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Williams: Rival F1 teams 'pissed off' over Mercedes engine, but it's fully legal

Williams team principal James Vowles says Mercedes has pushed the absolute limit with its new engine, but it is fully legal. He adds that F1 should not risk becoming 'a BOP series'

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Colapinto was brought in by Williams to score points, so will he?

Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix Williams replaced struggling Logan Sargeant in its quest to score points with both cars. So how realistic is it to expect points from his replacement Franco Colapinto?

Autosport

Steering wheel brake bias glitch sent Sargeant off road in Bahrain F1 GP

The bias was unexpectedly sent fully to the front, causing the American driver to lock up and slide into a run-off area.

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Williams steering wheel brake bias glitch sent Sargeant off in F1 Bahrain GP

The bias was unexpectedly sent fully to the front, causing the American driver to lock up and slide into a run-off area at Turn 4.

Autosport

Vowles: Not a given that Williams would take Antonelli in F1 2025

The 17-year-old Antonelli is heading into his first season of Formula 2 after a meteoric rise through the ranks, skipping Formula 3 after winning the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in 2023.

Autosport

Changed Albon will get even better in F1, says Williams boss Vowles

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.

Autosport

Williams: "Revered" Fry will help with complete shift of direction in F1 2024

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.

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Why Williams F1 team keeping Sargeant makes more sense than you think

A 22-0 whitewash in qualifying, and 27-1 points split are the bare numbers behind Sargeant's first season relative to team-mate Alex Albon. Sargeant was comprehensively overshadowed after being promoted earlier than expected when other options to replace Nicholas Latifi fell through.

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Vowles wants final Williams data check before Sargeant F1 2024 call

Sargeant is the favourite to secure the final spot on the 2024 F1 grid with Williams despite a mixed rookie campaign.

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Williams wants final data check before Sargeant F1 2024 decision

Sargeant is the favourite to secure the final spot on the 2024 F1 grid with Williams despite a mixed rookie campaign.

Motorsport

Why P7 means more to Williams than just the $9m F1 prize boost

The Grove-based outfit had gone into the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi hoping to head off a late-season surge from closest rival AlphaTauri in the fight for seventh in the teams' battle.

Autosport

Williams: Las Vegas F1 qualifying can be a turning point for Sargeant

Sargeant has endured a difficult debut season with Williams, showing flashes of promise that were punctuated by rookie mistakes in his ambitious quest to try and get on par with a high-flying Alex Albon.

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Williams: Las Vegas F1 qualifying can be turning point for Sargeant

Sargeant endured a difficult debut season with Williams, showing flashes of promise that were punctuated by rookie mistakes in his ambitious quest to try and get on par with a high-flying Alex Albon.

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Williams against Andretti entry but would welcome General Motors into F1

The FIA has approved Andretti’s new team bid meaning the American entry, working with General Motors firm Cadillac, must now seek approval from series rights holder FOM.

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Sargeant: Williams F1 boss Vowles' public show of faith a "nice surprise"

The American has shown flashes of pace throughout his first season in F1, but these have been outweighed by mistakes which have mounted up over recent races - with notable crashes at Zandvoort, Singapore, and Suzuka following the summer break.

Motorsport

Williams: We want Sargeant in F1 car next year

Sargeant's future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.

Autosport

Vowles: Albon's Monza F1 drive even better than Montreal performance

After the flag in Italy, Vowles came on to the radio to tell Albon that he “made it look easy” while his engineer acknowledged that it was the Thai/British driver’s best race yet with the team.

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Williams admits it got Albon's strategy "wrong" twice in F1 Dutch GP

Albon had started fourth and tumbled down the order as one of only five drivers to commit to slicks, opting not to make a late change to intermediates.

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Vowles: Hydraulic issue on kerb triggered Sargeant F1 Dutch GP crash

The incident came just 24 hours after the American crashed heavily on slicks on a drying track having made Q3 for the first time in his rookie season.

Autosport

Vowles explains how Williams is designing an F1 car with no tech team

The team has been without a technical leader since the December exit of Francois-Xavier Demaison, although Williams announced earlier this month that it had signed Alpine veteran engineer Pat Fry as its chief technical officer, but he will not start until the winter.

Motorsport

How Williams is designing an F1 car with no tech chiefs

The team has been without a technical leader since the December exit of Francois-Xavier Demaison.

Autosport

Vowles: F1 teams guilty of "recycling" too many motorsport personnel

In his first major signing since taking charge at Grove, ex-Mercedes head of strategy Vowles has recruited veteran engineer Pat Fry as chief technical officer from Alpine.

Autosport

Vowles: Five-year plans "remarkably meaningless" in F1

Former Mercedes man Vowles took over the reins of Williams at the start of this year, having been appointed by owners Dorilton Capital to oversee a complete overhaul of the historic Grove squad.

Autosport

Vowles: Driver honesty best way of getting new F1 talent

In late 2022, the Grove team tied down lead driver Alex Albon on a multi-year contract, but uncertainty surrounds the future of his stablemate Logan Sargeant for next season.

Autosport

Alpine F1 team in period of "pain and trouble" - Vowles

Williams has lured Alpine's Pat Fry to Grove. His appointment was confirmed minutes after the French squad revealed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane will leave after this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

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