Overruled engineers, written tests and confusion: How Williams picked its 2000 F1 line-up

Imagine this scenario, if you will: you, the owner of a multiple title-winning Formula 1 team, have booked the Barcelona circuit to launch your brand new car for the new millennium. An automotive giant has joined as a technical partner, supplying its own engines as it makes its return to F1 after over a decade away, and has its legacy in an all-new livery adorned by blue-chip sponsors.

And yet, you still don’t know who your second driver will be. The launch is tomorrow – you’ve got to make a decision, I don’t know, today?