Motorsport - #F1 Will Mercedes block Albon from being Russell's Williams F1 replacement?

7 September 2021

THE RACE

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George Russell is officially a Mercedes driver for 2022, when he will partner Lewis Hamilton as Valtteri Bottas's replacement. So with Russell's and Bottas's new deals now confirmed, what happens next in the driver market?

Alex Albon to Williams is one of the big storylines that has emerged, but his hopes of landing a drive as Russell's replacement could be caught in yet more crossfire and bickering between Mercedes and Red Bull.

Scott Mitchell explains why, and how the problem could be solved.

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Formula 1 - #F1 LATEST F1 NEWS: Pierre Gasly, Racing Point, Williams, Renault and Alpine, Haas: The Inside Line 139K subscribers

No way back for Gasly - Racing Point case closed - Renault will become Alpine - Williams family leaves F1 - Haas 2021 line-up still open - Red Bull missed trick - Bottas leg issue ongoing - FIA look at Superlicenses - Vettel buys Williams FW14B 

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Formula 1 - #F1 #Formula1 #Williams #Dorilton 8 things Williams's new owners need to do next: THE RACE 343K subscribers

Williams secured its Formula 1 future by selling up to US investment firm Dorilton Capital, but that hard work really starts now. In this video we highlight the key areas the new owners should focus on if it wants to turn Williams back into a credible player on the F1 grid, and to make sure it takes advantage of the rule changes coming in for 2022.

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Formula 1 - testing 2019: What's going wrong for troubled Williams: Autosport

Published on 18 February 2019

Following the news that Williams will miss the second day of 2019 F1 testing, Scott Mitchell and Gary Anderson join Glenn Freeman at the Circuit de Catalunya to discuss how things have unravelled for the British team, the worrying signs about the way its no-shows are being announced, and if there can be any hope for a team that's going to miss at least 25% of the available pre-season running

Formula 1 - The story behind Williams's new F1 livery: Autosport

Published on 12 February 2019

Williams unveiled its new colour scheme for the 2019 F1 season this week. But the white and blue combination did not come from it's new title sponsor, whose main colours are black and red. So how did the team end up with this design? Scott Mitchell joins Glenn Freeman to report on the launch event Williams held - which did not feature a new car - to reveal the story behind the livery, and how the team is feeling heading into the new season.

Formula 1 - Williams FW42 livery and presentation #ROKiT

Published on 11 February 2019

Presentation video of the ROKiT Williams FW42, the 2019 F1 car with the new livery

Welcome to the world @rokitofficial Williams Racing! pic.twitter.com/7zUZEKk6Hn

— ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) February 11, 2019

Rocking that new look 😜

What do you think of our 2019 team kit? pic.twitter.com/c5IPgzYe4k

— ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) February 11, 2019