Williams should not have described their tactics in last weekend’s race as the “Singapore plan”, said team principal James Vowles, as it risked being “misconstrued.” The team told its drivers Carlos Sainz Jnr and Alexander Albon to maintain a close formation in the second half of Sunday’s race to reduce their chance of being passed
Williams has signed former Alpine junior driver Victor Martins to its academy. Martins, who is currently in his third season of Formula 2, will take part in a test for the team this weekend. Williams will run a 2023-specification FW45 at Monza under Formula 1’s Testing of Previous Cars rules. Williams sporting director Sven Smeets
Williams team principal James Vowles has explained how his attempts to sign Carlos Sainz Jnr last year differed from its portrayal in Drive to Survive. Vowles’ efforts to court Sainz are highlighted in the fourth episode of the latest season, which premiered earlier this month. The episode shows Vowles vying for Sainz’s signature alongside competing
Liam Lawson’s demotion to Racing Bulls after just two Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing is the best outcome for the Kiwi driver, says former F1 driver, Juan Pablo Montoya.
Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed both his drivers are racing updated versions of last year’s car. He clarified the team’s approach to the season following speculation Carlos Sainz Jnr was out-performed by his team mate in the opening races because he alone was driving an older-specification car. Williams often ran its cars in
The FIA has fined Williams €50,000 (£42,000), of which €40,000 has been suspended, for failing to supply video footage from its car when requested. Formula 1’s governing body introduced a technical directive prior to the Chinese Grand Prix weekend requiring teams to provide video from forward and rearward mounted cameras on their cars following track
Carlos Sainz has explained that he is yet to feel one hundred per cent settled at his Williams team after finishing 13th in sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spaniard, however, admits that he’s ready to continue learning in the search for a better result at the Shanghai International Circuit after crashing out
Liam Lawson’s first weekend as a Red Bull Racing driver was challenging. However, the New Zealander will have another opportunity to prove himself this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Alexander Albon, who previously raced alongside Verstappen, understands the difficulties of being his teammate better than most. On Thursday in China, Albon shared
Williams team principal James Vowles has shed further light on what caused Carlos Sainz Jnr to crash out on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix. The team’s new driver spun into a barrier at the final corner in the wet conditions shortly after the start of the race. The Safety Car had been
Carlos Sainz Jnr has revealed his two-time World Rally champion father wanted him to join a different Formula 1 team this year. After learning he would lose his seat at Ferrari this year, Sainz spent several months considering his options, and eventually chose to join Williams. However his father, who scored his fourth Dakar Rally
In the middle of the upcoming F1 season, the technical regulations for front wings will change. From the Spanish Grand Prix onwards, they will only be allowed to deflect a maximum of ten millimetres (currently it is fifteen millimetres), with some teams expected to suffer more from this change than others. However, Williams and team principal James
Carlos Sainz reacted to Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari and what could be his greatest achievement in F1, Max Verstappen reached a new milestone, and Lando Norris opened up about his strengths and weaknesses in terms of his mentality, as he eyes to be crowned champion in 2025. GPblog presents you the best news of the
