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‘A perfect storm’ - Carlos Sainz concedes Williams ‘got principles wrong’ with 2026 F1 car

‘A perfect storm’ - Carlos Sainz concedes Williams ‘got principles wrong’ with 2026 F1 car

·Updated 6 hrs ago·44 pts

TL;DR

Williams admits they got principles wrong with their 2026 F1 car, facing a tough first half of the season.

From Crash.net · 6 hrs ago

Williams has endured a tough first half of the Formula 1 season.

How bad is it really?

Williams have scored 0 points across the last 3 rounds, the same as the 3 before.

Their car ranks 9th of 11 on qualifying pace, 2.547s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.

Best finish in that run: 15th.

Williams season record

The coverage

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