Vowles: “We’ll start scoring points regularly after the August break”

Disastrous start Last season ended with promising results for Williams, fifth in the Constructors’ standings and with the aim of further improving its performance for this world championship. A 2026 which, at least until now, has not respected the plans of the day before: even absent from the pre-season tests in Barcelona due to delays in the development of the FW48, Grove’s single-seater did not prove to be competitive in the first tests on the calendar. Signs of recovery However, with the arrival of highly experienced engineers from Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine in the team, the team has made significant progress, achieving its first points finish with both its drivers in Miami, with Sainz repeating himself in Canada. An encouraging outcome, even if team principal James Vowles wanted to indicate the period in which the FW48 of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon will be able to reach the top 10 more frequently. When will the opportunity for a ‘perfect weekend’ arrive? In an episode of The Vowles Verdict, the British manager specified that Williams still has a lot of work to do, in order to aim for higher results starting from a certain point in the season: “What I know is that the work we have planned will last until the August break, and even a little beyond – he commented – at the end of all this we should put ourselves in a position where we can score points regularly every weekend from then on. Until then, I think we should be able to get closer and closer to a perfect weekend, scoring points, but not necessarily becoming the fifth fastest team. Now, this record goes to Alpine. We still have to gain a few tenths.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-06-02 16:00:00