[F1 Algemeen] 2020 Formula1 GP's #778

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Sebastian Vettel doet een koopje: de Williams FW14B van Nigel Mansell
02 september 2020 — Volgens het Duitse 'Bild' heeft Sebastian Vettel één van de meest legendarische bolides in de F1-geschiedenis gekocht: de Williams FW14B.

De Williams FW14B is de wagen waarmee Nigel Mansell in 1992 richting de wereldtitel reed. Vettel heeft een voorliefde voor historische F1-bolides en de Duitser haalde dan ook maar al te graag de geldbuidel boven om deze historische F1-bolide te kopen.

De wagen werd geveild via het gerenommeerde veilinghuis ‘Bonhams’. Leuk extraatje voor Vettel is uiteraard dat de F1-bolide van Nigel Mansell het startnummer 5 draagt, Vettel zijn persoonlijk startnummer in de Formule 1.

Luidt de vraag natuurlijk nog wat Vettel voor deze zeer mooie F1-bolide heeft moeten neertellen?

Het bedrag dat Vettel betaalde werd niet meegedeeld maar in 2019 veilde Bonhams een andere Williams FW14B voor maar liefst 3 miljoen euro.

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 09:16 schreef vosss het volgende:
http://www.f1journaal.be/(...)b-van-nigel-mansell/
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Nice

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 09:16 schreef vosss het volgende:
http://www.f1journaal.be/(...)b-van-nigel-mansell/
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Nice

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 12:22 schreef Starflyer het volgende:

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Misschien kan hij ideeën opdoen om de Ferrari te verbeteren

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 17:16 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
Horner over Max: https://www.racefans.net/(...)-worked-with-horner/

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 17:16 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
Horner over Max: https://www.racefans.net/(...)-worked-with-horner/

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 18:07 schreef mikieu het volgende:

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Dat 2022 anders gaat worden, ben benieuwd wat ze intern veranderd hebben.

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Op woensdag 2 september 2020 17:23 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
Masi en de teams gaan bespreken hoe ze "kwalificatiefiles" op Monza kunnen voorkomen:
https://www.racefans.net/(...)a-qualifying-queues/

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Op donderdag 3 september 2020 13:26 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
Claire treedt na aankomend weekend af bij Williams https://www.nu.nl/formule(...)as-bij-williams.html

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Op donderdag 3 september 2020 13:29 schreef Nattekat het volgende:
Ehm, dat hoefde nou ook weer niet

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Op donderdag 3 september 2020 13:31 schreef Rossdale het volgende:
Arme Sir Frank

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WILLIAMS RACING OPENS NEW CHAPTER AS FAMILY STEP ASIDE

03 SEP 2020

This weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza will mark the final race for the Williams family in Formula One. After 43 years and 739 Grands Prix, the family is set to leave the sport following the recent change in ownership to Dorilton Capital.

Sir Frank and Claire have ensured the family have remained at the helm of the team since the first race on 8th May 1977 at the Circuito de Jarama in Spain. The team has been through many periods of triumph and adversity but has always navigated them as a family. Williams has won 114 Grands Prix, taken 128 pole positions and secured 133 fastest laps, culminating in nine Constructors’ and seven Drivers’ World Championships. It is the third longest standing team in the history of the sport and one of the most successful.

The recent conclusion of the Strategic Review process and consequent sale of Williams Grand Prix Engineering to US-based investment firm, Dorilton Capital ensures the long-term future of the Williams Formula One team and provides a timely point at which the Williams family have chosen to exit the sport.

Claire Williams OBE, Deputy Team Principal: “With the future of the team now secured, this feels like the appropriate time for us to step away from the sport. As a family, we have always prioritised Williams. We have demonstrated that by our recent actions with the Strategic Review process and we believe now is the right time to hand over the reins and give the new owners the opportunity to take the team into the future.

“We have been in this sport for more than four decades. We are incredibly proud of our track record and the legacy we leave behind. We have always been in it for the love of it, for the pure pleasure of going motor racing, so this is not a decision that we have taken lightly but after much reflection and as a family.

“We are greatly appreciative of Dorilton’s encouragement to continue, but in them we know the team will be in good hands and the Williams name will live on. This may be the end of an era for Williams as a family-run team, but it is the beginning of a new era for Williams Racing and we wish them much success in the future.

“On behalf of Frank and the Williams family, I would like to say how incredibly grateful and humbled we are for the support we have enjoyed over the years, from our friends in the paddock to the many fans around the world. But mostly, we would like to thank our team. People who have worked at Williams in the past and present. They are the true warriors of this team and have made it what it is and we wish them well. Formula One has been our life for so long and now it’s time for a new chapter in our lives to begin.”

Matthew Savage, Chairman of Dorilton Capital and Williams Grand Prix Engineering, said: “We fully respect the very tough decision of Claire and the Williams family to step away from the team and the business after securing new resources for its future. Claire’s achievement in sustaining Williams Racing’s heritage, relevance and commitment to innovation in a difficult environment since taking charge in 2013 has been nothing short of monumental. She has also been hugely instrumental in shaping a more level technical and financial playing field for F1, which will help to ensure the team’s return to the front of the grid in seasons to come. We are proud to carry the Williams name into the next exciting phase for the sport and we thank Sir Frank, Claire and the Williams family for the opportunity to be part of this great British brand."