Williams F1 Car Still Losing Performance to Cooling Issues

A 'painful' Williams run is exposing all its lingering F1 weaknesses

As the prolific early-season Williams form has turned to dust in recent Formula 1 races, a trend has emerged offering a tempting potential answer for why. In the first eight races of 2025, Williams scored 54 points, more than double the next best team in the midfield. Pace-wise it had the fifth-fastest car on average in that time, hovering around 100.7-100.9% of the pole time in qualifying. Alex Albon was in Q3 six times, Carlos Sainz five.In th…

Williams F1 car still losing performance to cooling issues

Williams boss James Vowles has said his team is still chasing a permanent solution for its cooling issues as its temporary fixes are costing it valuable performance in the 2025 Formula 1 season.Both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have regularly suffered from engine overheating issues in recent races, most notably in Spain, Canada and Austria, with Albon being forced to retire in Montreal and ...Keep reading

Cooling issues still costing Williams in F1 2025, says Vowles

Williams boss James Vowles has said his team is still chasing a permanent solution for its cooling issues as its temporary fixes are costing it valuable performance in the 2025 Formula 1 season.Both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have regularly suffered from engine overheating issues in recent races, most notably in Spain, Canada and Austria, with Albon being forced to retire in Montreal and ...Keep reading

Vowles: Williams F1 having to leave performance on the table to cure cooling issues

James Vowles has conceded Williams Racing are having to sacrifice performance to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Williams had a superb run from Australia to Monaco, scoring 54 points across the opening eight rounds as the FW47 was fast in pretty... The post Vowles: Williams F1 having to leave performance on the table to cure cooling issues appeared first on Motorsport

Alex Albon admits Williams ‘falling behind' without F1 updates

Williams driver Alex Albon has indicated the team could be "falling behind" in F1's midfield battle after encountering difficulties as the year has progressed. The post Alex Albon admits Williams ‘falling behind' without F1 updates appeared first on Motorsport Week.

Alex Albon admits Williams ‘falling behind’ without F1 updates

Williams driver Alex Albon has indicated the team could be “falling behind” in Formula 1‘s midfield battle after encountering difficulties as the season has progressed. The Grove-based squad has enjoyed a positive first half of the 2025 campaign, already tripling its 2024 points haul with a number of competitive showings. Whilst there has been much to be happy about, there is no doubt that the team are finding a number of stumbling blocks. The m…