BECOMING A LEGEND

Despite the recent dominance of Mercedes-Benz in Formula 1 (F1), combined with the significant increase in the number of races each season, the German giant has yet to break into the top three of wins for constructors at the highest echelon of motor racing. Ferrari is, not surprisingly, numero uno. It’s been there since before the world championship started in 1950, and, apart from a few exceptions, has won at least once each year ever since. The scarlet cars from Maranello have won 235 races, since their first in 1951 — 53 more than McLaren. Bruce’s team kicked off with a single car in 1966, but, in 1968, became a fully fledged two-car operation when reigning world champion Denny Hulme joined the team founder. Third on the all-time list, and 68 wins behind the 182 that McLaren has amassed, is Williams on 114, then comes Mercedes.

Williams’ beginnings

In 2019, Williams is struggling with, sadly, a limited prospect of much immediate light at the end of the tunnel. It was a very different situation 40 years ago, when it was on the cusp of what had once seemed massively unlikely. Frank Williams has a love of motor racing, and F1 in particular, that