Williams has announced a major appointment to its technical division by luring Pat Fry from Alpine to become its chief technical officer.
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Williams reveal special livery for three grands prix chosen by fan vote
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams have presented the special livery they will use for three races beginning with the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
Williams weren’t “doing anything special” to get both cars in top five – Albon
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon admitted it was “a bit strange to finish laps and see yourself in the top three” during practice at Silverstone.
Williams to attend hearing on McLaren’s attempt to overturn Norris penalty
2023 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams will participate in an FIA hearing in response to McLaren’s attempt to overturn a penalty Lando Norris was given in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Williams to celebrate 800th grand prix one race early with special livery at Silverstone
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams will mark its 800th grand prix start one race before it reaches the milestone, by sporting a special livery for its home round.
Mercedes have “$300 million-worth of equipment Williams doesn’t have”
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says they are fighting “with one arm behind our back” compared to the likes of his former outfit Mercedes.
“Judge me by what you see in a year” – James Vowles on transforming Williams
Interviews
Posted onSelf-described “failed racing driver” James Vowles tells RaceFans how he is changing the culture of Williams as team principal.
Williams misled Albon to keep his spirits up in one-stop slog to seventh
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon says Williams tried to prevent him realising how long his final stint would be on his way to their best result of the season so far.
Williams to bring upgrade for Albon’s car only at Canadian Grand Prix
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams is bringing a package of upgrades to the FW45 for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, though they will only appear on Alexander Albon’s car.
Red Bull’s Spanish GP diffuser update was ‘inspired by rivals’ including Williams
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onThe team which is dominating the 2023 F1 season introduced an update which drew inspiration from team currently at the bottom of the standings.
Williams admit images show their floor ‘clearly lacks detail’ compared to rivals
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles acknowledged pictures of their car’s floor which were revealed in Spain show where they are lagging behind their rivals.
Williams invite fans to choose which special Gulf livery they will race
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams have unveiled four potential Gulf liveries that fans will vote on for them to run at this year’s Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix.
Sargeant’s performances show “I was wrong and Williams were right” – Vowles
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says he overlooked Logan Sargeant’s potential earlier in his career, after impressing the team on his Formula 1 debut.
Why Williams say it will be “very difficult” to catch top teams without rules changes
News Focus
Posted onAfter leaving Mercedes to join Williams as team principal, James Vowles says they may not be able to compete with top teams without changes to F1’s rules.
Only Aston Martin have made a bigger step in 2023 than Williams – Albon
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Only Aston Martin made more progress than Williams – Albon • Horner doubts Red Bull will win all 23 races • Hamilton’s Extreme E team partners with Rodin Carlin
Vowles bringing “winning mentality” of Mercedes to Williams – Albon
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlex Albon has already begun to get to know his new team boss James Vowles, and has revealed he is no stranger to talking to Williams’ owners.
First pictures: New Williams FW45 makes its debut
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams’s new FW45 has run on track for the first time ahead of the 2023 F1 season.
Williams’ financial position “more robust” despite Latifi departure
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams’ commercial director dismissed suggestions the team is in a financially weaker position having lost the funding that came with Nicholas Latifi.
Williams rookie Sargeant was ‘100% sure my F1 dream was dead’ in 2021
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams rookie Logan Sargeant admits he believed his dream of racing in Formula 1 was “dead” during his third year in F3 in 2021.
Gulf plan to go “bigger and better than before” with Williams branding deal
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams’ new sponsor Gulf says it has plans to go “bigger and better” than it has in its previous involvement in Formula 1.