Williams team principal James Vowles believes Red Bull won’t run away and dominate the championship this season, with the former Mercedes employee having identified tracks that Mercedes and Ferrari will be much stronger at than they were in Bahrain. Red Bull were sensational at the season-opener, with the Austrians having cruised to a stunning 1-2
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Williams are one of the most iconic and historic teams in Formula 1 but their success in recent seasons has been severally limited. For a number of years, the team have been stuck fighting at the back of the grid, with the financial backing of the team not being comparable to the other giant teams
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Alex Albon has shared that himself and rookie team-mate Logan Sargeant so far have a “good relationship”, and that the American’s instant pace might have come as a shock to the paddock. Many didn’t expect a lot from Sargeant ahead of last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix; however, Albon knew that the American was “naturally quick”,
MoreAlex Albon was forced to restart his Formula 1 career with Williams last year, having spent a year on the sidelines in 2021. The Thai driver impressed enough with Toro Rosso to earn a move to Red Bull during his early F1 days, however his form with the energy drink giants was not as impressive
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Ahead of his full debut at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Williams have exclusively told Formula1News.co.uk that Logan Sargeant “is not bringing funding” into the team, unlike the driver he has replaced. Former Williams driver Nicholas Latifi brought significant cash into the team, through Sofina Foods, a company which his father is the CEO
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Nicholas Latifi’s Williams departure appears to have come at a cost for the Grove-based team, with the side having lost a substantial number of partners ahead of the forthcoming season. It was revealed on social media by Decalspotters that Williams have lost eight partners ahead of the start of the new season, whilst they’ve only
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When Jost Capito announced his shock departure from Williams at the end of last season, the team were left scrambling to find a new team principal. Williams eventually managed to pry James Vowles away from Mercedes, after over a decade serving as the team’s strategic director. The 43-year-old has been the mastermind behind many strategic
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Following the conclusion of the 2022 season, there was somewhat of a ‘silly season’ involving the team principals in the paddock. Mattia Binotto, Andreas Seidl and Fred Vasseur were all on the move however one departure that came as a real shock was Jost Capito’s from Williams. It was eventually revealed by the German that
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Williams Racing are one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, joining the grid in 1977 and dominating in the 1990s in particular. Daughter of the team’s founder Frank Williams, Claire Williams, served as the team’s deputy team principal until 2020, when she decided to step away for the good of the team.
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Since Liberty Media took control of Formula 1 in 2016, the popularity of the sport in the USA has grown phenomenally fast. The attendance record was broken last season at the Circuit of the Americas and the upcoming season will feature three races in the United States. The Grand Prix in Austin will be joined
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