A statement from the family read: “Sir Frank Williams has recently been admitted to hospital where he is in a stable condition. Williams founded the team alongside the young engineer Patrick Head in 1977 and entered their first full season in F1 in 1978. The team won nine constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles between 1980 and 1997. Only Ferrari have more constructors’ championships and only Ferrari and McLaren have entered more grands prix. Drivers including Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve raced for Williams and the team have always enjoyed a large and enthusiastic following in the UK.

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