Claire Williams: 'Let's crack open some champgagne'

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10:58, 07 Apr 2018

Williams's deputy team principal Claire Williams says proposals by Liberty Media in Bahrain, will ensure the team's survival.

Liberty's plans for the future of F1 include a cost cap on spending and a fairer distribution of revenue. Williams admits the meeting was very positive, saying :

“I was extremely positive about today’s meeting, I have to say,

“I think we’ve all hoped for change, under our new management, and I think today they presented change.

“For a team like ours, based on what they presented, it was an extremely good day for us.

“I came back thinking, ‘Let’s crack open some champagne,’ because from our perspective if we can get these new regulations through and if Liberty or FOM do everything that they say they’re going to do that they presented this morning, then from our perspective I know that Williams’ future is safe."

Williams added that without these new regulations, the teams future in the sport looks bleak:

“That’s not to say we were on the brink or anywhere close, but today’s sport, the way it’s structured, and with the financial disparity between teams, then the likelihood of Williams’s survival in the medium or long term is looking pretty bleak."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	242
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	183
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	183
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	159
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	106
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	51
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	35
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	25
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Claire Williams: 'Let's crack open some champgagne'

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