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Disappointed Albon on track during a difficult 2025 Hungarian GP

Albon disappointed after “scrappy” F1 Hungarian GP weekend for Williams

Ryan McGahey1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

Williams’ Alex Albon disappointed as he breaks down his struggles throughout a difficult F1 Hungarian GP weekend for the Grove-based outfit. Following a point-less Hungarian Grand Prix weekend for Williams, Alex Albon explains the conditions which caused the team’s poor performance. Having expected a difficult weekend given the track characteristics of the Hungaroring, Williams failed…

Williams driver Alex Albon continued his fine season with a P6 finish in the F1 Belgian GP. It moves him on to 54 points in the standings.

Albon confident Williams back to regular points scorers after P6 in F1 Belgian GP

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Williams driver Alex Albon continued his fine season with a P6 finish in the F1 Belgian GP. It moves him on to 54 points in the standings, just 9 behind Kimi Antonelli who sits P7. After a deployment issue basically took him out of the Sprint part of the weekend with a SQ1 exit, the…

Williams driver Alex Albon discusses FW47 upgrades, cooling issues, and midfield performance ahead of F1 Belgian GP.

Albon: Williams still F1’s most consistent midfield team ahead of Belgian GP

Disha Rawal3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Wiliams driver Alex Albon sits P8 in the World Drivers’ Championship ahead of the F1 Belgian GP. Despite a strong start to the 2025 season, Williams have started to fall behind other teams in the midfield. Albon managed to finish in the points at the British GP after failing to make Q3 in qualifying. Prior…

Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47. 24.05.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Qualifying Day. 2025 F1 Season

2025 F1 Mid-Season review: Alex Albon

Shermaine Wong4 weeks ago4 weeks ago08 mins

The 2025 F1 season marks Alex Albon’s sixth season in the sport and his fourth with Williams Racing. It is his strongest season with the team thus far, the Thai driver scoring more points in 2025 than his entire campaign with Williams in the 2022 to 2024 seasons. After only 12 races, Albon is 8th…

James Vowles: Williams sacrificed performance at British GP to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues. He also discussed Carlos Sainz's British GP incident with Charles Leclerc.

Vowles: Williams F1 having to leave performance on the table to cure cooling issues

James O'Connor1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

James Vowles has conceded Williams Racing are having to sacrifice performance to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Williams had a superb run from Australia to Monaco, scoring 54 points across the opening eight rounds as the FW47 was fast in pretty…

Sainz comments on the reliability of the FW47 over the past 3 race weekends heading into the F1 British GP.

Sainz confident in FW47’s pace despite reliability concerns ahead of F1 British GP

Shania Wallage1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz has faced a tough streak in recent race weekends, mirroring the struggles of the Williams team as a whole. The last time both Sainz and Albon finished inside the top 10 was back in Round 8 at Monaco. Since then, Sainz has only managed to collect a single point with a P10 finish…

Carlos Sainz left to rue car issues during F1 Canadian GP after P10 finish

Julia Muñoz Carrillo2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

At the F1 Canadian GP, Carlos Sainz secured a solitary point for Williams Racing by crossing the line in 10th place. However, technical troubles forced him to spend the entire race focused on preserving the car rather than showing his full pace. Willing to fight, but lacking the means As Sainz explained, with his P16…

Carlos Sainz during the F1 Spanish GP 2025

Sainz says Williams must take important learnings from difficult F1 Spanish GP weekend

Julia Muñoz Carrillo2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Nothing means more to a driver than his home round, and for Carlos Sainz, the F1 Spanish GP was far from what he imagined. The race weekend at Barcelona was expected to be tricky for Williams. That proved to be the case. Chaos from the beginning Sainz knew from experience that the start would be…

Alex Albon at the F1 Spanish GP for Williams

Albon reflects on dissapointing F1 Spanish GP for Williams

Imogen Hayhurst2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Alex Albon encountered a frustrating Sunday at the F1 Spanish GP this weekend for Williams. Retiring midway through the race after sustaining too much damage. Albon would start the Spanish Grand Prix from P11 following Saturdays Qualifying Session. Ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz who qualified down in P18. Sunday’s race proved difficult from lights out…

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Carlos Sainz gives honest opinion on Williams’ Imola strategy ahead of F1 Monaco GP

Charlotte George3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Carlos Sainz spoke on the mandatory two-stop at the F1 Monaco GP and how it could shakeup the race on Sunday. Elaborating on his unlucky end in Imola, he emphasised the need to focus on strong strategy for both cars and Williams’s potential maximise their consistency against the Ferrari. Two-stop In recent memory, Monaco’s narrow,…