James Vowles says Franco Colapinto has “earned” his seat for next year after Alpine confirmed the rookie’s F1 2026 contract, insisting the Argentinian has shown exactly why he deserved a full-time seat. Speaking ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Vowles immediately highlighted the Argentinian’s rapid progress. He said, “I’m really proud of what he’s…
Atlassian Williams Racing and Gulf Oil International unveiled “Driven by Words,” a unique Gulf light blue and orange livery built for the F1 São Paulo GP from 493 fan-submitted words. Fans around the world took part in July and cast more than 140,000 votes. The most popular choices were Legacy with over 7,700 votes, Passion…
Williams Racing announced it will enter the 2026 F1 season with a new name and logo, which are a callback to the team’s successful past. In its long history with the sport, the Grove-based outfit has raced under different variations of the Williams name. The latest rebrand came in 2014, when the team changed its…
Williams team principal James Vowles has predicted a tricky F1 São Paulo GP for the British team, stating that they must deliver on car performance to be in a good position for 2026. Vowles has sights set on 2026 Asked about the final four races in a Q&A-style video for the Williams YouTube channel, Vowles…
It was a disappointing F1 North American doubleheader for Williams and James Vowles in the Grands Prix as Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon failed to score a point for the team. In fact, the team has failed to get both drivers in the points at the same race since Monaco, excluding Sprints. After the Thai…
Williams team principal James Vowles has offered a detailed explanation of what went wrong for Carlos Sainz during the F1 Mexico City GP. Sainz headed into the weekend with an inevitable 5-place grid penalty looming over him as a consequence of his clash with Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli at the previous round in Austin. His…
The stewards have disqualified Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon of Atlassian Williams Racing from Qualifying for the 2025 F1 Singapore GP, following a breach of Article 3.10.10(g) of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations. This article governs the maximum permissible slot gap on the rear wing when the Drag Reduction System (DRS) is activated. During…
Williams Team Principle, James Vowles, offered his perspective on the 2026 F1 race calendar ahead of the Azerbaijan GP. The format for 2026 and onwards continues to be criticized and dissected. While the addition of more sprint races, and shorter races continues to be discussed. With F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali pushing for more “exciting” race…
Williams Racing and James Vowles enjoyed a rather strong finish to their 2025 F1 Dutch GP, despite the setbacks on Carlos Sainz’s side of the garage due to his 10-second time penalty. Williams still managed to walk away with valuable points on Alex Albon‘s side of the garage to add to their tally, in what…
With the ground effect regulations era reaching its final year, Williams finally seems to have developed a fair understanding of the concept. With 70 points in the first 14 rounds of the season, the James Vowles-led team is sitting comfortably at the top of the midfield. However, before they could take a breather going into…
