Goodwood Celebrates Frank's 40 Years

Posted on Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 and tagged with frank-williams, goodwood, corporate, team.

With the 2009 Festival of Speed now just days away (3-5 July), excitement is growing as Goodwood puts the finishing touches to what promises to be the largest motoring extravaganza in the world this year.

Part of Goodwood’s celebrations includes a tribute to one of the stalwarts of Formula One racing – Sir Frank Williams – who marks 40 years involvement in Grand Prix racing this year.

Throughout the Festival weekend a number of significant Williams Grand Prix cars and ex-team drivers will be present, culminating on Sunday 5th with a gathering of all of the cars and drivers in the Goodwood F1 Paddock Assembly Area as tribute to Frank.  

Formula One favourite Murray Walker will say a few words about Frank’s remarkable career in motor sport with the main man present.  Also in attendance will be a number of former Williams team drivers, including Damon Hill, Alan Jones, David Coulthard, Riccardo Patrese and Jacques Laffite.

A gathering of 13 important Williams F1 cars will be at the Festival, ranging from the 1970 De Tomaso-Cosworth Tipo 505, right through to the recent Williams-Toyota FW29. The 1980 F1 World Championship-winning Williams-Cosworth FW08 of Alan Jones and Damon Hill’s successful 1996 Williams-Renault FW18 will also be present and can be seen in action on the challenging 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb over the Festival weekend.

Commenting on his visit to Goodwood, Sir Frank Williams said, “It will be great for me, and for all of the people that have been a part of Williams, or supported the team over the years, to be there to see a broad selection of our cars, past and present.”

AT&T Williams race driver Nico Rosberg, who drove at the 2006 Festival for the team, added, “The Festival of Speed is a very special event for us. It has a great atmosphere and I really encourage people to go along and witness one of the greatest motor sport spectacles of the year!”


Schedule of driving duties:
FW08: Nico Hulkenberg: All three days
FW18: Sam Bird: Friday & Saturday, Damon Hill: Sunday
FW29: Kazuki Nakajima: All three days

A short video highlighting previous Williams F1 cars in action at the Festival of Speed, as well as commentary from senior personnel within the AT&T Williams team, can be viewed at http://www.attwilliams.com/multimedia/video/101 and downloaded for broadcast purposes at www.thenewsmarket.com/WilliamsF1

Admission to the Festival of Speed is by advance ticket only.  Tickets can be obtained from the Goodwood Ticket Hotline:
Telephone: +44 1243 755055
Fax: +44 1243 755058
Email: bookings@goodwood.co.uk
On-line: www.goodwood.co.uk

For media enquiries, please contact Gary Axon or Janet Bradley in the Goodwood Motor Sport Press Office:
Telephone: +44 1243 755109
Fax: +44 1243 755115
Email: speed@goodwood.co.uk or gaxon@goodwood.co.uk
Website:  www.goodwood.co.uk/fos  

You will find the latest news of the Goodwood Festival at: www.goodwood.co.uk

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