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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
The team screwed themselves years ago.
When Hill won the championship in 1996, Adrian Newey asked for some shares in Williams as a reward, he also argued strongly than Damon should be kept on.
Williams and Head mistakenly assumed it was mostly down to them that they had won that championship and rejected Adrian Neweys requests.
The rest is history...Wiliams never won a title again in a car *they* designed themselves.
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I remember hearing that anecdote about Newey and Williams in the past. He's arguably the best aerodynamicist in F1, so his departure has definitely had a lasting effect on them. But the team has made more mistakes over the years that have run them to where they are now. Unfortunate, but a case study in what not to do I suppose.