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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCiwg9QJywU video link. What did I learn from this video?  Frank Williams was 19 when he first started racing with his own car at Mallory Park. Set up his own team in 1969 and entered in F1 Following in the footsteps of lotus and Cooper. Teams formed by Motorsport Enthusiasts and raced in Formula One series. Teams created by Motorsport Enthusiasts "grew odds" with factory teams like Ferrari, "prompting" the likes of Enzo Ferrari to call them "Garagistes".  At one point Frank Williams ran the team from a Phone Box, calling suppliers and sponsorships,  after the phones at the factory were cut due to unpaid bills. In 1976 Frank Sold his team to Canadian Businessman Walter Wolf and Frank was sacked as Team Principle. The new team Wolf Racing won on their debut in 1977 at the Argentine Grand Prix. The news of Wolf racing winning a race hit Frank Williams. Frank Williams then went into Business with young engineer Patrick Head. Fr...

Research Topic = Williams F1, behind the rise and fall. How Williams dominated in the 1980s and now in 2020s having a season where they do not score a point. Year by year https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/Williams/Year_by_Year.html First win = 1979 Clay Regazzoni First Championship = 1980 Alan Johns, both Constructor and Driver Championships Season Drivers Constructors points 1978 11th 9th 11 1979 3rd & 5th 2nd 75 1980 1st & 3rd 1st 120 1981 2nd & 3rd 1st 95 1982 1st & 13th 4th 58 1983 5th & 11th 4th 36 1984 8th & 14th 6th 22.5 1985 3rd & 6th 4th 71 1986 2nd & 3rd 1st 141 1987 1st & 2nd 1st 137 1988 9th & 11th 7th 20 1989 3rd & 5th 2nd 77 1990 6th & 7th 4th 57 1991 2nd & 3rd 2nd 125 1992 1st & 2nd 1st 164 1993 1st & 3rd 1st 168 1994 2nd & 8th & 9th 1st 118 1995 2nd & 3rd 2nd 112 1996 1st & 2nd 1st 175 1997 1st & 2nd (3rd but FIA) 1st 123 1998 5th & 7th 3rd 38 1999 6th 5th 35 2000 5th & 8th 3rd ...