Automotive industry stalwart Mike O’Driscoll also joined in June 2013 as Group CEO, effectively forming a managerial double act with Claire Williams. With Frank Williams now in his 70s, the decision to make Claire deputy team principal in 2013 was a logical one given the desire to underpin Williams very much as a family team. She went on to become Head of Communications before side-stepping into the role of Head of Investor Relations in 2011. Originally, she worked in motorsport outside of Williams on the media team at Silverstone and when she did join the F1 team it was on the communications side despite the initial reluctance of Frank Williams. This is in spite of the fact she was far from pre-ordained as taking up such a role with the team. As such, she has been at the heart of the key decisions the team has made during this period. During that period, Williams flirted with recapturing the glory days before sliding to the lowest ebb in its history.ĭespite the ‘deputy’ in her job title, with Frank Williams continuing as team principal, Claire Williams was in day-to-day charge and very much the de facto team boss prior to the sale to Dorilton Capital. Claire Williams steps down from her role as Deputy Team Principal of one of Formula 1’s legendary names after seven-and-a-half volatile years following the Italian Grand Prix.
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