The F1 Williams team recently described their new association with Barclays as the bank’s “first-ever partnership in F1”. This is not only incorrect but also a disservice to Guy Edwards, who played a major part in the real Williams success story in the 1980s.
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"Official thinking partner" is so 1984. There's a popular joke that goes like this – Today Silicon Valley announced the invention of the Torture Nexus, popularized by the best-selling science fiction book, "Please Don't Invent a Torture Nexus".
williams are a joke team
100% Peter
It seems Claude would have at least checked with Barclay's.
“Agender” not Asexual. And “they” not “he / her”. Peter showing his age !
(Just a comment in jest. I’m not liberal / conservative. I’m an F1 fan)
I'm so fed up of AI. F1 is too computerised as it is.
Did Williams forget or did Barclays forget their own involvement in F1?
Its a different sport from the 70s
Williams dropping an absolute stinker
Barclays International (BBI) was an independent subsidiary of Barclays in the 70s Peter, so technically the press release is accurate as Barclays itself would not have made the agreement to sponsor Guy Edwards.
Goatiest of all the goats
claude? who's that?? the geezer down the pub who always sits next to barry?
No one at Williams is old enough to remember
Technically, they say first partnership. This is different from a sponsorship, right?
Spot on peter
Claude failed history at school. He’s a great futurist but yesterday? No idea.
be fair. no one on eather side of that deal were working in 1973. you have to be 71 to be an adult when that occored.
Even Claude thinks it's a bad idea lol: Missing the official F1 shakedown for 2026 would be a terrible idea for any team with genuine championship ambitions.
Checking….
Jumping on the bandwagon of blaming AI? Surely this is the fault of the Barclays and Williams marketing teams who didn't bother to check their history.
James Vowels can you go back to Mercedes… 0 attention to detail.
Weren’t they a major sponsor for Arrows back in the 1980’s?
. Facts, accuracy, in F1- hilarious ! A sport full if liars, cheaters, and hypocrites.
With all that said, someone was thinking when the spot for Duracell was chosen for their name. Brilliant!
Go Peter
I am unsure about this particular press release or who is responsible for this. It looks to have been quickly deleted or corrected as everywhere else it is described as a “return” or “reconnects” this partnership. Perhaps give it a minute next time or look about before getting your knickers in a bunch and hurrying off to fire off a video. All of this info, including historical stuff, is there.
Was not Barclays Edward's personal sponsor over more than one car and category rather than a team sponsor?😊
Claude Ai – was the worst AI tool we the devs looked at, of course the decision by our company to use Claude was based on $$$ and how good a lunch was provided to the carnt that made the final decision, Claude AI is trash and i'm not surprised a simple mistake was made like this, that said all of the AI tools I've used would equally be able to make a stupid mistake like this.
AI is not going to alter the world as quickly as people are saying …it'll be a while coming it will come but will take longer than people think