Williams have most of their Formula 1 rivals beat when it comes to its history and standing within the sport – but otherwise, they are lagging behind.
This once great team has suffered much in recent years, and is a long way off the sort of results once expected of it. Williams won half of the constructors' championships contested between 1980 and 1997, for example.
But the 21st century has been far less kind. There have been flashes of a possible revival at times, but none of them have lasted long enough to provide the momentum required. Now no longer under the leadership of the Williams family, after the 2020 buyout by Dorilton Capital, the mountain that must be climbed has rarely looked more steep.
