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Carlos Sainz’s anger over Williams Miami GP team orders explained

It’s somehow appropriate that Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton should have banged wheels at the penultimate corner on the last lap of the Miami Grand Prix, because they were occupying a similar space elsewhere too.

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Williams early careers programmes – meet the students

Sit down with Williams team principal James Vowles for any length of time and at some point it is likely the conversation will turn to his passion for bringing through the most promising young minds and giving them a home – both at Grove and in Formula 1.

Motorsport

Has Williams opted for the right strategy to halt 2025 F1 development?

Alex Albon locked down a top-five result at Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix with a pass on Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and faced relatively little competition over the race's second half.

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Is Williams making the right call to stop 2025 F1 development early?

Alex Albon locked down a top-five result at Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix with a pass on Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and faced relatively little competition over the race's second half.

Motorsport

F1 Miami GP: five quick takeaways

There was a long battle for the lead between Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, another between the Dutchman and Lando Norris, a sensational sprint pole lap from Andrea Kimi Antonelli – and an outstanding performance from Alex Albon...

Motorsport

How Sainz is closing the gap to new Williams F1 team-mate Albon

When Carlos Sainz announced his move to Williams for 2025, Autosport described the pairing of him with Alex Albon as Formula 1’s most intriguing match up. And so it has proved, albeit not in a way that has always cast Sainz in a flattering light.

Autosport

Are Albon and Williams the perfect F1 partnership?

After Williams’ second double points finish of the season in Saudi Arabia, Alex Albon has now produced points finishes in four out of the first five race weekends in 2025. This includes three consecutive points finishes over the first three races, a feat Albon had never achieved during his time…

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How Sainz showed Williams his true value in Jeddah

F1 driver Carlos Sainz was one of the most en

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Carlos Sainz proved his worth to Williams in the Saudi Arabian GP

F1 driver Carlos Sainz was one of the most enticing free-agents last year, and his race in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix showed why Williams fought for him

Motorsport

Tackling tariffs - James Vowles explains Williams’ safeguards against market uncertainty

Williams boss James Vowles has outlined how spreading income and expenditure across different currencies has protected the team from the global financial uncertainty created by the recent tariff announcements from Donald Trump.

Motorsport

Tackling tariffs - Vowles explains Williams’ safeguards against market uncertainty

Autosport

Why Williams is sticking to its strategy of fully focusing on 2026

Williams had no doubts about turning its full attention to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations before the current season began, and it won't be tempted to shift its approach now.

Autosport

Vowles: Williams won't be tempted into short-term traps again

Williams had no doubts about turning its full attention to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations before the current season began, and it won't be tempted to shift its approach now.

Motorsport

Is Vowles right to advise Mercedes against signing Verstappen? Our writers have their say

James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.

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Is Vowles right about Verstappen to Mercedes? Our writers have their say

James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.

Motorsport

Williams still "cornered" with current F1 tools

Williams boss James Vowles has said that the Grove squad is still at a disadvantage with some of the tools it uses to design and develop its cars - one of the reasons why he feels the current FW47 is difficult to drive.

Autosport

Williams still "cornered" with current F1 tools amid infrastructure growth - Vowles

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Vowles: Signing "jaw-dropping" Verstappen would have drawbacks for Mercedes

Max Verstappen’s future continues to spark speculation in the Formula 1 paddock after Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said the team had a “great concern” over the world champion departing.

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Mercedes is not the right place for Max Verstappen, says James Vowles

Max Verstappen’s future continues to spark speculation in the Formula 1 paddock after Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said the team had a “great concern” over the world champion departing.

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How Hulkenberg advanced to Q2 with illegal Bahrain lap

The FIA stewards have explained why Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg advanced to Q2 with a lap that exceeded track limits, an incident that robbed Williams driver Alex Albon of a spot in the second round of qualifying in Bahrain.

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How Hulkenberg advanced to Bahrain Q2 with an illegal lap

Motorsport

Five things to watch out for at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen made the difference in a race he shouldn't have won given the pure pace of the McLaren. But the weekend at Suzuka was atypical in many ways. Most of it was down to qualifying, and that's where Verstappen shone with a special pole lap.

Autosport

Sainz was crucial to Albon's P5 at the Australian GP despite lap one crash

Carlos Sainz might have only completed less than a lap of the Australian Grand Prix under green-flag conditions, but he helped Williams team-mate Alex Albon beat both Ferraris to the finish.

Autosport

How resurgent Williams aims to avoid repeat of Brazil F1 wet-race fiasco

As Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz celebrated qualifying sixth and 10th at Albert Park in the 2025 Formula 1 opener, the joy at more evidence of the Williams team’s revival was tempered by the forecast of rain for race day.

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Vowles explains Williams’ strong start to F1 2025, admits infrastructure caveat

Williams team principal James Vowles has attributed his squad’s strong early phase of the 2025 Formula 1 year to gains it has made on “low-hanging fruit” developments for its car and factory systems.

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