Frank Williams, Founder of Formula One Team, Dies at 79

FILE - Team principal of Williams F1 team Sir Frank Williams waits during the third training session at the race track  in Spielberg, Austria, on June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)
FILE - Team principal of Williams F1 team Sir Frank Williams waits during the third training session at the race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)
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Frank Williams, Founder of Formula One Team, Dies at 79

FILE - Team principal of Williams F1 team Sir Frank Williams waits during the third training session at the race track  in Spielberg, Austria, on June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)
FILE - Team principal of Williams F1 team Sir Frank Williams waits during the third training session at the race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)

Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79.

Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport’s history.

“After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family," Williams Racing said in a statement on Sunday.

Williams driver George Russell remembered Williams as a “genuinely wonderful human being.”

Williams’ life is all the more extraordinary by the horrific car crash he suffered in France that left him with injuries so devastating doctors considered turning off his life-support machine.

But his wife Virginia ordered that her husband be kept alive and his sheer determination and courage — characteristics that personified his career — enabled him to continue with the love of his life, albeit from the confines of a wheelchair.

He would remain in his role as Williams team principal for a further 34 years before F1′s greatest family team was sold to an American investment group in August.



Team Redline Wins First Championship of Esports World Cup 2025

The Esports World Cup features more than 2,000 professional players representing 200 clubs from over 100 countries - SPA
The Esports World Cup features more than 2,000 professional players representing 200 clubs from over 100 countries - SPA
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Team Redline Wins First Championship of Esports World Cup 2025

The Esports World Cup features more than 2,000 professional players representing 200 clubs from over 100 countries - SPA
The Esports World Cup features more than 2,000 professional players representing 200 clubs from over 100 countries - SPA

The British Team Redline clinched the first title of the Esports World Cup 2025, the largest event in the history of gaming and esports, by winning the Rennsport video game championship, SPA reported.

They earned the trophy, the largest share of the $500,000 prize pool, and 1,000 points, which placed them at the top of the club standings in the global tournament currently underway at Riyadh Boulevard City until August 24.

Now in its second edition, the Esports World Cup features more than 2,000 professional players representing 200 clubs from over 100 countries, competing in 25 tournaments across 24 game titles. With a record-breaking total prize pool exceeding $70 million, it is the largest in esports history.