By Williams Martini Racing
March 16 2017
Williams announced the appointment of Paddy Lowe as Chief Technical Officer for the Williams Group. Paddy will join Williams today, 16 March, and will take overall management responsibility for the engineering operation at Grove. Paddy will also join the company’s Board of Directors and take a shareholding in the company.
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Quote:Ozzy Osbone
Maybe Key was waiting for confirmation of Paddy?
This is good news. We are looking serious again.
Quote:Gwanni
Agree with AJ, so who will be the driver to start working with for the future? who will take Massa's place, i would love to have Ricciardo, Hulk or Sainz in FW41
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Excellent job Claire!
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Excellent job Claire!
Two more pieces in the puzzle needs to come: James Key and Carlos Sainz !!!
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Excellent job Claire!
Two more pieces in the puzzle needs to come: James Key and Carlos Sainz !!!
Peter Windsor thinks the same about Sainz, that Williams needed him this year to push the team forward. A shame that Martini imposes at least 1 driver over 25 years old.
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I think @AlanJones might have had a bump on the head.
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Agree with AJ, so who will be the driver to start working with for the future? who will take Massa's place, i would love to have Ricciardo, Hulk or Sainz in FW41
Sent the message to Carlos !!!
as someone already mentioned RB to hold on to Sainz
so given that bottas is on a one-year deal
with clause may be retained IF results (WCC contribution) are good
so Bottas may be available after Massa's one-year contract
question is will they be interested to have Bottas again?
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I think @AlanJones might have had a bump on the head.
Well I might have. But I still wish Woking all the misery we've had since BMW left. And what better way to do it than to shine with the engines they so desperately wanted to dump.
Quote:Duffer
I hope he falls hard when he is no longer a racer. What does he become? Eddie irvine?
Would merc take alonso as a number 1? Is it all too late for that? I think you guys might be right. It could be vettel if ferrari are 3rd again this year.
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Ricciardo will not go to williams. I honestly believe unless there are strong budget caps enforced, p4 is a championship win for williams. Nobody driving for a top 3 team will go ther unless they are a dejected no. 2. Then williams will not want them, or shouldn't anyway.
Sainz is the man you guys need.
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Ricciardo will not go to williams. I honestly believe unless there are strong budget caps enforced, p4 is a championship win for williams. Nobody driving for a top 3 team will go ther unless they are a dejected no. 2. Then williams will not want them, or shouldn't anyway.
Sainz is the man you guys need.
Sainz is the guy in demand. Renault . . . and especially Prost . . . are pushing for him. But as Carlos himself says, you're only as good as your last race. A resurgent Kvyat might be someone to watch also. These two were very close in their junior careers.
What happens if Lance is a disaster? Smedley says he is going to reserve judgement until half season.
FWIW, Marko doesn't think Bottas is as close to Ham as Rosberg and they will finish 'with a few cars inbetween.'
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If Maca dump Honda at the end of 2017 and Honda are still motivated to do F1 then I would say snap them up, recon half their issues was Ron being a megalomaniac!
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McLaren has announced that two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen will take up the position of Partner Ambassador with immediate effect, in a multi-year deal.
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I think Eddie Irvine has fallen upwards and has made a good go of life. Certainly no failure. Almost lucked in the World Championship which he would not have deserved. I like the bloke myself.
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If Maca dump Honda at the end of 2017 and Honda are still motivated to do F1 then I would say snap them up, recon half their issues was Ron being a megalomaniac!
Ron was very supportive of Honda. But reading between the lines there are a lot of issues. Starting up from scratch was probably not the best idea. (They should have bought Cosworth or similar.) Being based outside the UK doesn't help, never mind the cultural divide. Even Renault admit this brings logistical problems. And the original nano concept didn't work, which has put them back where they started.
Williams would have to take a couple of years pain at least. That's on top of the 'challenging' year we already face with a depleted driving strength. Sorry, I don't see it.
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I'd like to hear Gunks views. but if all this was Ron's fault (a theory I love BTW) then it's a pretty big coincidence that they messed up that engine, and failed to produce a new engine that worked in time for testing.
I just don't see why such a consistently mediocre job year on year engenders such blind faith that they will become competitive.
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He looks like a man that does not like to hang about and put off tomorrow what he can do today.
I expect to see quick changes to the car and team.
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He looks like a man that does not like to hang about and put off tomorrow what he can do today.
I expect to see quick changes to the car and team.
Quote:Whitey-67
Lowe = Gollum
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Williams offers more friendly and home feeling.. that's how I feel.
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Williams offers more friendly and home feeling.. that's how I feel.
Of course. They have Paddy, Daddy, Mummy, Grumpy Grandpa . . . and Uncle Rob to look after Baby Felipe.
Who needs tech staff with an organisation like that.
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Lowe = Gollum
this was originally a tier 3 post, but as with any joke, gets worse with repetition, making it a tier 6 post now by my count.
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Lowe = Gollum
this was originally a tier 3 post, but as with any joke, gets worse with repetition, making it a tier 6 post now by my count.