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A knighthood for Patrick Head
Patrick Head, the co-founder of Williams and long term Technical Director before his retirement in 2011, has been knighted for his services to motorsport. Sir Patrick, as he will now be known, graduated from University College London in 1970 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He immediately joined the chassis manufacturer, Lola, and in 1976 was approached by Frank Williams to spearhead the design department of what became, the following year, Williams Grand Prix Engineering. In 1978 the Head-designed FW06 made its race debut. The ground effect FW07 came next and the car took the first of the team's 113 wins at the 1979 British Grand Prix. Four more victories followed that season,...
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