Rubens Barrichello reveals disturbing information regarding his untimely departure from Williams
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In a recent interview, Rubens Barrichello revealed the details which in turn led to his departure from Williams and the sport of F1. He entered the sport in 1993 with Jordan and caused waves in the sport. Despite not winning a single championship, Barrichello established himself as a driver to be looked up to.
He has won 11 races, 68 podiums and 14 poles throughout the span of his F1 career. He has established himself as one who is on par with the greats and he could have achieved more if not for his untimely departure from Williams.
In a recent interview, Barrichello revealed the details that led to his departure. In the interview, he stated that he was fired from the team in January by a call from the late Frank Williams claiming that they had no need for Rubens anymore and that he was being replaced. This cold response from the Williams founder didn’t seem to surprise the fans as they expected such a cold response from the man.
F1 Reddit reacts after Rubens Barrichello reveals the reason for his departure from Williams
Upon hearing the details of Rubens Barrichello’s departure from Williams and with the cold way that Frank Williams, fans showed their lack of surprise in a recent Reddit post debating this.
Comments such as, “Sounds almost exactly like the unceremonious dumping of Damon Hill after he won them the championship,” and “Frank was an atrocious human being,” were made.
Others commented saying, “Hulkenberg said the exact same thing about when he was fired by Williams,” and “Crazy that they had a guy who took pole as a rookie in a sodding 2010 Cosworth-engined Williams, and then gave him the boot for Maldonado of all people,” and “No driver has won two titles in a Williams. 4 out of 7 champions (Piquet, Mansell, Prost, Hill) left the team immediately after their title win (for various reasons) and did not even defend their title in a Williams.“
The lack of surprise speaks to the character of the late Williams and how harshly he treated the drivers that were part of his team, especially once their use was over he gave them the boot, signing new drivers in their place.
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