeing Aircraft)
| edderly wrote:
| You do realize that Ayrton's nephew drove for Williams?
|
| https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-williams-sen...
| hef19898 wrote:
| Not sure if that's the right way to look at it. Formula One,
| back then, was much less afe than today. They pushed the
| limits, technical, and Senna pushed them as a driver. Both knew
| what they gor thselves into. It was a tragic accident, not more
| and not less.
| dan_pixelflow wrote:
| Frank was simply a man with a dream and he achieved it. 9
| constructors' championships, 7 drivers' championships: Jones,
| Rosberg, Piquet, Mansell, Prost, Hill and Villeneuve.
|
| The last decade or so of Williams has been very hard for the
| team, but I'm glad he saw the beginning of a return to form with
| a decent amount of points this season - and that podium at Spa.
|
| I never met him, but I know some who did and they always had
| nothing but praise for the man. He was loved by all, and was
| very, very smart. His relationship with his drivers, even after
| leaving the position of Team Principal, was second-to-none.
| Williams was his family, and I'm very glad Capito/Dorilton kept
| the name after purchasing - it's more than just a name.
|
| This world is thrown around a lot, but I think it's fitting here:
| he was a legend of the motorsport world, and a legend of the
| engineering world. His reputation and status in the paddock
| cannot be overstated. Rest in peace, Sir Frank.
| mhh__ wrote:
| I think the days of a team like Williams thriving in F1 are
| over, unfortunately. Maybe I'm being too cynical but I don't
| think cost-caps can fight entropy like that.
| roflchoppa wrote:
| SFW was truly dedicated to motor sports. There is a nice
| documentary 'Williams' if you're interested in f1.
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