A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week:
In an ongoing partnership with British Formula One team Williams Racing, crypto exchange Kraken will place non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the back of the team’s cars competing in the U.S. Grand Prix this October.
An F1 Team Might Take a Bored Ape Across the U.S. Grand Prix Finish Line
“We had a great meeting with Roger Goodell, the CEO of the NFL, in Canada, who explained the value of the teams went up exponentially, certainly by multiples, at the point where all teams realized it doesn’t matter who wins, it matters that you work together on that journey” – James Vowles
Williams Frustrated It Can’t Spend More Money
“I’ll probably have nightmares of that Williams rear-wing because these guys, it seems like a different category on the straights.” – Pierre Gasly
Gasly will have ‘nightmares’ about Albon’s Williams
“I had to almost over push the tyre to stay in front. And then it’s a vicious cycle, because you then degrade more. And you’re already trying to save the tyre, but you’re not allowed to, you don’t have the freedom.” – Alex Albon
“Vicious cycle” meant slicks were quicker in the wet at F1 Belgian GP
“His background, experience and skillset in the North American market fortifies our commercial and partnerships offering and we’re happy to have him on the journey with us.”
Senior appointment at Williams Racing
“He’s exceptional at coming into organisations when you need someone to pull their sleeves up and properly get stuck into structure and systems.” – James Vowles
Fry signing a statement of intent on Williams F1’s “culture of change”
“I think it’s very clear when you work back from it, actually what happened was we were hampered by that – both cars – and it’s quite significant as a contribution to why we suddenly went backwards.” – James Vowles
Williams discovered damage to cake tins caused ‘huge tyre degradation’
“We’re fortunate with the team I have behind me at the moment because they are filling voids that exist. But clearly, we’re on crutches.” – James Vowles
Williams F1 still on crutches but recovery is underway, says Vowles
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