Williams says «odds in our favour» of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams is increasingly hopeful it can convince Carlos Sainz to commit his Formula 1 future to the team, ahead of next week’s self-imposed deadline to sort out its 2025 line-up. The Grove-based outfit has made no secret of the fact that it wants Sainz to join its squad as future team-mate to Alexander Albon. However, […]
Montoya to drive Hollinger’s F1 Williams FW26 at Goodwood
This weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will have a unique crossing of worlds as Juncos Hollinger Racing co-owner Brad Hollinger is sporting an IndyCar presence in West Sussex while also featuring two legendary Williams cars from Formula 1. A former shareholder and board member at Williams, Hollinger is now in his third full year as […]
Should Carlos Sainz pick Williams or Audi for 2025? Our F1 writers have their say
Carlos Sainz continues to keep his cards close to his chest when it comes to making a call about where he will drive in the 2025 Formula 1 season after his Ferrari exit. The Spaniard’s shortlist appears to have been reduced to two teams: Williams or Audi, which will join F1 in 2026 while it […]
Albon prefers Williams 2025 sacrifice for bigger F1 2026 gains
Alex Albon says he would be happy to see his Williams Formula 1 team sacrifice 2025 to be in the best possible position for the 2026 rules reset. Albon recently extended his contract with Williams for at least two more years, tying him to the outfit into the new regulations for 2026, an outline of […]
Albon «had to bite my lip» on overweight Williams F1 car
As it ran late with the production of its 2024 launch car, Williams started the season with a chassis that was significantly overweight. And while Williams had already taken 14kg out of the car over the off-season, its 2024 FW46 was still four-five tenths per lap slower than it should have been. A revised floor […]
A vote of confidence or biding his time? What Albon’s new Williams F1 deal means
Albon was hailed as one of the stand-out performers of last season, scoring all but one of Williams’ 28 points to drag it up to seventh in the constructors’ standings. With over half the grid out of contract for 2025, that made the 28-year-old an enticing prospect for any top team looking to make a […]
Sargeant baffled about not being told of illegal F1 safety car overtake
During the caution period to remove Valtteri Bottas’s stricken Sauber, Sargeant was running down the start-finish straight towards Turn 1 as his Haas rival emerged from the pits following a change of tyres. But while Hulkenberg reached the critical safety car line that determines the running order a split second in front, Sargeant’s speed offset […]
Williams may as well “go home” if spares situation changes its F1 approach, says Albon
The Thai driver and team-mate Logan Sargeant have faced a challenging start to the season with Williams having been without a spare chassis and not being flush with replacement parts. With Sargeant having been forced to sit out the Australian Grand Prix because of the need for his team-mate to take his car, and the […]
Albon feared about Williams F1 spares «before I even hit the wall»
On the opening lap, Albon was hit by RB’s poor-starting Daniel Ricciardo in Turn 3, at the start of the Esses. The glancing blow sent both cars into the tyre barriers, which had to be repaired during the following 30-minute red flag interruption. While the accident happened at relatively low speeds, another crash was the […]