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Sir Frank Williams hospitalized; condition listed as stable
Formula 1 legend Sir Frank Williams has been admitted to hospital and is currently in a stable condition, according to a statement from his family.
The co-founder of the Williams Formula 1 Team, Sir Frank and his family stepped away from the team in September of this year after selling it to new ownership in the form of Dorilton Capital. The 78-year-old’s presence at races had been limited in recent years due to health issues.
“Sir Frank Williams has recently been admitted to hospital where he is currently in a stable condition,” the statement read. “Frank’s medical condition is a private matter and therefore the family will not be releasing any further details at this time. We ask for you to respect the family’s privacy. The team will release a further update in due course. Thank you.”
Having founded the team with Sir Patrick Head back in 1977, Sir Frank led Williams to seven drivers’ championship and nine constructors’ titles. A tetraplegic since a road accident in 1986, he handed over the day-to-day running of the team to his daughter Claire – who became deputy team principal – back in 2013, but remained the team principal until the family’s departure from the sport three months ago.
Williams is the fourth-most successful constructor in F1 history, with its tally of 114 victories having only been overtaken by Mercedes at this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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