For Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman, the FP1 session came to a quick end with a collision in Turn 9 on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Albon was on the run-up to the high-speed sequence of Turns 7, 8 and 9, where Bearman was driving a Ferrari car at a considerably slower speed. The Williams…
Being the only team on the grid—besides Ferrari—to not introduce upgrades in Austin, Williams experienced a weekend full of ups and downs. While Franco Colapinto managed to bag a single point starting from P15 on the grid, Alex Albon had a rather forgettable 100th Grand Prix weekend at COTA. Following a pit lane start in…
Alex Albon started the United States GP from P14 on the grid, but his race nearly ended in Turn 1 on Lap 1 when he collided with the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, which also sent the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas into the back of the Williams after things checked up. The incident caused damage to…
The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…
Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…
Franco Colapinto’s future in Formula One is one of the biggest talking points after the rookie driver has shown immense potential just three races into his career. The Williams team has confirmed its line-up for 2025 with Alex Albon and current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz forming it. The 21-year-old Argentinian, who replaced Sargeant mid-season this…
Franco Colapinto races for Williams since the Italian Grand Prix. The Argentinian impressed with his performance and scored points for the Grove based team. Many say he deserves a seat for the 2025 season. The last vacant seat is at Kick Sauber. Colapinto began this year in Formula 2 with MP Motorsport. He already had…
Williams’s Team Principal James Vowles largely discussed what’s to come for the Grove-based team, setting big goals for 2026 and beyond, and praising their future driver line-up hoping to star near the front in Formula 1 when the new regulations kick in. In fact, Vowles went as far as to say that Williams will have…
Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez has described the strong performances by Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman as “great to see” and has expressed much optimism over the potential of young drivers currently in Formula 2 (F2). Despite having only had three races so far with Williams Racing, Franco Colapinto currently sits 19th in the 2024…
2024 has seen a new generation start to emerge in Formula One. Oliver Bearman, Kimi Antonelli and Jack Doohan have all got full-time seats on the grid next year. Liam Lawson could join them depending on how he does over the final six events at RB. Earlier this year in Jeddah, Bearman replaced Carlos Sainz…
