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Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79

FILE - Williams Team Principal Frank Williams in his team box during a practice session at the track in Montmelo just outside Barcelona, Spain, on May 7, 2010. Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers' and constructors' world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport's history. (AP Photo/David Ramos, File)

FILE - Team principal of Williams F1 team Sir Frank Williams waits during the third training session at the race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 21, 2014. Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers' and constructors' world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss in the sport's history. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)

Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79