Key Highlights: Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, and Esteban Ocon surged into the top eight during the opening lap after making bold starting tire choices on intermediate compounds. Williams suffered a disastrous collapse caused by a pit double-stack, a collision between Sainz and Gabriel Bortoleto, and Albon’s terminal gearbox and brake problems. Haas driver Ocon fell ...
Key Highlights Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, George Russell, Ollie Bearman, Oscar Piastri, Gabriel Bortoleto and Roberto Merhi travelled from Baku to Langkawi for a spontaneous F1 getaway. The drivers combined training, cycling, gym sessions, chess, boating and karting during their four-day island stay. A chaotic karting session left Gabriel Bortoleto bruised and Oscar Piastri with ...
Key Highlights: Williams reached Q3 for the first time in 2026 and scored its first points since Monaco at the Baku weekend. Carlos Sainz finished 10th after a grid penalty, while Alex Albon retired following a crash that triggered a safety car. The updated FW48 delivered the expected step forward, but Williams expects to lose ...
Key Highlights Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz say a small group of Formula 1 drivers plans to remain in Asia for a boys’ trip between the Bahrain and Singapore Grands Prix. Williams introduced a major FW48 upgrade package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Sainz qualifying ninth and Albon 13th. Sainz will start the Baku ...
Key Highlights Williams Racing has accepted a developmental compromise for the remainder of the 2026 Formula 1 season, having redirected the majority of its engineering resources toward the 2027 campaign. Team principal James Vowles confirmed two new chassis and aerodynamic upgrades will debut at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to address car mass limits, but warned ...
Key Highlights Williams introduces its long-awaited major FW48 upgrade package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a difficult 2026 season marked by weight issues and missed development milestones. Drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon caution that the upgrade may not close the gap to the midfield, as rival teams have accelerated their development pace beyond ...
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes Williams is poised for a significant performance leap at the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as the Grove-based team prepares to debut a major upgrade package. Difficult Spanish Grand Prix Highlights Williams Struggles The prediction comes on the back of another challenging weekend for Williams at the inaugural ...
Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted he was concerned the team could lose both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon during its difficult 2026 Formula…
Formula 1 broadcaster Will Buxton has criticised Williams for “overpromising and underdelivering” during the 2026 season, while admitting he remains surprised that Carlos Sainz chose…
Williams cannot afford the financial and development consequences of the collision between Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon at the Dutch Grand Prix, according to Sky…
Williams team principal James Vowles says the Grove-based Formula 1 team is managing a “huge number of projects” to correct development mistakes made during the…
Williams team principal James Vowles says the team must accept part of the blame for the late-race collision between Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz at…