Q: You have recently been appointed Chief Technical Officer of the Williams F1 Team – what does this new challenge entail? Pat Symonds: Firstly, I think it’s a great team. The facilities are top class, we have a huge number of talented people and yet the results on the track are not a reflection of the quality we have. So I think my challenge is to analyse why this is happening, make the changes that are needed to empower the people and really get the focus in one direction: performance. Q: What does it mean to you to join the Williams F1 Team? PS: Funnily enough I was reminded the other day, by a good friend, that many years ago when I was at Renault I was quoted as saying that...
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