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F1: Williams Confirms Cosworth Power For 2010
Sir Frank Williams has confirmed speculation that his Grove based team will switch to Cosworth power for the 2010 season...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted October 30, 2009   Abu Dhabi (ARE)
Sir Frank Williams confirmed in mid-October that the team would split with Toyota. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Sir Frank Williams has confirmed what SPEEDtv.com's Adam Cooper reported nearly a month ago; that the Williams team will switch to Cosworth power for the 2010 season.

"We've finished our contract with Toyota and we've moved on to a British engine manufacturer Cosworth with whom we have won many world championships in the past," the Briton told the local Gulf News in Abu Dhabi.

Amid speculation he might have linked up with Renault, Williams said the choice is a "more private and independent route" than staying with a carmaker.

"They (Cosworth) are 50 miles away from Williams which is very convenient. Besides we also like our independence. We will be not under the influence, not that Toyota ever bossed around, but we've just gone a private and independent route," he explained.

Williams, 67, also confirmed speculation that a Mercedes engine will power his team’s current lead driver Nico Rosberg next year.

"Nico is German and Mercedes need at least one German driver to sit before their engine," he said. "So we will announce our drivers for next season on Monday."

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