Two Williams in the points, Sainz: “A very solid Sunday”

Significant step forward Williams’ start to the season had generated quite a few concerns about the level of competitiveness of the FW48, which only reached the points during the Chinese GP with Carlos Sainz. The same Spanish driver hit the target again in the last GP in Miami, once again taking 9th place, with the Grove team taking a step forward: for the first time in this championship, in fact, both cars classified among the top ten, with Alex Albon finishing right behind his teammate. Objectives still to be achieved A double top-10 that brings Williams (a team that recently hired two engineers from Mercedes) to 5 points in the Constructors’ standings, overtaking Audi, which had to deal with a weekend to forget: “Another very solid Sunday – declared Sainz – I had an excellent start and managed to position myself in the fight for points. From then on the pace was very good, the race was well managed and we found ourselves comfortably in the middle We made progress during the initial breakaway and the team worked hard to bring this update to the car. It shows how much we can achieve when we focus, but we are still far from where we want to be. Albon is also very satisfied and still wants to keep his concentration high in view of the next commitments: “It was a difficult start to the season, so it’s fantastic to bring home two points, an important result for the team. We had a good start and I recovered some positions in the first three laps, and the updates also seem to work well, allowing us to fight in the middle of the group. There is still room for improvement in terms of performance and we have experimented with different set-ups throughout the weekend; there is still some work to do to fully understand the new package, but we will continue to give it our all. Miami is a circuit that suits us, so now we need to focus on Montreal and get the most out of another Sprint weekend.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-04 20:30:00