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“After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family,” Williams Racing said in a statement Sunday.

“After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family,” Williams Racing said in a statement Sunday.

From an empty carpet warehouse to the F1 summit, Williams oversaw 114 victories and a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships.

Frank Williams, founder and former boss of a team that bore his name, died on Sunday at the age of 79.

Sir Frank Williams, whose life was made all the more extraordinary by the horrific car crash he suffered in France, took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One.

“After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family,” Williams Racing said in a statement Sunday.

“After being admitted into hospital on Friday, Sir Frank passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his family,” Williams Racing said in a statement Sunday.

Sir Frank Williams, founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died at the age of 79.

Sir Frank Williams – the longest-serving Team Principal Formula 1 has ever seen – has died at the age of 79

Overcoming an accident that left him paralysed, he forged a reputation as a hard-nosed leader as his team and drivers won title after title