

Tragically, Courage died in the team’s de Tomaso at Zandvoort in 1970. Driving Frank’s Brabham-Cosworth BT26, his great friend Piers Courage finished runner-up second time out in Monaco, and in the USA.

He almost struck gold twice in 1969, Frank Williams Racing Cars’ F1 debut year.

When Clay Regazzoni triumphed at Silverstone in 1979, in a Cosworth DFV-powered Williams FW07 designed by Patrick Head, rivals were thrilled for Frank. It took 10 years of graft, heartbreak and extraordinary resilience for Frank Williams’s F1 team to win its first world championship grand prix. Sir Frank Williams tributeĪt the scene of his team's first win with Clay Regazzoni in 1979, late F1 team boss Frank Williams will be commemorated Supporters will also have the opportunity of experiencing F1 simulators on site. Hamilton has also finished second in 20 (plus the separate 70th Anniversary GP in 2020) and third in 2007 and this July.Īpart from his current Mercedes-AMG W13, Alpine, Aston Martin, Red Bull and Williams are displaying this season’s cars at Silverstone. Hamilton’s McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 of 2008 – his second season at the sport’s pinnacle – will be displayed with Mercedes F1 W05 and W06 chassis from 20, and Mercedes-AMG F1 W08, W09, W10 and W11 of 2017-20 respectively.Īmong his 103 grand prix victories, 68 in his championship seasons alone, the Briton has a proud record at Silverstone, where wins in 2008, 2014-21 enraptured home supporters. Seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton’s title-winning cars will be seen together for the first time as part of a special celebration for fans of the 37-year-old as Formula 1 takes centre stage at the Silverstone Classic. Hamilton clinched his first world title with the McLaren MP4-23 of 2008, which will be on display with each of his six other title-winning cars
