With Nico Rosberg continually popping up at the sharp end of the grid, and both the team's driver and engines deals for next season a current talking point, Williams is back in the Formula 1 spotlight

It was Oscar Wilde who famously said that the only thing worse than being talked about was not being talked about at all.

So when Ferrari kicked up a bit of a fuss recently about Williams blocking a request for Michael Schumacher to get some testing in an F60, you can bet that team principal Frank Williams had a wry smile on his face.

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