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Williams name acting team boss after family exit

Williams will start a new Formula 1 era with Simon Roberts in charge, naming him acting team principal after Sir Frank and Claire Williams' departures. The team say Roberts, who joined Williams earlier this year as a Managing Director and was formerly the McLaren operations chief, takes over on an interim basis during a "transitional time period". Williams were taken over by US-based Dorilton Capital last month and this weekend's Tuscan GP will be their first in F1 race without the family at the helm, with founder Sir Frank and daughter Claire having now vacated their team principal and deputy team principal roles. The Grove outfit have opted to promote from within while they...
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