Sir Frank Williams, historic founder and former head of the Williams F1 team, has died at the age of 79. Williams was hospitalized last Friday and passed away on Sunday morning.
The team communicates this in a note. “It is with great sadness that, on behalf of the Williams family, the team confirms the death of Sir Frank Williams, founder and former team principal of Williams Racing,” reads the team’s social media channels.
Williams, one of the greatest Formula 1 protagonists of all time, has won nine constructors’ championships. Only Ferrari and McLaren have been able to do better than him in the history of motor racing. In over 50 years of belonging to the Formula 1 Circus, Williams has seen one of his drivers climb the top step of the World Championship seven times. He had started in 1972, as patron of Politoys, a stable that three years later would bear his name.