Former Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams says her mother Ginny played an "instrumental role" in the success of the British F1 outfit co-founded by her father, Sir Frank Williams. Sir Frank fought through thick and thin on shoestring budgets as a private entrant in F1 in the early 1970 until the founding of William Grand Prix Engineering with partner and engineer Patrick Head. But before success ensued in the 80s and after the devastating road car accident in 1986 that rendered Sir Frank tetraplegic, Virginia Williams was ever-present in the background, supporting her husband's efforts with her loving devotion but also with her money. "A lot of people probably...
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