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Bird to drive '96 Williams at Goodwood

Formula 3 Euroseries racer Sam Bird is delighted to be driving a Williams Formula One car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. In the team's 40th anniversary year, Bird - who has already tested for the team in 2009 - will be taking the famous trip up Goodwood's hill.

Damon Hill won half of the Grands Prix in the 1996 season

Having already performed straight-line aerodynamic testing in the Toyota-powered Williams FW31 this year, at Goodwood Mücke Motorsport's Bird will be driving Damon Hill's championship-winning FW19 of 1996, which clinched both the drivers' and constructors' titles for the team with a Renault powerplant.

"It is a real privilege for me to represent WilliamsF1 at the Festival of Speed and I'm very excited about the prospect of driving such a legendary car," said Sam, who is currently placed second in the F3 Euroseries standings. "I am also very proud to be at Goodwood to honour Sir Frank's 40 years in motorsport - he is a true icon to all young drivers and to motor racing fans around the world."

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