Williams have Mercedes in their sights

Williams area unit back among Formula One's high trio of groups however deputy principal Claire Williams doesn't hesitate once asked whether or not she senses a come to the Williams of previous.It's not that I don’t love the previous Williams however i believe for variety of years we have a tendency to ve been reasonably static reasonably control down and therefore the complete not very knowing wherever it absolutely was the team not very knowing wherever it absolutely was going.The once dominant team, winners of 9 constructors and 7 drivers championships between 1980 and 1997 conjointly scored solely 5 points in 2011 and had not finished over sixth overall within the last six years.

This season has highlighted the importance of the switch from Renault to dominant Mercedes engines however the marked improvement in performance comes right down to rather more than simply bolting a unique electromagnetic unit into the rear of the automotive.The arrival of title sponsors cocktail has conjointly freshened up the image.It’s a couple of new generation and taking it to recreate the glory days however in an exceedingly totally different means.Williams signed off in United Arab Emirates's capital with Brazilian Felipe Massa and Finland's Valtteri Bottas second and third to Mercedes race winner and champion Lewis Hamilton.It would not have return as a colossal surprise, in an exceedingly season that saw Massa on pole in Austria and therefore the team take 9 platform placings if the previous Ferrari driver had gone on to win which has got to be the ambition for 2015.Next year it’s need to be creating that maximize and shutting the gap to Mercedes winning races and taking the fight to them.Williams whose tetraplegic father has been in hospital in European nation for the past month for treatment to a decubitus ulcer same the success on the track was conjointly being mirrored in sponsor interest.