Williams F1 Racing are gearing up for a celebration of motorsport’s past and future at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, with Team Principal James Vowles, F1 Academy star Lia Block, and Le Mans winner Jamie Chadwick set to drive Nigel Masell’s legendary 1992 title-winning car.
As the event commemorates the 75th anniversary of the F1 World Championship under the theme: ‘The Winning Formula: Champions and Challengers’, Williams is bringing out one of the sport’s most dominant cars.
Mansell, who claimed nine Grand Prix victories in the FW14B en route to his championship, will also attend to take the wheel again.
“It’s fantastic news that Jamie, Lia and I will all be driving the FW14B up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year,” Vowels said in conversation with F1.com.
“When you walk around the museum at our base in Grove, the 14B is the car that stands out. This is a dream come true; an iconic car, with such a huge list of success.
“The 14B had technology that was way ahead of its time, and it’s so well known for not only what it achieved but how it took the team forward,” he added.
“Taking it to Goodwood and having the honour of driving it is going to be incredible.”
Jamie Chadwick gets nostalgic about 2025 Goodwood Festival
Jamie Chadwick, now the first woman to win outright in the European Le Mans Series, will return to the Festival with fond memories and reverence for the machine she’ll be piloting.
“One of my earliest memories is from the Festival of Speed,” she said. “I didn’t start in the sport until later, and I went when I was about 10.
“That was my first time being exposed to so many cars and F1. It’s also the place I drove my first F1 car, so it’s very special.
“The FW14B is the most iconic car that we have in our collection at Williams. With the active suspension and everything that this car stood for in its time, it’s simply legendary.
The sound of it is unbelievable, so I’ll be getting my earplugs ready.”
Lia Block excited about ‘iconic’ Williams F1 car
Lia Block, who continues to rise through the F1 Academy ranks, also shared her excitement about returning to Goodwood in such a symbolic car.
Having made her F1 car debut in the FW08 in last year’s event, she now steps up to the 14B for what promises to be another memorable moment.
“I started going to Goodwood when I was really young with my dad, who used to do the hillclimb a lot,” Block said. “Last year was a very big moment for me, being able to drive an F1 car up the hill.
“It was a dream come true, and Goodwood is so special to me because so many people from different areas of motorsport come together to celebrate the sport. This year is going to be an iconic experience for me in an iconic car – I can’t wait!”
The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed runs from July 10-13 and will feature a host of motorsports legends, past champions and modern-day challengers in what promises to be one of the most special editions of the event yet.
