Sir Williams, the founder of the Williams team, who has long been the team leader and led the team to usher in his own successful era, died on Sunday at the age of 79.
According to a statement from the Williams team, Williams was taken to hospital on Friday and died peacefully on Sunday morning accompanied by her family.
Williams has won 114 F1 Grand Prix titles, 7 Drivers' Championships and 9 Constructors' Championships to date, and sir Williams has created one of the most successful teams in F1 history.
After competing in F2 and F3, Frank Williams founded the F1 Williams team in 1977. After failing to achieve the desired results with Canadian oil giant Walter Wolff, Frank decided to set up his own team.
Working closely with Technical Director Patrick Hyde, Frank is convinced that the team can grow into a champion team within a few years.
At Silverstone in 1979, Clay Regazzoni won the first Grand Prix for The Williams team. In 1980, Alain Jones won the team's first world title. In the years that followed, Koker Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansel, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve won six other world championships for the team in 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997.
In addition to contributing to the team's success on the field, Frank also faced various challenges in his personal life, and in March 1986, he was confined to a wheelchair during a traffic accident near Le Castelle, France.
The leg disability did not stop Frank from continuing to create magical paces, and in the 80s and 90s of the last century, the Williams team was the most competitive team.
In 1994, Senna, who was driving a Williams race car, crashed and died at imola. Three-time world champions have just joined the team, and since that accident, Williams racing has been stamped with the Senna logo.
In 2012, Frank handed over the job to his daughter Claire after stepping out of Williams' board. Due to growing budgets and competitive pressures, the Williams family sold the team to Daurelton Capital in September 2020.
Although the team owner was replaced, the new owner agreed to keep williams' resounding name.
The team also said in a statement on Sunday:
"Sir Frank is a true legend and icon of the sport. His death also marked the end of an era that belonged to the team and the F1 movement. ”
"He was a true pioneer. In various adversities, he managed to lead the team to 16 world championships, making the team one of the most successful teams in F1 history. ”
"His values of integrity, teamwork, independence and determination remain at the heart of our team and an important legacy, and we will continue our journey of glory with the Williams family name on."
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