Williams F1 low from the cloud to Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon before the rivalry against Ferrari: “They will bring improvements …”

The last seasons have been a comeback exercise for the Williams team, specifically since 2020, where they played background. That year, those of Grove were the only ones who failed to add a single point in the Construction championship, but from 2021 the story would begin to change. during the last envy of the previous regulations, they achieved 23 points, ending in the 8th position.

Optimistic, but not so much

From that moment, The good trend has been maintained over the years, until they managed to get the services of Alex Albon, A former Red Bull, and convince Carlos Sainz, someone who already knows what it is to be fighting for World Cups and careers as he did in Ferrari. A quality leap that is being noted at this beginning of 2025.

Between them Monoplaces have already achieved 37 points after six large awards played, in which in some of them, They have even been ahead in the rhythm of the Ferrari. The most recent, the Miami GP, where Alex Albon ended up in the 5th position, ahead of both cars of the Scuderia. However, James Vowles fears that this good trend can end in the GP of Emilia Romaña.

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“The car was fast since Friday and both pilots were very strong over the weekend. This is a fair reward for all the work that the team is doing, ”said Williams Chief.

“We had a car made pieces in the morning, a touch in Carlos’s, the loss of points with Alex … And yet the team was recomposed and went out to show that we are fast. I want that to look, ”he continued.

“But we must be realistic: it’s just a career. Ferrari will bring great improvements in Icola and we are not so much. But this shows that we are going in the right direction. The important thing is to keep refining the step step by step during the year, ”concluded James Vowles.

This is how the Williams chief wanted to detail what he expects from his most direct rival for the 7th round of the championship, in which they will fight to maintain the 5th position in the Construction Championship.