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After becoming the best of the rest in 2025, Williams Racing is looking to prove that their resurgence is no joke. With an experiences line up and a renewed energy, all eyes are set on closing the gap to the top in 2026. Williams Racing One of Formula 1’s most historic teams, Williams enters 2026…
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James Vowels admitted to the media in Bahrain that “the mood has lifted” following a mighty opening day at Bahrain testing. Nightmare start Following a promising 2025 season, optimism was high for the Grove based team. Heading into 2026 ahead of another big regulation overall, the team viewed it as an opportunity to gain momentum…
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The second session, FP2, of the 2025 Canadian GP maintained the excitement with the continued form of the unexpected challengers. George Russell posted the session’s fastest time with a 1:12.887. Leclerc sat out the session with Ferrari still rebuilding his car after the FP1 incident that brought out a red flag. FP2 showed that Montreal…
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The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix marked the end of an exhausting triple header. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest winners and losers from the race.
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The Williams car of Alex Albon faced disqualification in the qualifying session at Zandvoort due to the floor being too wide and therefore illegal to race with. Williams F1 team will be looking into why their pre-event scan of the car deemed the car to be legal and comply with Formula One regulations. Alex Albon’s…
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In an already chaotic day for Williams, Alex Albon has been disqualified from Qualifying at the 2024 Dutch GP after the stewards determined the floor of his car to be illegal. The crushing blow comes after the team’s second driver, Logan Sargeant, crashed in FP3, causing too much damage to the FW46 for it to…
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Alex Albon will take a Pit Lane start after Williams chose to make Power Unit changes ahead of the Barcelona GP. Alex Albon qualified P19 for the Barcelona GP, with his teammate alongside him in P20. The Williams has been struggling in 2024, with a vital issue of being overweight. The extra weight the car…
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Alex Albon believes he was capable of getting some vital points for Williams had it not been for a Carlos Sainz spin which took the Thai driver out. The British based team had a Canadian Grand Prix weekend to forget. Both cars couldn’t make it to the finish line. Logan Sargent ended up spinning his…
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Williams’ disappointing Canadian GP was explained in a press statement released post-race. Williams had a strong start to the Canada race weekend. Alex Albon secured a P10 start in qualifying while Logan Sargeant out-qualified Sergio Pérez to start P13 behind the two Ferraris. Despite this, both drivers’ race ended early with a DNF each. For…
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Back in May, Williams F1, led by James Vowles, confirmed the multi-year contract extension of Alex Albon. However, Logan Sargeant’s future looks to be uncertain about the team. As a result, Williams is keeping the doors open for other drivers to snatch up the American’s seat. Recently, Vowles revealed the names of the potential drivers…
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(Feature Image courtesy of Williams Racing) As the quali session ended at Monaco, Alex Albon put forth Williams’ best qualifying run of the 2024 F1 season. His P9 run is also the team’s highest position for a Monaco GP since 2011. In the quali’s aftermath, the Thai-British racer opened up on his impressive stint ahead…
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Photo Credit: Williams Racing Following a poor finish at the Miami Autodrome, Alex Albon continued his ‘below par’ form on Imola grounds as well. His performance today was already hinted by his mediocre lap-logging at the quali. During the first laps of the race, the British-Thai racer suffered a ‘loosely-bolt’ wheel situation. Consequently, he had…
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James Vowles admits that the Williams being overweight has been costing them 0.45 seconds so far this season but they are starting to fix it.
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Following Alex Albon’s contract extension he speaks about the progress of the team and the positive direction the team is taking.
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In their best year since 2017, there’s no doubt that one of their drivers has done almost all of the heavy lifting. January 2023 saw Mercedes’ James Vowles announce he was leaving the Brackley factory to become Team Principal for one of their customer teams. After a disappointing 2022, finishing last in the Constructors’ standings,…
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After completing a fantastic 58 laps on Hard tires and securing a solid P7 at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Alex Albon demonstrated his prowess with the Williams team. This remarkable performance not only marked his career-best position (at Williams) but also earned him six valuable points for the team, along with the…
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Most Improved Team in Testing The way that Williams entered testing was not without disruption. When disturbance is caused within the higher management, it is usually felt throughout the whole team. James Vowles, previously the Strategy Chief for Mercedes, had entered his new role as Team Principal for Williams just one week before testing. Senior…