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How Williams’ 2024 campaign was dictated by its early heavy car and late crashes

Williams endured a problematic 2024 Formula 1 campaign, beginning the year with an overweight car, and then being forced to revert back to older, heavier parts late on due to a significant number of heavy crashes for both Alex Albon and mid-season substitute Franco Colapinto.

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Robson: Williams F1 upgrades can become 2025 baseline

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes upgrades to the team's 2024 Formula 1 car can provide a baseline for next year's machinery.

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Williams F1 upgrades can become 2025 baseline - Robson

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes upgrades to the team's 2024 Formula 1 car can provide a baseline for next year's machinery.

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Sainz presents Williams with "daunting" new challenge - Robson

Williams anticipates that its addition of Carlos Sainz for 2025 will increase the difficulty of making decisions on the pitwall next season with two cars in close proximity, according to head of vehicle performance Dave Robson.

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Mercedes joins Williams and RB with 'quick and cheap' F1 cockpit airflow upgrades

While teams are often reluctant to introduce major development packages for sprint race weekends, because of limited track running, it does not prevent them seeking gains in other ways.

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Improving Williams F1 team 'like fixing a bicycle puncture while riding it' - Robson

The Grove outfit is undergoing updates to its factory infrastructure and changes to its working processes as owner Dorilton Capital tries to move it up the grid.

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Williams’ F1 2024 car appears at Bahrain shakedown

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.

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Why Williams F1 team is no longer living "hand-to-mouth"

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.…

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Why Williams F1 is no longer living "hand-to-mouth"

With investment and commitment in place from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes in a bid 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…

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The F1 race strategy briefing that won an Award but never existed

“A rigorous process.” So says Dave Robson, the Williams Formula 1 team’s head of vehicle performance, of the process for deciding the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award. This prestigious contest was much revamped for 2023, following its return last year after a pandemic-enforced hiatus.

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David Crespo picks up Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award

Following two years on hiatus when it could not be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Award was revamped for 2022 and then relaunched in full for this year’s Awards.

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How to win the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award

Ahead of this weekend’s 2023 Autosport Awards prize-giving evening, we detail the process of selection for one the most important Awards to be presented each year: the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award.

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How cold Las Vegas conditions will test F1's engineers

Not only do they have to ensure they can get the three Pirelli compounds to work effectively, but the unusually low temperatures will also have a significant impact on overall car cooling, and hence the aero specifications that teams run.

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How cold Las Vegas will test F1’s engineers

Not only do they have to ensure that they can get the three Pirelli compounds to work effectively, but the unusually low temperatures will also have a significant impact on overall car cooling, and hence the aero specifications that teams run.

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Williams explains wild F1 Mexico GP form fluctuations

The Thai-Brit kicked off the event by running second fastest in first practice, lapping only 0.095 seconds shy of pacesetter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen. He then classified only 14th in FP2.

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Albon "more frustrated" by Williams Mexico F1 pace than deleted Q2 lap

Albon showed huge promise in free practice for the race in Mexico City after finishing FP3 less than a tenth behind pacesetter Max Verstappen.

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Williams: Costly F1 crashes masking Sargeant's "steady improvement"

Sargeant suffered a couple of costly shunts since the summer break, starting with an off in Zandvoort.

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Sargeant handed penalty for third car rules breach ahead of F1 Japanese GP

The American badly damaged his car during a high-speed crash in qualifying on Saturday, which has forced a change of chassis.

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Why Williams F1 team believes it's no longer a "one-trick pony"

If as team principal James Vowles suggests the FW45 is no longer a "one-trick pony" and can be a points challenger at tracks that are not dominated by long straights, then it's certainly a strong possibility.

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Williams ready to switch focus to 2024 F1 car

The Grove-based squad came into this season following a difficult 2022 campaign where it finished last in the constructors' championship.

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Why F1’s crazy form swings are not just down to upgrades

Far behind sovereign Red Bull, which has won all 10 grands prix so far, Mercedes holds second as F1 heads towards the halfway point the season.

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Williams F1: Albon's calmness and confidence "spreading around the garage"

After playing a starring role in Canada, sealing six points for seventh place, Albon just missed out on the top 10 in Austria. But the Anglo-Thai driver took another haul of points with eighth at Silverstone to lift Williams above Alfa Romeo in the constructors' standings, delivering all of the…

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Albon's calmness and confidence "spreading around the garage" of Williams F1 team

After playing a starring role in Canada, sealing six points for seventh place, Albon just missed out on the top 10 in Austria.

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How Williams has overhauled its FW45 F1 car

Only Alex Albon has the updates this weekend, with Logan Sargeant having to wait at least until the next race in Austria before getting to run them.

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Red Bull F1 car floor exposes “different paradigm” - Williams

Photographs of the underside of Sergio Perez’s RB19 were widely distributed over the Monaco Grand Prix weekend after the Mexican driver crashed in qualifying.

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