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Sponsor exit was 'end of story' - Claire Williams

Sep.17 It was the departure of Williams' title sponsor this year that prompted the sale of the team. That is the admission of Claire Williams, the daughter of founder Sir Frank Williams, as they both depart Formula 1 following the sale to Dorilton Capital. "I had my chance and I've run out of energy," Claire told the Telegraph. "I wish for the new owners someone who still has the strength to put everything into it. That's no longer me." Williams' title sponsor, the British telcom Rokit, pulled out of the deal in May amid the corona crisis. Claire Williams said that was the final nail in the coffin. "We had exhausted every possible source," she said. "I...
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