Williams F1 founder Frank Williams dies aged 79

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:Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the once-dominant Williams Racing Formula One team, died aged 79 on Sunday, the team announced.'After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank, passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family,' Williams Racing said in a statement.

:Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the once-dominant Williams Racing Formula One team, died aged 79 on Sunday, the team announced.

Williams and his daughter Claire, a former deputy team principal, no longer have any involvement with the British-based F1 team after it was sold to U.S.-based Dorilton Capital last year. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the sport had lost a"much loved and respected member" of the F1 family.

 

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