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F1 shares numbers from launch event; drivers/teams speak up
The F1 fraternity speak up on the liveries they launched in the O2 arena in London, as FOM shares big numbers from the launch event. More than 15,000 fans attended the first-ever group launch held by F1 in London’s O2 arena, where all the 10 teams showcased their liveries for the 2025 season. The 20…
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Williams F1 trio share views on recent FIA stance on conduct
Williams trio of Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz and James Vowles speak on the FIA stance of potential fines, bans and points cut for swearing from 2025 onward. Following on from the extensive hunt on swearing during the course of the 2024 F1 season, the FIA brought about a change in the International Sporting Code ahead…
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Williams shares photos/video from Silverstone shakedown
Williams Racing shares more photos and video from the shakedown of its F1 2025 machinery – the FW47 – at Silverstone. After McLaren carried out its launch on Thursday at Silverstone, Williams followed it up with an extensive programme for the F1 fans. They held a proper launch of the FW47 at the circuit, which…
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Williams shows F1 2025 challenger at Silverstone in camo livery
Atlassian Williams Racing is the second F1 team to showcase its 2025 car in a Silverstone launch using a camo livery much like McLaren. After McLaren surprised with their 2025 car launch on Thursday, Atlassian Williams Racing presented theirs on Friday in another Silverstone launch. While the former had an unplanned launch, the latter announced…
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Williams names Atlassian as title sponsor from F1 2025
Williams Racing will be known as ‘Atlassian Williams Racing’ in F1 2025 after inking a title sponsorship deal with Australian software company. The potential deal was made known to public mistakenly on Monday when Williams shared photos of the team wear which carried the Atlassian brand name just above the F1 team’s logo. Whether it…
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Williams done with first TPC with Albon and Sainz in Barcelona
Williams is another F1 team to undertake a TPC programme with Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz – their first of 2025. Having had his first go in Abu Dhabi in 2024 in plain overalls, Sainz had his first chance to drive the Williams F1 car in Barcelona in his 2025 colours earlier in the week…
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Williams gives BTS of Sainz’s visit to Grove to meet F1 team
Williams Racing shared host of photos from Carlos Sainz’s visit to Grave for his seat fit and meet the team ahead of F1 2025. Having visited the Grove base last week, Williams has shared some behind the scenes moments from Sainz’s ‘meet the team’ in a video format and also photos. The latter is largely…
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Albon sees Sainz’s move similar to his coming off from Red Bull
Alexander Albon sees Carlos Sainz’s joining Williams from Ferrari in similar space as him joining the British F1 team from Red Bull. Albon had a year out after his Red Bull stint before joining Williams. It was still termed a move from a championship-winning outfit to a midfield or a backmarker, much like the current…
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Albon reckons Aston Martin-like run was better for Williams
Alexander Albon reckons if Williams had a season like Aston Martin to score in bulk at the start and drop off later, it was still better than how their year panned out. Even though Williams looked racey at times, they didn’t manage to score enough to put itself in the fifth for sixth place in…
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Albon backs transparent Vowles; ready to re-learn with Sainz
Alexander Albon pleased with open James Vowles in his Williams F1 tenure, as he is open to re-learn things with Carlos Sainz’s inputs. Having taken over under Dorilton Capital, Vowles has been quite vocal about the resurgence of Williams in the time to come. To achieve that, there will be hiccups as he notes and…
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Colapinto didn’t wanted the end as it did for him in F1 2024
Franco Colapinto says it wasn’t the end he wanted to his current F1 stint, as Alexander Albon hopes that doesn’t defines the future of the Argentine. Having started off handsomely with points in his first few outings, Colapinto endured a tougher end to his nine-race stint with Williams. Some of the crashes took a toll…
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Williams F1 pair dejected after unable to score in Abu Dhabi GP
Alexander Albon had outside hope to score for Williams in F1 Abu Dhabi GP but it went down the bin, as Franco Colapinto wanted to finish the race at least. It wasn’t the end that Colapinto wanted with Williams for now in his last F1 outing in Abu Dhabi GP. Having had a decent start,…
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Williams faces crunch time as Colapinto, Albon sad about crashes
Franco Colapinto couldn’t do much in his F1 Brazil GP crash, as Alexnader Albon rued missing out in the race and James Vowles admits crunch time for Williams. It was a disaster in the end for Williams in F1 Brazil GP. Not only they were beaten by Alpine in the standings, they had three major…
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F1 drivers positive about Mexico drivers’ briefing chat with FIA
F1 drivers will have another set of talks with the FIA regarding the racing guidelines and stewarding after one held in Mexico, which was largely positive. The happenings in Austin pushed for a lengthy drivers’ briefing on Saturday of F1 Mexico GP weekend. Apart from the racing guidelines, the stewarding was also discussed in the…
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F1 drivers/bosses opine on Verstappen & Norris’ Mexico GP fight
F1 drivers and some team bosses have their say on the Mexico GP tussle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, agreeing with the penalty handed to the Dutchman. After what transpired in F1 US GP, there were murmurs about Red Bull’s Verstappen escaping a penalty for going off when McLaren’s Norris went off. And after…
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Mexico GP Round-up: Tsunoda/Albon clash; Gasly, Haas score
Yuki Tsunoda and Alexander Albon relay F1 Mexico GP contact, as Pierre Gasly and the Haas pair reflect on points scored. After his qualifying incident, a crash in the opening corner of F1 Mexico GP was the last thing that Visa Cash App RB’s Tsunoda would have wanted. The Japanese driver tried an opportunistic move…
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Norris, Verstappen relay US GP situation, F1 rivals weigh in
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen shed light on their F1 US GP fight plus stewarding, as other drivers opine on the driving guideline situation. As is always the case with any wheel-to-wheel battle, host of opinion flies around from 20 drivers and even team bosses. It so happened after the run-in between McLaren’s Norris and…
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Williams paints engine cover to yellow for F1 races in Mexico, Brazil
Williams Racing has partnered with Mercado Libre to paint its engine cover in yellow for the F1 races in Mexico and Brazil. The Williams Racing FW46 driven by Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto in Mexico and Brazil will feature partner Mercado Libre’s statement yellow branding on the engine cover – in a nod to the…
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Colapinto US GP hard tyre choice worked, Ocon was sorry to him
Franco Colapinto was pleased about the turnaround in F1 US GP to score points, as Esteban Ocon says sorry to the Argentine while Alexander Albon rues Turn 1 contact. After qualifying failure, it looked like Williams will have a tough day in F1 US GP on Sunday. They didn’t score in sprint either which put…
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F1 drivers discuss penalty points after Magnussen’s ban
F1 drivers discuss about the penalty points situation and things needed to be changed on the FIA Sporting Regulation after Kevin Magnussen’s ban. After Haas’ Magnussen was handed a race ban for accumulating 12 penalty points on F1 superlicense following the Italian GP, the debate around handing of penalties kicked-off again. It related to penalty…
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Pirelli shows US GP trophies; Williams to celebrate Albon’s 100th
Pirelli has revealed the ‘Heroo!’ trophies for F1 US GP, as Williams reveals plans by them for Alexander Albon’s 100th grand prix. Pirelli – In any discussion about Formula 1, it’s always the drivers who are portrayed as the heroes and rightly so, as they race at over 300 km/h, reclining in a made-to-measure cockpit…
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F1 drivers weigh in on unofficial break and calendar situation
F1 drivers speak on the long calendar gap between Singapore and Austin F1 races, and the idea of two triple-headers ending 2024 season. The unofficial summer break in September-October has caused for some debates among drivers and teams, whether the calendar is stretched when it could be bunched up a little more. After the August…
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Colapinto talks social media boost after whirlwind F1 run
Franco Colapinto talks about his social media boost he’s had post his F1 debut, as he talks about the seat change he’s had to undertake. A driver coming off from anywhere outside United Kingdom and or Europe, generally has a large base which he/she brings along. It is especially the case for drivers hailing from…
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Albon back-tracks on Colapinto Singapore GP radio complaint
Alexander Albon has back-tracked on his radio complaint in F1 Singapore GP against Franco Colapinto, as Carlos Sainz adds his view. It was not the start that Williams’ Albon wanted in F1 Singapore GP when he bogged down to 15th in the order. The culprit as per him was his teammate Colapinto, who took the…
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Albon, Colapinto tried to out fox Aston Martin but it didn’t work
Alexander Albon says Williams is pleased to have gone in front of Alpine after F1 Azerbaijan GP double points, as he and Franco Colapinto reflect on the grand prix. Williams stormed into the Top 10 in qualifying of F1 Azerbaijan GP where Colapinto managed to beat Albon after a freak incident involving the Thai racer.…
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Newey signing: Aston Martin duo and F1 drivers join in reactions
The signing of Adrian Newey at Aston Martin has been a boon for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll as they say, but other F1 drivers have their say on it too. The move from Newey to join Aston Martin from 2025 didn’t readily surprised a lot considering the might of Lawrence Stroll. But him leaving…
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Albon says Monza points didn’t come easy; Colapinto positive
Alexander Albon says he had to work hard to get the points in F1 Italian GP, as Franco Colapinto quite pleased finishing close to Top 10. Even at the onset of the F1 Italian GP weekend, Williams had high hopes of points finish considering how well they have been at Monza. Albon started off well…
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Gasly says Albon’s DQ aided in Dutch GP Lap 1 move to points
Pierre Gasly refers to Alexander Albon’s DQ which allowed him to start on the left side in F1 Dutch GP and enabled for double Turn 1 overtake. It did not start well for Alpine along with its drivers Gasly and Esteban Ocon in F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort. They had no pace on Friday but…
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Sainz expands on Williams F1 move, Vowles’ convincing power
Carlos Sainz expands on choosing Williams for his F1 future citing conviction and history, as Alexander Albon is pleased to have his experience. He took his time but Sainz took his decision to join Williams just at the onset of the F1 summer break. It was coming with all signs towards the Grove-based outfit, but…
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FIA disqualifies Albon from F1 Dutch GP qualifying
The FIA has disqualified Alexander Albon from F1 Dutch GP qualifying after Williams failed the legality test concerning the floor. Following the F1 Dutch GP qualifying, the FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer spotted a legality issue with the floor of the Williams car of Albon. It stated that ‘the floor body was found to lie…