Williams Heritage, the division of Williams that is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the team’s historical collection of cars, can confirm that it will be attending this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed where it will demonstrate a number of historic and contemporary team assets for the public to view from Friday throughout the weekend.
WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING driver Felipe Massa will be in attendance on Saturday 27th June and will take to the wheel of a 1990 Williams Renault FW13B to tackle the famous hillclimb course. The team’s Development Driver, Alex Lynn, will be in attendance on Sunday 28th June and will also get the chance to drive the FW13B. On display will be the team’s latest challenger, the Williams Mercedes FW37, in its distinctive WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING livery. An FW13B will be on sale at the Bonhams auction taking place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 27th June. The FW13B was raced by Williams in the 1990 season by drivers Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese, collecting victories at the San Marino and Hungarian Grands Prix.
Speaking about Williams’ presence at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jonathan Williams of Williams Heritage said: “The Festival of Speed is a highlight of the motorsport calendar and is always full of highly knowledgeable and extremely passionate fans. It’s the ideal place to give fans a window into the history of the team and this year we have selected the FW13B to drive up the hill. This is the second year in a row that we have run a historic car at the event, with the FW18 making a starring turn last year. Williams Heritage was established with the express aim of showcasing our past racing cars to a new generation of fans and we look forward to doing this at Goodwood once again.”