James Vowles says Franco Colapinto has “earned” his seat for next year after Alpine confirmed the rookie’s F1 2026 contract, insisting the Argentinian has shown exactly why he deserved a full-time seat. Speaking ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Vowles immediately highlighted the Argentinian’s rapid progress. He said, “I’m really proud of what he’s…
Carlos Sainz’s F1 São Paulo GP ended in frustration after early contact with Lewis Hamilton compromised his entire race. The Williams driver suffered front wing damage at the start of the race that left him playing catch up at Interlagos. Sainz eventually finished P13, seconds outside of the top 10, behind him teammate Alex Albon….
For everyone watching, F1’s 2025 São Paulo GP was a thrilling spectacle. It was a “crazy race” defined by high-strung tension and tyre degradation. However for Alex Albon and the Williams team, it was a race of profound frustration. The Thai driver finished an agonising P11, missing out on the final race point by a…
Atlassian Williams Racing and Gulf Oil International unveiled “Driven by Words,” a unique Gulf light blue and orange livery built for the F1 São Paulo GP from 493 fan-submitted words. Fans around the world took part in July and cast more than 140,000 votes. The most popular choices were Legacy with over 7,700 votes, Passion…
Williams Racing announced it will enter the 2026 F1 season with a new name and logo, which are a callback to the team’s successful past. In its long history with the sport, the Grove-based outfit has raced under different variations of the Williams name. The latest rebrand came in 2014, when the team changed its…
Williams team principal James Vowles has predicted a tricky F1 São Paulo GP for the British team, stating that they must deliver on car performance to be in a good position for 2026. Vowles has sights set on 2026 Asked about the final four races in a Q&A-style video for the Williams YouTube channel, Vowles…
Williams’ Carlos Sainz reflects on his disaster F1 Mexico City GP after the Spaniard endured multiple penalties en route to a disappointing DNF in the closing stages. Williams’ Carlos Sainz endured a difficult and disappointing outing in Mexico City last weekend. Starting from a lowly P12 carrying a penalty from Austin, the Spaniard found himself…
It was a disappointing F1 North American doubleheader for Williams and James Vowles in the Grands Prix as Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon failed to score a point for the team. In fact, the team has failed to get both drivers in the points at the same race since Monaco, excluding Sprints. After the Thai…
Alex Albon finished the F1 Mexico City GP in P12 after a difficult race. The Williams driver was one of two who opted to start on the hard tyre, along with Franco Collapinto. This was not the preffered strategy, with most of the grid starting on the soft tyre compund and switching to the medium…
Williams team principal James Vowles has offered a detailed explanation of what went wrong for Carlos Sainz during the F1 Mexico City GP. Sainz headed into the weekend with an inevitable 5-place grid penalty looming over him as a consequence of his clash with Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli at the previous round in Austin. His…
