Marc Gené

Officially, it all started 44 years ago - but that's not true at all. Within just two years of its founding, Williams Grand Prix Engineering was the shiny, new irresistible (down)force of Formula 1, but its rise begs the old question: 'how many nights does it take to be an overnight sensation?'<br>Eight long years of turmoil, tragedy, of missed and wasted opportunity, of false starts and ...

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The Spaniard is adamant that contemporary F1 machinery is a step above anything the sport has had before – with cars faster and more powerful than ever.<br>But Sainz believes there is a disconnect between how spectacular F1 cars feel to drive and how they look on television.<br>He reckons that footage of cars from the 1990s, which were several seconds slower, looks faster than machinery from now ...

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