Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher paints a rather grim picture of the former from his employer, the Williams F1 team.Video: evening magazine’s F1-expert Jyrki lake grove through Robert Kubican and the Williams situation through 2019 in the opening race after.
in Recent years has been to read the increasingly grim news to one of F1’s most traditional and most successful stables, Williams related. The plunge has been steep and fast.
In 2014-15, Williams was a manufacturers MM-threes, in the years 2016-17 ranking was fifth. Last year, the garage fell manufacturers MM series final after collecting 21 races from only seven points, and the previous world championships since 1997, is just a memory.
through the 2019 is not expected any more than last year as well.
When other stables have gone in recent years, even seconds for a forward, Williams point the development has gone in the opposite direction. the George Russell and Robert Kubica stayed a week ago in Australia 3,874 and 6,121 seconds weekend best lap time. Competition in the duo missed the top two and three rounds.
Six seasons (1999-2004) Williams drive Ralf Schumacher reached the british in the garage a total of six GP wins, the first of which came in imola in 2001 (pictured). EPA / AOP
Part of the Williams surkeudelle is that when the F1-series of costs have soared to the skies, a small private garage in no way remain the major car manufacturers involved. Williams from 1999 to 2004 a total of 94 races run and six GP wins achieved Ralf Schumacher sees bad problem also with team leadership culture.
schumacher’s according to team lead in the same way as in the 1970s, when all the power was concentrated in the garage of the founder, Frank Williams hands.
Williams has a very specific management approach, which is derived from decades ago. It is a combination of fear and oppression, Schumacher said the GP Today -site.
– It is a pity, because people should motivate.
Head to balance the williams F1 team founder Frank Williams (left) and Patrick Head made decades of successful cooperation. AOP
Schumacher, Williams was able to succeed in the 1980s and 1990s, therefore, because of the garage’s co-founder Patrick Head to balance the stubborn team manager. As one of history’s most respected F1 engineers keep the Head working in the garage as technical director in the years 1977-2003 and will continue even after this eighth season as the lead engineer.
Head to withdraw from Williams, and at the same time from all F1 activities through 2011 at the end. A few months later Frank Williams pulled out of the garage from the board but will continue one more season the team manager role, until her daughter Claire Williams was appointed his father’s assistant in 2013. Claire williams, the title is still deputy team manager, but in practice he is in it, which leads to the garage’s operational activities.
– the Current structure, Williams does not get the best out of their employees, because the garage does not have a sense of belonging. The engineers will compete against each other, they do not work together, Schumacher said.
– Unfortunately, Claire has been keeping his father’s way. He should definitely think about whether the team manager to do the right job for him. Maybe Williams leads should be rearranged.
Lowe failed
at the beginning of March published, Netflix producing Formula 1: Drive to Survive -in a series of Claire Williams told reporters reflect their schumacher’s position. Reflection is certainly continued after the period 2017 Williams acquired the technical director of Paddy Lowe left the garage – either of their own accord or forced.
Before the Williams-years Lowe a chance to lead the technical director of the Mercedes three consecutive double championship (from 2014-16). Before Mercedes-enlistment to Lowe made a successful career also Mclaren (1993 to 2013) and Williams (1987 and 1993).
Paddy was very successful in the other garage, and even he failed Williams returning on track. This causes issues, Schumacher said.
Claire Williams was able to procure Paddy lowe’s master garage Mercedekseltä in 2017, but the cooperation ended in unclear circumstances through 2019 below. AOP
