Carlos Sainz left the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP frustrated after a decent race unravelled through contact with Oscar Piastri, a penalty and a late Williams pit stop he felt was unnecessary. The Williams driver started on the soft tyre, one of only six drivers to choose that compound for the start at the Hungaroring. While…
The 2026 Belgian GP proved to be another difficult weekend for Williams F1’s Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, who finished in P16 and P15 respectively. Both drivers remain on a run of point-less outings stretching back to Barcelona, as the Grove-based team continues to understand and unlock performance from their difficult FW48. P16 “was as…
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…
Carlos Sainz believes his 2026 F1 season is shaping up to be one of the strongest of his career. He crossed the line P12 at his home race in Barcelona, outside the points. With Williams struggling to compete near the front in 2026, Sainz has frequently found himself in similar positions. Nevertheless, the Spaniard left…
While Carlos Sainz slammed Nico Hülkenberg for colliding into him at the race restart, the German shared his own perspective of the incident and the penalty he received after both F1 drivers had finished outside the points at the 2026 Monaco GP on Sunday. As the session resumed under the Safety Car in the aftermath…
Alex Albon bagged his second points finish of the 2026 F1 season, finishing P8 in the Monaco GP on Sunday. The Williams driver has had a tough start to this campaign. While car issues have been a problem for him and he was taken out by Piastri in Montréal, Carlos Sainz has had a pace…
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 driver Carlos Sainz reflected on a tricky 2026 F1 Canadian GP outing after recovering from an early strategic gamble to score points with a P9 finish in Montreal. The Spaniard admitted he made the wrong call before the start of the Canadian GP by opting for inters, believing rain might be a more significant…
Ahead of the 2026 Canadian GP, Williams F1’s Carlos Sainz has urged the FIA and F1 to “stand firm” with their decision to push ahead with the proposed changes to the 2027 power unit regulations. As it stands, a shift towards a 60-40 split between combustion and electrical energy could be on the cards. This…
