A glimpse of Williams' F1 recovery, at its spiritual Silverstone home

Plus: Great Read - incredible FW14B & F1 latest | View in browser F1 | MARK HUGHES A glimpse of Williams' F1 recovery, at its spiritual Silverstone home Silverstone marked the arrival of Williams as an F1 grand prix winner, writes Mark Hughes. It witnessed dominant victories in the constructor's glory days and, last weekend, it saw a (temporarily) resurgent team celebrating its imminent 800th GP. This was supposed to be Williams' 800th grand prix (since its relaunched 1977 incarnation) but the cancellation of Imola has delayed that milestone until Hungary next week. The current Williams team came to bestride the sport in the '80s and '90s, making world champions out of Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. But fittingly the breakthrough race victory was at Silverstone in '79. The place came to have a special resonance with the team and that was the beginning. READ MORE FROM OUR ARCHIVE - MARCH 2012 | PATRICK HEAD Great Read - Mansell's perfect ride: Williams' incredible active suspension 20 years ago, Williams hit a level of performance never seen before in F1 with a car that finally nailed the complexities of active suspension. And an inspired Nigel Mansell made the most of it, writes Patrick Head The initiation of the Williams FW14B goes back to the winter of 1984 when we were approached by AP Racing, with whom we worked closely on brakes and clutches. They had been developing an active-ride system for road vehicles and, having decided not to pursue it commercially, thought the system could have merit in racing. READ MORE F1 | CHRIS MEDLAND 'Ricciardo's AlphaTauri F1 drive carries huge risk. But he couldn't say no   Daniel Ricciardo's chance to show he's still got it has come sooner than he expected. Now, with Nyck de Vries out of the picture, he's the one who has to "prove it" to secure an F1 future, writes Chris Medland READ MORE F1 | TONY DODGINS In F1 battle to beat Red Bull, even Mercedes is cheering McLaren's quantum leap   After a major upgrade and a podium finish at Silverstone, McLaren has shown that it can take chunks out of Red Bull's advantage. It's encouraging for other teams - and for its own ambitions to win grands prix again, writes Tony Dodgins READ MORE F1 F1 dreams dashed: the drivers dropped by Red Bull   Nyck de Vries is the latest victim of Red Bull's ruthless approach to performance. We look at the drivers dropped by it, and sister-team AlphaTauri/Toro Rosso READ MORE F1 | EKAGRA GUPTA Why McLaren is suddenly best of rest in F1 - and its chances of staying there      What was behind McLaren's burst at the front of the F1 grid? Project F1 examines how the team's new upgrades are working, and how they combined with other factors to star at Silverstone READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Bestellers: Motor Sport shop silverstone-race-circuit-pit-lane-prints-art-print David Johnson, signed, embellished 'Taxi for Senna' sculpture Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team - Fernando Alonso - 2023 Poster July 2023 | British Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Ferrari SF21 Full Scale Replica Steering Wheel Nigel Mansell signed full size Ferrari rear wing endplate Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60