Formula One Features — October 1996

Frank Williams is a strange man - but you can understand why. He has been paralysed since a road accident in March 1986. He is confined to a wheelchair and needs round-the-clock nursing. He cannot do all the things that people take for granted in life. The focus of his life, therefore, is his racing team and he thinks about it night and day. He is a worrier by nature, turning over in his mind all the things that can go wrong. He plans for the future but he keeps his plans very much to himself. He has learned from his mistakes over the years. There was a time in the mid-1970s when Williams was known as "Wanker Williams" because every project in which he was involved was a disaster. But he struggled on, refused to be beaten, and ultimately became a success. And now he wants to remain successful and he does what is necessary to ensure that Williams Grand Prix Engineering continues to win.