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Williams Duo on Issues and Problems After Promising Start Leads to No Points at 2026 F1 Race in Malaysia

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Williams was left disappointed after a promising start to the 2026 F1 race in Malaysia unraveled, with Carlos Sainz finishing 17th and Alex Albon retiring after a mechanical issue. Both Williams drivers made strong starts on intermediate tyres, with Sainz climbing from P13 to P6 and Albon from P18 to P7. However, their progress was...
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Williams came out of the F1 Bahrain 2026 Grand Prix in Sepang with the feeling of being strategically successful, but with performance that was not enough to turn it into a good result. British team leader James Vowles acknowledged that the first decisions were correct

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The 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, the 16th race of the season, was held at the Sepang International Circuit. Carlos Sainz of the Atlassian Williams F1 Team finished 17th, while Alexander Albon retired due to gearbox trouble. […]

Williams F1 had a hard weekend in Sepang, and Baku's thinning the previous week would have been short-lived. Carlos Sainz finished 17th, while Alex Albon gave up due to a mechanical problem. But most of all, the advanced FW48 was very back on the Malaysian circuit, which highlighted the shortcomings of the single-seater designed in Grove. However, the two drivers were in the top 10 at the start of the race, thanks to an enlightened choice of tir…

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Nextgen-Auto.com broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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