Speaking to media on Friday ahead of the F1 2026 Dutch GP, Williams team principal James Vowles opened up about the recent double contract extension for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Sainz and Albon both extended their respective contracts with Williams this week, ending speculation regarding their future at the team. After a promising 2025…
Williams F1 have confimed that Carlos Sainz has signed a new multi-year deal with the team as the Grove-based squad retain their current line-up heading into 2027. Inevitably, there will be clauses in the Spaniard’s contract should next year be as tough as this one. Although the FW48 has been well off the pace, the…
Williams have confirmed that Alex Albon will remain with the team into the 2027 F1 season. The Thai’s journey with the Grove-based squad started back in 2022 when Jost Capito was in charge. Since James Vowles was appointed in 2023, the British engineer turned boss has shown tremendous faith in the abilities of the 30-year-old….
Williams F1 Team Principal James Vowles recently evaluated their 2026 campaign by answering questions about the Hungarian Grand Prix on Williams’ YouTube channel. Despite starting the season with much more optimism compared to previous years, Williams reached the summer break in ninth place in the Constructors’ Championship with 11 points. This marked a painful regression…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Williams Team Principal James Vowles has set out a clear development roadmap for the FW48 ahead of the F1 Austria GP. He confirmed that a significant upgrade package is on its way for Baku and that the team’s push will continue well beyond the summer break. From Q1 elimination to points contention At the start…
Following a challenging 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, Williams’ Team Principal James Vowles shared during his post-race Vowles Verdict rundown how the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya exposed the FW48’s major flaws. The Briton then outlined how Williams will be tackling these performance issues as the season progresses, but added that there was no immediate fix. At the…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Williams Team Principal James Vowles shared his insights into what makes racing at the Circuit de Monaco unique and how the team has been preparing for the weekend. Williams enters the 2026 F1 Monaco GP P8 in the Constructors’ Championship with 7 points to its name. The team…
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…
