Williams have become the second Formula 1 team to officially confirm it has put employees into furlough to reduce its costs during the coronavirus crisis. Last week, McLaren became the first team to furlough a number of staff with all UK-based teams given opportunity to by the national government who will pay 80% of the wages of each employee during the shutdown. Williams hasn’t disclosed how many staff have been put into furlough, with all employees affected thought to be connected to the race team, but did confirm it will last for two months. Senior management and drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi have taken a 20% pay cut in line with furlough measures. “Due to the ongoing...
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