to give me a lift to get some petrol, and he never forgave me for it. so we had lots of fun together. he didn t approve of the stewart tartan trousers, and he said that of course i would never wear those, and i said, if we won a grand prix, frank, would you wear the trousers? of course, because you ll never win a grand prix, stewart grand prix. well, we did win a grand prix and frank had to wear the tartan trousers. he was a friend to the end, and it was sad that he was so ill at the end, that in a way, today he s passed away in peace, and for that i think frank would appreciate that. he was a wonderful man, wonderful for british motor sport, very proud of his knighthood, and correctly he got a nice knighthood, and he brought along so many successful grand prix drivers. let s talk to will buxton,
will be remembered. one of the all time greats of the sport, italy has enzo ferrari and it is no exaggerate to say for british motor sport, you know, sir frank williams is that important. it is sport, you know, sir frank williams is that important. is that important. it is worth you reminding is that important. it is worth you reminding us is that important. it is worth you reminding us how is that important. it is worth you reminding us how he is that important. it is worth you reminding us how he started - is that important. it is worth you j reminding us how he started off. is that important. it is worth you i reminding us how he started off. it was humble beginnings. irate reminding us how he started off. it was humble beginnings. reminding us how he started off. it was humble beginnings. we think of formula one was humble beginnings. we think of formula one as was humble beginnings. we think of formula one as a was humble beginnings. we think of formula one as a big
an exciting business. always something to worry about, which can be quite healthy, actually. it s been very good to me. in total, williams racing won nine constructors and seven drivers titles. mansell finishes andi he s world champion. and damon hill wins- the japanese grand prix. and i ve got to stop, because i ve got a lump in my throat! - and perhaps there could have been many more, had he managed to sign a young lewis hamilton. the record breaking driver instead choosing mclaren. but hamilton s tribute today shows just how much respect they had for each other. describing him as one of the kindest people he had met in the sport, and adding, what he achieved something special. williams success was all the more incredible, considering many of his victories came after a serious spinal injury in 1986.
label, off white , with clients including rihanna, kanye west and naomi campbell. in a statement his family said he wanted to open doors for others to create greater equality in the world of art and design. and there have been tributes today to sir frank williams, founder of the williams formula 1 team, after his death at the age of 79. during his time the team won nine constructors championships and seven drivers titles. lizzie greenwood hughes looks back at his life. in a sport so dominated by global big business, frank williams made formula 1 a family affair. the former salesman was a pioneer, building up his motor racing team from nothing, starting in an empty carpet warehouse in oxfordshire and going on to become the best in the world. seven wins for frank williams team, up to the chequered flag and past it goes alan jones. .. i ve had a wonderful life, wouldn t have changed anything, truthfully.
and yet his mind was there. and continued to, you know, to show that off and have drivers win world championships. and it is extraordinary in some ways that his greatest successes came after that accident, what does that tell us? well, thatjust again shows you the greatness of the man. he had wonderful people round him. he had a wonderful chief designer, who is still with us, and that relationship will last forever, for both of them, even in heaven, they will be there. so frank had good friends, and few friends but good friends, he chose very carefully who he had friends with, but he was very good at raising money into motor sport in a big way. it s a cut throat business, you know that, it is full of a lot of big egos as well, isn t it, and i wondered if you could give me