Dorilton Capital acquired the Williams Formula 1 team for roughly $200 million amid the COVID‑19 pandemic, and five years later the outfit is valued at about $2.5 billion. Chairman Matthew Savage told The Race that the investment was always intended as a long‑term play, with a 10‑ to 30‑year horizon, and he has no intention of selling.
Savage explained that the purchase came at a time when Williams was "up against the wall" financially, noting that 154 F1 teams have folded over the sport’s history. The recent cost‑cap, ratified just before the buyout, narrowed the financial gap that once ran to roughly $5 billion over a decade between midfield teams like Williams and the sport’s big spenders. Off‑track, the team lacked basic processes and struggled to pinpoint the cost of building an F1 car, while two‑thirds of its revenue now comes from sponsorship deals.
On the track, Williams sits eighth this season with 11 points, a performance the new owners hope to improve to secure higher‑value, multi‑year sponsorships. Savage sees further upside as F1 valuations converge with those of the NFL and NBA, and he even predicts the team could win two championships within the next six years.
