Williams F1

This Williams-Renault FW15B dominated the 1992 Formula 1 season. Nigel Mansell won nine times, beating Ayrton Senna's record of eight Grand Prix victories in a season, against a field that boasted Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Mansell took five of those wins in this car. It’s for sale ...

What do you do when you've got a crack team of F1 engineering experts with time on their hands, as well as dream-level facilities for aerodynamics, carbon composites, electrification and low-volume manufacturing? All sorts of things, as it turns out. We spoke to WAE Technical Director Paul McNamara.

​Formula 1 represents the peak of technology in motorsport, but that doesn't guarantee good racing. Over the past few seasons, the cars have become faster and more efficient, but the racing hasn’t changed. It’s boring and, if you’re not a super-fan, tough to understand.

At every Formula 1 race, DHL hands out an award for the fastest pit stop and, every race so far this year, Williams has taken it out. As well as out-gunning the rest of the field at last weekend's European GP, a Williams tire change equaled Red Bull's record for the fastest ever pit stop.

It's almost time for the 2016 Formula One season to kick off in Australia, which means we are about to see the results of what the 11 teams have been frantically working on. Can the rest of the pack close the gap to Mercedes and three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton?

Some scientists are suggesting that sodium-ion batteries could be a less costly alternative to lithium-ions. To that end, Williams Advanced Engineering recently demonstrated that they could be used to power an electric bike.

Formula 1 teams have been redesigning and re-engineering their race cars in order to meet the first major regulation changes since 2009. New aerodynamic rules, odd noses, clipped wings and a completely new hybrid powertrain are part of the mix waiting for teams in the 2014 F1 season.

Williams F1 has increased its shareholding in Williams Hybrid Power to 78% on the back of favorable racetrack results and growing confidence its hybrid technology will find application in cars, buses, trains, ships and wind power generation.

Porsche will show a Porsche 911 GT3 R with hybrid drive at Geneva Motor Show - the two 60 kW electrc motors are supplied with power by an electrical flywheel power generator

A mechanical KERS system fitted to a bus has demonstrated more than 30 percent fuel saving over the London bus test cycle, yet can package around an existing transmission at less cost than an electrical solution.

The biggest news in Formula One at the start of the season is the rear diffusers being used by the Brawn, Toyota and Williams teams.

The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship starts this weekend with round one in Melbourne, Australia where we are about to witness the biggest number of rule changes in the history the sport.