After the F1 2026 Canadian GP, Williams’ Team Principal James Vowles discussed what would have happened to Alex Albon if he had not crashed with Piastri during the race. Albon had qualified P18 on Saturday. While he was managing the race and fighting for points, the Thai was taken out on lap 13 after being…
After assessing the upcoming upgrades for the 2026 F1 Canadian GP earlier in May, Williams Team Principal James Vowles now talked about the team’s step forward in the car’s performance. Despite a chaotic weekend in Montréal, after which the team remains in 8th place in the Constructors’ Championship, Vowles emphasised that the team is successfully…
Williams Racing Team Principal James Vowles watched his squad leave the 2026 F1 Miami GP with a double-points finish, as a result of Carlos Sainz crossing the finish line in P9 and Alex Albon securing P10. While this three-point finish put them in P8 in the Constructors’ Championship, Vowles remains entirely realistic about the progress…
At the 2026 F1 Miami GP, Williams, led by James Vowles, ended the weekend on a high note with both drivers finishing within the points. Carlos Sainz had finished in P9, with teammate Alex Albon rounding out the points with a P10 finish. The upgraded Williams FW48 brought the team’s first double-points finish of the…
Williams F1 team principal James Vowles addressed the team’s performance at the Chinese GP 2026 after a weekend that delivered points but also exposed the team’s current limitations under the new regulations. Williams left Shanghai with a P9 finish for Carlos Sainz, securing the team’s first points of the 2026 season. The Grove outfit had…
Under the leadership of James Vowles, Williams’ struggles in 2026 continue as Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finished P12 and P15 respectively at the F1 Australian GP. After a difficult start to the year, when both cars missed the Barcelona shakedown and then struggled during Bahrain testing, the team’s performance did not improve for the…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP in Melbourne, Williams team principal James Vowles noted that the team knows how to improve its current package, while admitting it will take time to implement the necessary changes during the 2026 F1 season. Williams had a rough start to the season, missing out on the 2026 F1 Barcelona…
Team Principals James Vowles and Andrea Stella commented on the Mercedes power unit performance following the 2026 F1 Australian GP. In 2026, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains are being utilised by four teams: Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, and Alpine. While many expected to see the Mercedes-powered teams have an advantage over the rest of the field, only…
Williams F1 Team Principal James Vowles was not afraid to speak up on one of the most clamoured topics of the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season: the compression ratio and the Mercedes power unit. An intriguing rumour about the former championship winning team Rumours about the German manufacturer toying with the grey areas of the…
The Williams F1 team have conducted a shakedown at Silverstone with the FW48 ahead of the first 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain. The Sakhir International Circuit will host two tests later in February. It was a difficult January for the Williams F1 squad. They missed the Barcelona shakedown that took place late last month. The…
