Williams on a diet, Albon confident: “In Miami we will lose weight”

Williams tries to recover The spring break forced by the war in Iran will allow the teams to breathe after a very short winter. The stop will only be logistical, because work will continue in the factory. And those teams that started badly in the new technical cycle will work feverishly. This is the case of Williams, which began the season with delays and many difficulties, aspects which were then seen on the track, with a car that was too heavy. The Grove team is the ninth force on the track, ahead only of Cadillac and the even more disappointing Aston Martin. A start well below expectations, especially considering that the team had planned its growth by looking in advance at the regulatory changes scheduled for 2026, in the hope of closing the gap with its rivals. Despite the terrible start, Alex Albon sees positive margins for development: Williams will bring a significant package of updates to Miami, which could relaunch the team’s seasonal ambitions and reverse a negative trend so far. Albon’s words “Obviously this applies to everyone, but we can take a greater advantage from the break than the other teams”, commented #23. “We are working hard for this Miami update and we have defined our program in advance. We will be in the factory every week and we will work a lot in the simulator. If everything goes according to plan, in Miami we will race with less weight.” “It’s true that at the same time we are losing time on the track, which is what we need. We need to explore the car a little more,” added the former Red Bull driver. According to what filters from the paddock, the FW48 must undergo an important “diet”: the Williams would be more than 20 kg above the minimum limit.