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general data

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Alexander Albon
Logan Sargeant

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statistics

114 (6.9%)
2 (0.1%)
128 (7.7%)
7 (14.3%)
9 (18.4%)
1st
49
1661
1633
3626 (1.1 points per race avg)
2 (0.1%)
450 (13.5%)
1975 Argentine Grand Prix
2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

about Williams

Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Martini Racing, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and is run by team owner Sir Frank Williams and automotive engineer Sir Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after Frank Williams's two earlier unsuccessful F1 operations: Frank Williams Racing Cars (1969 to 1975) and Wolf–Williams Racing (1976). All of Williams F1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being the initials of team owner, Frank Williams.

The team's first race was the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix, where the new team ran a March chassis for Patrick Nève. Williams started manufacturing its own cars the following year, and Switzerland's Clay Regazzoni won Williams's first race at the 1979 British Grand Prix. At the 1997 British Grand Prix, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve scored the team's 100th race victory, making Williams one of only three teams in Formula One, alongside Ferrari and fellow British team McLaren, to win 100 races. Williams won nine Constructors' Championships between 1980 and 1997. This stood as a record until Ferrari surpassed it in 2000.

Drivers for Williams have included Australia's Alan Jones; Finland's Keke Rosberg; Britain's Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Jenson Button; France's Alain Prost; Brazil's Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna; and Canada's Jacques Villeneuve. Each of these drivers, with the exception of Senna and Button, have captured one Drivers' title with the team. Of those who have won the championship with Williams, only Jones, Rosberg and Villeneuve actually defended their title while still with the team. Piquet moved to Lotus after winning the 1987 championship, Mansell moved to the American-based Indy Cars after winning the 1992 championship, Prost retired from racing after his 4th World Championship in 1993, while Hill moved to Arrows after winning in 1996.

Williams have worked with many engine manufacturers, most successfully with Renault, winning five of their nine Constructors' titles with the French company. Along with Ferrari, McLaren, Benetton and Renault, Williams is one of a group of five teams that won every Constructors' Championship between 1979 and 2008 and every Drivers' Championship from 1984 to 2008.

Williams F1 also has business interests beyond Formula One racing. Based in Grove, Oxfordshire, UK, Williams has established Williams Advanced Engineering and Williams Hybrid Power which take technology originally developed for Formula One and adapt it for commercial applications. In April 2014, Williams Hybrid Power were sold to GKN. Williams Advanced Engineering had a technology centre in Qatar until it was closed in 2014.


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seasons

1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024,

finishing positions

grid positions

driver championships

1 Alan Jones season
2 Keke Rosberg season
3 Nelson Piquet season
4 Nigel Mansell season
5 Alain Prost season
6 Damon Hill season
7 Jacques Villeneuve season

constructor championships

1 season
2 season
3 season
4 season
5 season
6 season
7 season
8 season
9 season

wins Williams

# event driver
1 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix round 18 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 2003 Monaco Grand Prix round 7 Juan Pablo Montoya
3 2003 European Grand Prix round 9 Ralf Schumacher
4 2003 French Grand Prix round 10 Ralf Schumacher
5 2003 German Grand Prix round 12 Juan Pablo Montoya
6 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix round 2 Ralf Schumacher
7 2001 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Ralf Schumacher
8 2001 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Ralf Schumacher
9 2001 German Grand Prix round 12 Ralf Schumacher
10 2001 Italian Grand Prix round 15 Juan Pablo Montoya
11 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Jacques Villeneuve
12 1997 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Jacques Villeneuve
13 1997 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
14 1997 Spanish Grand Prix round 6 Jacques Villeneuve
15 1997 British Grand Prix round 9 Jacques Villeneuve
16 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Jacques Villeneuve
17 1997 Austrian Grand Prix round 14 Jacques Villeneuve
18 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix round 15 Jacques Villeneuve
19 1996 Australian Grand Prix round 1 Damon Hill
20 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
21 1996 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Damon Hill
22 1996 European Grand Prix round 4 Jacques Villeneuve
23 1996 San Marino Grand Prix round 5 Damon Hill
24 1996 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Damon Hill
25 1996 French Grand Prix round 9 Damon Hill
26 1996 British Grand Prix round 10 Jacques Villeneuve
27 1996 German Grand Prix round 11 Damon Hill
28 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix round 12 Jacques Villeneuve
29 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix round 15 Jacques Villeneuve
30 1996 Japanese Grand Prix round 16 Damon Hill
31 1995 Argentine Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
32 1995 San Marino Grand Prix round 3 Damon Hill
33 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix round 10 Damon Hill
34 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix round 13 David Coulthard
35 1995 Australian Grand Prix round 17 Damon Hill
36 1994 Spanish Grand Prix round 5 Damon Hill
37 1994 British Grand Prix round 8 Damon Hill
38 1994 Belgian Grand Prix round 11 Damon Hill
39 1994 Italian Grand Prix round 12 Damon Hill
40 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix round 13 Damon Hill
41 1994 Japanese Grand Prix round 15 Damon Hill
42 1994 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Nigel Mansell
43 1993 South African Grand Prix round 1 Alain Prost
44 1993 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Alain Prost
45 1993 Spanish Grand Prix round 5 Alain Prost
46 1993 Canadian Grand Prix round 7 Alain Prost
47 1993 French Grand Prix round 8 Alain Prost
48 1993 British Grand Prix round 9 Alain Prost
49 1993 German Grand Prix round 10 Alain Prost
50 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Damon Hill
51 1993 Belgian Grand Prix round 12 Damon Hill
52 1993 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Damon Hill
53 1992 South African Grand Prix round 1 Nigel Mansell
54 1992 Mexican Grand Prix round 2 Nigel Mansell
55 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix round 3 Nigel Mansell
56 1992 Spanish Grand Prix round 4 Nigel Mansell
57 1992 San Marino Grand Prix round 5 Nigel Mansell
58 1992 French Grand Prix round 8 Nigel Mansell
59 1992 British Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
60 1992 German Grand Prix round 10 Nigel Mansell
61 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
62 1992 Japanese Grand Prix round 15 Riccardo Patrese
63 1991 Mexican Grand Prix round 6 Riccardo Patrese
64 1991 French Grand Prix round 7 Nigel Mansell
65 1991 British Grand Prix round 8 Nigel Mansell
66 1991 German Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
67 1991 Italian Grand Prix round 12 Nigel Mansell
68 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix round 13 Riccardo Patrese
69 1991 Spanish Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
70 1990 San Marino Grand Prix round 3 Riccardo Patrese
71 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix round 10 Thierry Boutsen
72 1989 Canadian Grand Prix round 6 Thierry Boutsen
73 1989 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Thierry Boutsen
74 1987 San Marino Grand Prix round 2 Nigel Mansell
75 1987 French Grand Prix round 6 Nigel Mansell
76 1987 British Grand Prix round 7 Nigel Mansell
77 1987 German Grand Prix round 8 Nelson Piquet
78 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix round 9 Nelson Piquet
79 1987 Austrian Grand Prix round 10 Nigel Mansell
80 1987 Italian Grand Prix round 11 Nelson Piquet
81 1987 Spanish Grand Prix round 13 Nigel Mansell
82 1987 Mexican Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
83 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Nelson Piquet
84 1986 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Nigel Mansell
85 1986 Canadian Grand Prix round 6 Nigel Mansell
86 1986 French Grand Prix round 8 Nigel Mansell
87 1986 British Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
88 1986 German Grand Prix round 10 Nelson Piquet
89 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Nelson Piquet
90 1986 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Nelson Piquet
91 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
92 1985 Detroit Grand Prix round 6 Keke Rosberg
93 1985 European Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
94 1985 South African Grand Prix round 15 Nigel Mansell
95 1985 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Keke Rosberg
96 1984 Dallas Grand Prix round 9 Keke Rosberg
97 1983 Monaco Grand Prix round 5 Keke Rosberg
98 1982 Swiss Grand Prix round 14 Keke Rosberg
99 1981 United States Grand Prix West round 1 Alan Jones
100 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Carlos Reutemann
101 1981 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Carlos Reutemann
102 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix round 15 Alan Jones
103 1980 Argentine Grand Prix round 1 Alan Jones
104 1980 Monaco Grand Prix round 6 Carlos Reutemann
105 1980 French Grand Prix round 7 Alan Jones
106 1980 British Grand Prix round 8 Alan Jones
107 1980 Canadian Grand Prix round 13 Alan Jones
108 1980 United States Grand Prix round 14 Alan Jones
109 1979 British Grand Prix round 9 Clay Regazzoni
110 1979 German Grand Prix round 10 Alan Jones
111 1979 Austrian Grand Prix round 11 Alan Jones
112 1979 Dutch Grand Prix round 12 Alan Jones
113 1979 Canadian Grand Prix round 14 Alan Jones
114 2012 Spanish Grand Prix round 5 Pastor Maldonado

pole positions Williams

# event driver
1 2005 European Grand Prix round 7 Nick Heidfeld
2 2004 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Ralf Schumacher
3 2003 Monaco Grand Prix round 7 Juan Pablo Montoya
4 2003 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Ralf Schumacher
5 2003 French Grand Prix round 10 Ralf Schumacher
6 2003 German Grand Prix round 12 Juan Pablo Montoya
7 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix round 3 Ralf Schumacher
8 2002 Monaco Grand Prix round 7 Ralf Schumacher
9 2002 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Ralf Schumacher
10 2002 European Grand Prix round 9 Ralf Schumacher
11 2002 British Grand Prix round 10 Juan Pablo Montoya
12 2002 French Grand Prix round 11 Juan Pablo Montoya
13 2002 Italian Grand Prix round 15 Juan Pablo Montoya
14 2001 French Grand Prix round 10 Ralf Schumacher
15 2001 German Grand Prix round 12 Ralf Schumacher
16 2001 Belgian Grand Prix round 14 Ralf Schumacher
17 2001 Italian Grand Prix round 15 Juan Pablo Montoya
18 1997 Australian Grand Prix round 1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
19 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Jacques Villeneuve
20 1997 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Jacques Villeneuve
21 1997 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
22 1997 Monaco Grand Prix round 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
23 1997 Spanish Grand Prix round 6 Jacques Villeneuve
24 1997 British Grand Prix round 9 Jacques Villeneuve
25 1997 Belgian Grand Prix round 12 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
26 1997 Austrian Grand Prix round 14 Jacques Villeneuve
27 1997 Japanese Grand Prix round 16 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
28 1997 European Grand Prix round 17 Jacques Villeneuve
29 1996 Australian Grand Prix round 1 Damon Hill
30 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
31 1996 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Damon Hill
32 1996 European Grand Prix round 4 Jacques Villeneuve
33 1996 Spanish Grand Prix round 7 Jacques Villeneuve
34 1996 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Damon Hill
35 1996 British Grand Prix round 10 Jacques Villeneuve
36 1996 German Grand Prix round 11 Damon Hill
37 1996 Belgian Grand Prix round 13 Jacques Villeneuve
38 1996 Italian Grand Prix round 14 Jacques Villeneuve
39 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix round 15 Jacques Villeneuve
40 1996 Japanese Grand Prix round 16 Damon Hill
41 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 David Coulthard
42 1995 Argentine Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
43 1995 Monaco Grand Prix round 5 Damon Hill
44 1995 French Grand Prix round 7 Damon Hill
45 1995 British Grand Prix round 8 David Coulthard
46 1995 German Grand Prix round 9 David Coulthard
47 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix round 10 Damon Hill
48 1995 Italian Grand Prix round 12 Damon Hill
49 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix round 13 David Coulthard
50 1995 European Grand Prix round 14 David Coulthard
51 1995 Pacific Grand Prix round 15 David Coulthard
52 1995 Australian Grand Prix round 17 Damon Hill
53 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Damon Hill
54 1994 Pacific Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
55 1994 San Marino Grand Prix round 3 Damon Hill
56 1994 French Grand Prix round 7 Damon Hill
57 1994 British Grand Prix round 8 Damon Hill
58 1994 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Nigel Mansell
59 1993 South African Grand Prix round 1 Alain Prost
60 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Damon Hill
61 1993 European Grand Prix round 3 Damon Hill
62 1993 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Alain Prost
63 1993 Spanish Grand Prix round 5 Alain Prost
64 1993 Monaco Grand Prix round 6 Damon Hill
65 1993 Canadian Grand Prix round 7 Alain Prost
66 1993 French Grand Prix round 8 Alain Prost
67 1993 British Grand Prix round 9 Alain Prost
68 1993 German Grand Prix round 10 Alain Prost
69 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Damon Hill
70 1993 Belgian Grand Prix round 12 Damon Hill
71 1993 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Damon Hill
72 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix round 14 Alain Prost
73 1993 Japanese Grand Prix round 15 Alain Prost
74 1992 South African Grand Prix round 1 Nigel Mansell
75 1992 Mexican Grand Prix round 2 Nigel Mansell
76 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix round 3 Nigel Mansell
77 1992 Spanish Grand Prix round 4 Nigel Mansell
78 1992 San Marino Grand Prix round 5 Nigel Mansell
79 1992 Monaco Grand Prix round 6 Nigel Mansell
80 1992 French Grand Prix round 8 Nigel Mansell
81 1992 British Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
82 1992 German Grand Prix round 10 Nigel Mansell
83 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Nigel Mansell
84 1992 Belgian Grand Prix round 12 Nigel Mansell
85 1992 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Riccardo Patrese
86 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
87 1992 Japanese Grand Prix round 15 Riccardo Patrese
88 1992 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Riccardo Patrese
89 1991 Canadian Grand Prix round 5 Riccardo Patrese
90 1991 Mexican Grand Prix round 6 Riccardo Patrese
91 1991 French Grand Prix round 7 Nigel Mansell
92 1991 British Grand Prix round 8 Nigel Mansell
93 1991 German Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
94 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix round 13 Riccardo Patrese
95 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix round 10 Thierry Boutsen
96 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix round 18 Nico Hülkenberg
97 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix round 10 Thierry Boutsen
98 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Nelson Piquet
99 1987 Belgian Grand Prix round 3 Nigel Mansell
100 1987 Monaco Grand Prix round 4 Nelson Piquet
101 1987 Detroit Grand Prix round 5 Nelson Piquet
102 1987 French Grand Prix round 6 Nigel Mansell
103 1987 British Grand Prix round 7 Nigel Mansell
104 1987 German Grand Prix round 8 Nelson Piquet
105 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix round 9 Nelson Piquet
106 1987 Austrian Grand Prix round 10 Nigel Mansell
107 1987 Italian Grand Prix round 11 Nelson Piquet
108 1987 Spanish Grand Prix round 13 Nigel Mansell
109 1987 Mexican Grand Prix round 14 Nigel Mansell
110 1986 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Nigel Mansell
111 1986 Canadian Grand Prix round 6 Nigel Mansell
112 1986 British Grand Prix round 9 Nigel Mansell
113 1986 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Nelson Piquet
114 1985 French Grand Prix round 7 Keke Rosberg
115 1985 British Grand Prix round 8 Keke Rosberg
116 1985 South African Grand Prix round 15 Nigel Mansell
117 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Jacques Laffite
118 1982 British Grand Prix round 10 Derek Daly
119 1981 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Carlos Reutemann
120 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix round 15 Alan Jones
121 1980 Argentine Grand Prix round 1 Alan Jones
122 1980 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Alan Jones
123 1980 German Grand Prix round 9 Carlos Reutemann
124 1979 British Grand Prix round 9 Clay Regazzoni
125 1979 Canadian Grand Prix round 14 Alan Jones
126 1979 United States Grand Prix round 15 Alan Jones
127 2012 Spanish Grand Prix round 5 Pastor Maldonado
128 2014 Austrian Grand Prix round 8 Valtteri Bottas

drivers who drove for Williams

# driver
1 Arturo Merzario
2 Jacques Laffite
3 Tony Brise
4 Damien Magee
5 Ian Scheckter
6 François Migault
7 Ian Ashley
8 Jo Vonlanthen
9 Renzo Zorzi
10 Lella Lombardi
11 Emilio Zapico
12 Alan Jones
13 Clay Regazzoni
14 Carlos Reutemann
15 Rupert Keegan
16 Desiré Wilson
17 Kevin Cogan
18 Geoff Lees
19 Keke Rosberg
20 Mario Andretti
21 Derek Daly
22 Jonathan Palmer
23 Nigel Mansell
24 Nelson Piquet
25 Riccardo Patrese
26 Martin Brundle
27 Jean-Louis Schlesser
28 Thierry Boutsen
29 Alain Prost
30 Damon Hill
31 Ayrton Senna
32 David Coulthard COU
33 Jacques Villeneuve VIL
34 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
35 Ralf Schumacher SCH
36 Alessandro Zanardi
37 Jenson Button BUT
38 Juan Pablo Montoya MON
39 Marc Gené
40 Antônio Pizzonia PIZ
41 Mark Webber WEB
42 Nick Heidfeld HEI
43 Nico Rosberg ROS
44 Alexander Wurz WUR
45 Kazuki Nakajima NAK
46 Rubens Barrichello BAR
47 Nico Hülkenberg HUL
48 Pastor Maldonado MAL
49 Bruno Senna SEN
50 Valtteri Bottas BOT
51 Felipe Massa MAS
52 Lance Stroll STR
53 Paul di Resta DIR
54 Sergey Sirotkin SIR
55 George Russell RUS
56 Robert Kubica KUB
57 Nicholas Latifi LAT
58 Jack Aitken AIT
59 Alexander Albon ALB
60 Nyck de Vries DEV
61 Logan Sargeant SAR

Williams news

Albon’s Bahrain GP was compromised by overheating issues on his way to an unrepresentative 15th, while in Saudi Arabia he just missed out on the points by finishing 11th.Despite being beaten in Jeddah only by the nine surviving cars from the top five teams – plus the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg, the Thai/British driver still feels that Williams has not yet shown what it can do.“Very simply ...

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Sargeant was sent skidding off the track at Sakhir last weekend after the brake bias moved unexpectedly and caused him to lock up.Read Also:


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Fry, who joined Williams in November after leaving Alpine in the summer, says parts for the 2024 car came through the Grove factory system much later than was the case at his previous teams, which also include Ferrari and McLaren.It was also the first new car built under team principal James Vowles, who started at the team early last year.Fry indicated that efforts are underway to change the ...

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More often than not, drivers progress to F1 via the established path of F3 and Formula 2, but occasionally there are exceptions.The most notable example in recent years is three-time world champion Max Verstappen, who graduated to the top tier directly from European F3 in 2015 with Toro Rosso.Read Also:


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Last year's FW45, which Albon guided to eight points finishes as the team climbed from last to seventh in the constructors’ championship, proved particularly weak through low-speed changes of direction, under braking and through longer-duration fast corners.But speaking on the second day of pre-season running in Bahrain, Albon reckoned Williams had worked to rectify many of the significant ...

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The 17-year-old Antonelli is heading into his first season of F2 after a meteoric rise through the ranks, and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hinted that he is a candidate to replace the departing Lewis Hamilton by suggesting that the team could be "bold" in its choice.Such a move would be a huge step for the teenager even if he has a stellar F2 season, and thus he has also been linked with ...

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As part of a revamp that Mercedes has made to its new W15 challenger, the team has moved to a push-rod configuration on its rear suspension layout.Used to good effect by Red Bull and McLaren since the start of the ground effect era, this configuration offers aerodynamic advantages as it allows a more streamlined gearbox and better airflow through the floor and onto the rear wing.The change by ...

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And, whilst we haven’t seen the FW46 until now, we thought we could be assured of one detail, with the expectation being that the car would feature a push-rod rear suspension layout, rather than the pull-rod it has employed for the first two years of this regulation phase.That’s due to Mercedes having made that switch this season, with Williams buying its rear end, including the gearbox and ...

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The Grove-based outfit had so far only done a season launch with its new livery at an event in New York earlier this month.And having elected to abandon initial plans for a filming day run at Silverstone this month because of uncertainty over the weather, the team has instead revealed its new FW46 challenger on the day before official pre-season testing begins.Posts on social media showed the new ...

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Albon and Williams excelled in 2023 on circuits that suited the low-drag FW45, which competed towards the front of the midfield on low-downforce circuits like Monza and Montreal, but had too many weaknesses to be an all-round contender throughout the season.Williams' biggest priority for the FW46 was to cure some of its foul handling characteristics and turn it into a consistent points score at a ...

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Albon has been linked to various top teams in recent weeks, including a return to Red Bull and a move to Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton from 2025 onwards.While Williams team principal James Vowles clarified Albon is contracted to the Grove team until next year, he also added he would keep the outfit's long-term interests at heart if any offer came in for the 27-year-old."Should any decision go ...

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Following his impressive performances with Williams, Albon had been linked to a Red Bull return in 2025, which still has a vacancy for Sergio Perez's current seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen.With uncertainty over Albon's contract situation, which was believed to make him a free agent at the end of 2024, Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari also brought the 27-year-old into the frame ...

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Williams has stuck to largely the same colour scheme for 2024 that adorned last year's FW45, with various shades of dark and navy blue complemented by naked carbon fibre on the lower half of the car that will be raced by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant.It has also added a red and white pinstripe around the nose and sidepods, which the team says is a nod to its British identity and its lineage of ...

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Ex-Mercedes strategy chief Vowles was handed the top job at Williams for 2023 but accepted that on-track results last year and for 2024 were insignificant so long as it allowed the squad to bring about more sustained improvement starting in 2025 before a major push the following season.That drawn out time frame will allow for the revised design department structure (led by new chief technical ...

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With investment and commitment from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes to restore the winner of seven drivers' and nine constructors' titles to its former glory.Williams has suffered from years of underinvestment that gradually turned it from a benchmark into a backmarker.But instead of putting all its efforts into just surviving another year, its ...

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In a ringing endorsement of the Thai driver who almost single-handedly helped Williams secure seventh in the constructors’ championship last season, Vowles has opened up on the differences he saw in Albon throughout 2023. And he thinks the way Albon approached the job, with a car that wasn’t consistent in its performance at all tracks, was evidence of the supreme qualities that he thinks will ...

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The Grove-based outfit is coming off the back of an encouraging 2023 season where it finished seventh in the constructors’ championship, its best result since 2018. And with Vowles having only arrived just ahead of the start of the campaign, the true impact of the changes he is making to the organisation are yet to be seen. One of the early decisions that Vowles made was for the team to switch ...

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After switching from multiple title winner Mercedes, Vowles has admitted some surprise regarding facilities that he said in certain areas were 20 years out of date. It was why he pushed hard, and achieved some success, in changing F1’s capital expenditure limits to free up the possibility for much-needed investment to help address Williams' shortfalls. But while some may have been put off by ...

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As teams gear up for the new era of engine regulations that are due to come into play in 2026, efforts have been going on for manufacturers to finalise their partner squads.And with Mercedes having already extended a deal with McLaren at the end of last year, the German manufacturer has now confirmed that Williams will remain a part of its roster too.Williams team principal James Vowles said: "It ...

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Let’s take a look at the FW45’s finer details and how it was modified during the season in order to make that leap forward in the pecking order.
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Williams FW45 brake caliper
Williams were one of a handful of teams that opted to use tube-like fins on the surface of its front brake caliper in order to help reduce weight and improve cooling.
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Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that they will launch their respective 2024 seasons at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February.While Sauber has committed to showcasing the C44 in a ceremony in London, Williams has made no such promise and last year used the launch to showcase its new livery, and not the car itself. Both teams shared ‘save the date’ cards on ...

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Fry started working at Williams in November after leaving a similar role at Alpine earlier this year, as a key figure in overhauling the team after years of underinvestment.The former Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren man has been tasked with identifying and providing what each technical department at Grove needs for long-term success.Fry started too late to have a drastic impact on Williams' launch ...

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Williams owner Dorilton Capital is investing to restore the Grove team to its former glory, with long-time Mercedes man James Vowles brought in to oversee the revamp as its new team principal for 2023.After identifying the squad's key weaknesses, Vowles brought in former Benetton, McLaren and Ferrari stalwart Fry from Alpine to become the team's CTO.Fry joined after feeling there was no desire at ...

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22-0 in qualifying. 27-1 in points. Sargeant has been completely dominated by team-mate Alex Albon in his first season in F1, after being promoted earlier than expected when other options to replace Nicholas Latifi fell through.Looking purely at results, which is what F1 is all about in the end, Williams could have been expected to jettison the 22-year-old Floridian, who has seen flashes of ...

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Following an up and down rookie campaign with Williams, which saw him secure one point but endure some disappointments along the way, Sargeant did enough to convince the Grove-based outfit that he was worth sticking with.Speaking about his new contract, Sargeant said: "I am thrilled to be continuing with Williams Racing for the 2024 season. “It has been an incredible journey with the team so ...

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