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Title: Williams Renault return
Post by: albitz on 05 July 2011, 14:16:50
Williams F1 are to be supplied with Renault engines again from next season. Hopefully it will be the start of the return to glory for Williams.They have always been my favourite F1 team. :)
Title: Re: Williams Renault return
Post by: Varche on 05 July 2011, 14:41:58
I think it is more than engines. Mclaren have some personnel embedded in Williams.

It would be nice to see Williams up there again. :y
Title: Re: Williams Renault return
Post by: henryd on 05 July 2011, 15:36:35
Sadly I think they will need a more than just the engines,they seem to be getting left behind at the moment :'(
Title: Re: Williams Renault return
Post by: albitz on 05 July 2011, 15:42:20
They are one of the few teams not to have been bought (or at least partially bought) by a major manufacturer, and have therefore been dwarfed by the huge budgets available to many of the other teams. This Renault tie up might be such an arrangement, Im not sure tbh, havent seen the details.
I do know that they are floating a percentage of the company on the stock market some time soon, which should enable a large cash injection I would think. :y
Title: Re: Williams Renault return
Post by: henryd on 05 July 2011, 15:49:16
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They are one of the few teams not to have been bought (or at least partially bought) by a major manufacturer, and have therefore been dwarfed by the huge budgets available to many of the other teams. This Renault tie up might be such an arrangement, Im not sure tbh, havent seen the details.
I do know that they are floating a percentage of the company on the stock market some time soon, which should enable a large cash injection I would think. :y

though they did that a while ago :-?

edit  early march by the look of this    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8356851/Williams-F1-shares-drop-5pc-on-stock-exchange-debut.html
Title: Re: Williams Renault return
Post by: albitz on 05 July 2011, 16:47:20
Time flies. I could swear I heard the announcement about a fortnight ago. ::) ;D