Williams team principal James Vowles shared “it was painful” to miss the F1 Barcelona shakedown. However, the Grove-based team is ready for the first official test in Bahrain. On Friday, January 23, Vowles shared that Williams would miss the closed-door F1 Barcelona shakedown test due to development delays. However, the team boss shared on Wednesday…
Williams F1 team principal James Vowles has confirmed the team will appear with the FW48 at the first 2026 Bahrain test in February. It takes place from the 11th to the 13th. It has been a difficult start to 2026 for a team that was on the rise last season. Carlos Sainz bagged two superb…
With the start of the season in Melbourne quickly approaching, the teams are revealing their 2026 challengers in quick succession. Missed one? Fear not, we have listed the 2026 F1 cars in a neat little livery launch overview below. Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Racing was the first team to reveal their 2026 challenger….
The first official pre-season tests for the 2026 F1 season begin tomorrow after some shakedowns earlier this month, as most of the teams and cars head to Barcelona for the first of three testing periods ahead of the start of the championship. Seven 2026 F1 cars have hit the track for shakedowns or filming days…
Williams F1 Team have confirmed they will miss shakedown running/the opening test in Barcelona next week. It’s not the first time this has happened to the team. Under much more difficult circumstances financially back in 2019, they missed two days of running as their car was not ready. The car was miles off the pace…
Williams F1 Team have confirmed that Luke Browning will be their reserve driver for the 2026 ssason. Earlier this week they announced Victor Martins as their test and development driver. In April 2023, the 23-year-old joined the Williams Academy. It came just three months after James Vowles signed as team principal. Following championship glory in…
The Williams F1 Team have officially strengthened its 2026 lineup by appointing Victor Martins, a Driver Academy graduate, to the role of Test and Development Driver. Additionally, the Frenchman will balance this new responsibility at Grove with a racing seat in the FIA World Endurance Championship alongside the Alpine Endurance Team. A proven track record…
Carlos Sainz is eager to have a say in Williams’s 2026 F1 challenger, emphasizing the importance of the power unit while remaining cautious about raising expectations amid the uncertainties introduced by the new 2026 regulations. Formula 1 is moving towards completely new regulations for the 2026 F1 season, which will introduce new power units and…
Alex Albon comes in at ninth in Pit Debrief’s F1 2025 Driver Rankings, on the back of the Williams driver completing one of his most competitive seasons to date. Albon finished the 2025 F1 season 8th in the Drivers’ Championship with 73 points, the best result for the London-born driver since he joined Williams in…
Carlos Sainz has stated that he will be looking for race wins in the 2026 F1 season after a strong start with Williams in 2025. Asked about his progress in the team so far, having left Scuderia Ferrari at the end of last year, Sainz said he had a “season to be proud of”. The…
