Sir Frank Williams's wife dies

March 8th, 2013 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - The Williams F1 team today released the following statement:

It is with great sadness that today we report the death of Lady Virginia Williams, wife of Williams Founder and Team Principal Sir Frank Williams.

Lady Virginia, or ‘Ginny’ as she was better known, died peacefully at the family home last night surrounded by Frank and the rest of the Williams family. Ginny had been bravely battling cancer for the past two and a half years.

Ginny will always be an integral part of Williams’ history and success, and today we pay tribute to a much loved member of the Williams family who will be sorely missed. Please respect the family’s wishes for privacy at this time.

At the time of Lady Virginia's death, she and Sir Frank had been married for 38 years and had three children.