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• Why Williams F1 is smart to bet on James Vowles

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Williams has signed James Vowles to a long-term extension, and with good reason Williams is off to a strong start this Formula 1 season, as they currently sit at the front of the midfield. After ten race weekends, the team has accumulated 55 points, which is good enough for fifth place in the F1 Constructors’ Championship standings and surpasses their...2025
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• Victor Martins set for F1 debut during practice at Spanish Grand Prix

Photo by Malcolm Griffiths - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Williams Academy driver Victor Martins will drive for Carlos Sainz Jr. in FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix Williams Academy driver Victor Martins will make his Formula 1 debut later this week, as he will slide into the FW47 and replace Carlos Sainz Jr. in the first practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix. Ma...2025
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images Alex Albon and Williams hope to keep the ‘momentum’ going at the Monaco Grand Prix Williams has enjoyed a stellar start to the 2025 Formula 1 season. After seven race weekends, they sit fifth in the Constructors’ Championship standings with 51 points, and are coming off three consecutive races where both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alex Albon finished in the poi...2025
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, SB Nation caught up with Alex Albon to talk the start to the year and more Atlassian Williams Racing has enjoyed a tremendous beginning to the 2025 Formula 1 season. What might have been considered a transition year for the team, with Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the driver lineup and this season representing the final ye...2025
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• Williams F1 adds to their driver lineup by signing former F3 Drivers’ Champion

Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images After Franco Colapinto signs with Alpine, Williams has added an F3 champion to their roster Williams has added 2022 Formula 3 Champion Victor Martins to their Driver Academy, bolstering their driver depth after seeing Franco Colapinto sign as a reserve driver with Alpine this past off-season. The team announced ...2025
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• F1 2025: Pre-season testing, explained

Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images Formula 1 returns this week with pre-season testing. Here’s what to expect Formula 1 is back. This week the entire grid will roar to life for the first time since the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, which saw McLaren capture their first Constructors’ Championship 1998. The 2025 F1 season is shaping up to be a transformative campaign...2025
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025
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• Franco Colapinto’s status for Las Vegas Grand Prix in doubt after massive crash in qualifying

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Williams F1 driver Franco Colapinto’s hard crash in qualifying has his status for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in doubt The 2024 Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix was, in the words of Williams Team Principal James Vowles, one of the “lowest moments” you can feel in the sport. Both Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto suffered hard crashes in qualifying, which w...2024
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• Williams F1 unveils custom paint scheme for Las Vegas Grand Prix

Ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix Williams unveiled a custom paint scheme in partnership with Keeper Security Last year’s inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix saw the teams and the drivers pull out all the stops, with many teams unveiling custom paint schemes for the dazzling spectacle under the lights. In advance of next week’s second Las Vegas Grand Prix, teams are starting to roll out more ...2024
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• Logan Sargeant benched by Williams for remainder of F1 season

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Williams Team Principal James Vowles has seen enough Logan Sargeant’s time in Formula 1 seems to have come to an end. The American driver scored a single point in his first F1 season and was retained by Williams Team Principal James Vowles for the 2024 season. This decision came as somewhat of a surprise, given Sargeant’s struggles a year ago and Williams’...2024
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• Alpine unveils ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ livery for Belgian Grand Prix

Ryan Reynolds’ latest installment in the ‘Deadpool’ series gets the special livery treatment at Spa This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix marks the last race before Formula 1’s annual summer shutdown. Each season the grid goes quiet in the summer for a few weeks, to give teams a chance to recharge their batteries before the final push. The race also coincides with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, ...2024
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• Max Verstappen answers the call in qualifying at F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The field threw everything they had at him but Max Verstappen thundered to pole yet again, making F1 history in the process In a week that saw the Formula 1 world pause to honor two legends at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, it seems fitting that Saturday’s qualifying session was captured by one of the sport’s latest legends. Max Verstappen. Despite strug...2024
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• Alex Albon signs new ‘multi-year’ deal with Williams

Photo by Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images Williams announced a new deal with Alex Albon on Wednesday ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Heading into the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, one of the biggest Formula 1 storylines was whether we would see more news regarding a dynamic driver transfer market. The Miami Grand Prix brought word that Nico Hülkenberg would be moving to Sauber...2024
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• Miami Grand Prix 2024: Alex Albon to start F1 Sprint from pit lane

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Williams faces an uphill climb in the F1 Sprint at the Miami Grand Prix MIAMI — A tough Friday afternoon has given way to an even tougher Saturday morning for Williams at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. Alexander Albon and Logan Sargeant struggled in qualifying for the F1 Sprint race, with Albon finishing in P20, just behind Sargeant in P18. A three-place g...2024
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• Jenson Button on Logan Sargeant, his F1 career, and ‘Lap of Legends’

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images SB Nation spoke with 2009 F1 Drivers’ Champion Jenson Button about Logan Sargeant, what it takes to win in F1, and “Lap of Legends” Jenson Button has accomplished almost everything there is to do in the world of motorsports. His driving resume jumps off the page, and reads like a “create a driver” script in a video game. A Formula 1 Drivers’ Ch...2024
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"“We’re thrilled to welcome Victor to the Williams Racing Driver Academy."

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"com/nubSpIhiIn— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) March 22, 2024 On paper the decision may seem harsh, but tapping Albon for Sargeant’s seat does make a degree of sense."

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"com/KIP79ajwC6— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) September 28, 2023 “And we’re working with him continuously."

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"Williams, who had a brief career as a driver, was best known as the founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering (Williams Racing) an organization he started in 1977 and left ."

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"What’s been vey clear over the last few races is that Williams Racing is on the rise."

• Why Williams F1 is smart to bet on James Vowles
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• Williams F1 adds to their driver lineup by signing former F3 Drivers’ Champion
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• F1 2025: Pre-season testing, explained
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reports a ‘smooth’ first day in the Williams F1 FW47

Williams Racing Williams launched their 2025 challenger and both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alexander Albon are pleased with the results When you think about it, Carlos Sainz Jr. calling his first laps in the Williams FW47 “smooth” just makes sense. Williams launched the FW47, the team’s challenger for the 2025 Formula 1 season, at a special event at Silverstone on Friday, the site of the Britis...2025
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• F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. is all of us after New Year’s Day

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Williams’ new F1 driver had to make some tough decisions for breakfast Lewis Hamilton is not the only big-name Formula 1 driver with a new home for the 2025 season. After all, Hamilton replaced Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari, making the Spanish driver and Grand Prix winner the biggest free agent on the grid a season ago. After months of speculation, Williams ...2025
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• Alpine F1 confirms Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver for 2025 on ‘multi-year’ deal

Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images After a strong debut for Williams, Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver starting this season The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down. After days of speculation, Alpine announced on Thursday that supersub Franco Colapinto will join the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season. Colapinto earned a mid-season promotion t...2025
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• Alpine unveils ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ livery for Belgian Grand Prix
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• Did Jeremy Clarkson break Adrian Newey’s next F1 destination?

Is this pre-race moment from Silverstone much ado about nothing, or something more? Earlier this Formula 1 season it was confirmed that Adrian Newey would be leaving Red Bull. The fact that arguably the greatest designer and engineer in the sport’s history would soon leave the team instantly sent shockwaves throughout the paddock ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. From hospitality space to hospitalit...2024
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• Alex Albon signs new ‘multi-year’ deal with Williams
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• Miami Grand Prix 2024: Alex Albon to start F1 Sprint from pit lane
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• Why Williams F1 is smart to bet on James Vowles
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025
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• James Vowles vows Franco Colapinto will be ‘back to Williams’

Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images Franco Colapinto, named as a reserve at Alpine, may still return to Williams in the future Last Formula 1 season Franco Colapinto catapulted into stardom. Named as a midseason replacement at Williams for Logan Sargeant, the young driver impressed in his first races on the grid. Colapinto finished 12 in his debut in Monza and then finished in the points in...2025
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reports a ‘smooth’ first day in the Williams F1 FW47
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• Williams F1 unveils the FW47 ahead of 2025 season

Williams Racing F1 car launches began with Williams debuting the FW47 at Silverstone The Formula 1 season may be weeks away, but the 2025 campaign kicked off unofficially on Friday when Williams unveiled the FW47, their challenger for this year, at Silverstone. Drivers Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr., as well as Team Principal James Vowles, were on hand for the event. The team shared ...2025
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• Alpine F1 confirms Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver for 2025 on ‘multi-year’ deal
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• Williams F1 unveils custom paint scheme for Las Vegas Grand Prix
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• Why Williams F1 is smart to bet on James Vowles
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix
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• Williams F1 introduces new title partner ahead of 2025 season

Software company Atlassian named new title partner of Williams F1 The 2025 Formula 1 season will begin to take shape later this week when Williams will launch the FW47, their challenger for the upcoming campaign, at Silverstone on Friday. During that launch, the team will introduce a special one-off livery for this season’s British Grand Prix. They will also have a new title partner whose branding...2025
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• F1 2025: What is each team naming their car?

Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images The 2025 F1 season is right around the corner, and we are tracking what each team is naming their challenger The 2025 Formula 1 season is right around the corner. Later this month all ten teams will participate in the first-ever season launch event, held at The O2 Arena in London on February 18. That event will commemorate the ...2025
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• F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. is all of us after New Year’s Day
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• Alpine F1 confirms Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver for 2025 on ‘multi-year’ deal
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• Franco Colapinto’s status for Las Vegas Grand Prix in doubt after massive crash in qualifying
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• Logan Sargeant thanks Williams after his exit from the 2024 F1 grid

David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports In a message on his official app, driver Logan Sargeant said goodbye to Williams after being replaced ahead of the Italian Grand Prix Logan Sargeant’s time in Formula 1 appears to be over. While Williams announced earlier this season that Carlos Sainz Jr. would be taking his seat for the 2025 season, the team went a step further on Tuesday, announcing that Fr...2024
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• Williams F1 adds to their driver lineup by signing former F3 Drivers’ Champion
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reports a ‘smooth’ first day in the Williams F1 FW47
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• Logan Sargeant’s absence from Australian Grand Prix, explained

Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Why Williams driver Logan Sargeant will be watching the F1 Australian Grand Prix along with the rest of us The social media team for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix has captured a number of incredible moments already. But a video they shared on Saturday perhaps framed one of the weekend’s biggest storylines to perfection. Williams driver Logan Sar...2024
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• James Vowles vows Franco Colapinto will be ‘back to Williams’
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• Red Bull makes more history at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix In their storied Formula 1 history — six Constructors’ Championships and counting, along with seven Drivers’ Championships — one accomplishment had still eluded Red Bull. That changed under the neon lights in Las Vegas. A third-place finish from Sergio Pérez locked up P2 in the Driv...2023
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• Logan Sargeant gets a vote of confidence from James Vowles and Williams

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Under pressure to keep his seat at Williams, F1’s lone American driver gets a vote of confidence With the news that AlphaTauri has settled on Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda as their pairing for the 2024 Formula 1 season, that means just one spot is unsettled for next year. The spot currently occupied by Logan Sargeant at Williams. The lone America...2023
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• Logan Sargeant benched by Williams for remainder of F1 season
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• Williams’ James Vowles explains decision to sideline Logan Sargeant for Alex Albon

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images The Williams team boss explained one of the “hardest decisions” in his career following Alex Albon’s crash in practice A hard crash from Alex Albon near the end of FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix left Williams Team Principal faced with an “unacceptable” decision. Sidelining one of his drivers in the race itself. The damage to Albon’s FW46 — and the ...2024
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• Why Williams F1 is smart to bet on James Vowles
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• Victor Martins set for F1 debut during practice at Spanish Grand Prix
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025
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• F1 2025: Each team’s livery for the 2025 season

Photo by Zak Mauger/Getty Images Recapping each team’s look for the 2025 F1 season The 2025 Formula 1 season has its first major debate topic. Which team or teams knocked their livery for the upcoming year out of the park? F1 held a first-ever season launch event Tuesday at The O2 in London, to introduce all ten teams while paying tribute to the sport’s 75th anniversary season. The star-st...2025
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• James Vowles vows Franco Colapinto will be ‘back to Williams’
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reports a ‘smooth’ first day in the Williams F1 FW47
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• Williams F1 introduces new title partner ahead of 2025 season
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• F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. is all of us after New Year’s Day
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• Alpine F1 confirms Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver for 2025 on ‘multi-year’ deal
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. headed to Williams for 2025 and beyond

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Carlos Sainz Jr. finally announces his plans for 2025 When Lewis Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 world and announced he would be leaving Mercedes for Ferrari after the 2024 season, it kicked off rampant speculation on two fronts. First, who would replace the seven-time champion at Mercedes? And what would this mean for Carlos Sainz Jr.? While we await ...2024
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• Did Jeremy Clarkson break Adrian Newey’s next F1 destination?
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• Bringing Logan Sargeant back was the right move for Williams

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Why retaining Logan Sargeant was the right move for Williams Development is not linear. My path to covering Formula 1 is a long-and winding road, to put it mildly. Following a near decade of practicing law, I underwent a massive career change, starting over in the sports media space with a focus on football, and the quarterback position in particular. Wh...2023
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• Red Bull makes more history at Las Vegas Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen’s historic ride and other winners and losers from the Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images How about some love for Pierre Gasly as well? Max Verstappen has made Formula 1 history. Despite tricky weather conditions, and a field that threw everything they could at him, the Red Bull driver secured his ninth-straight win in the Dutch Grand Prix, tying the mark set by Sebastian Vettel back in 2013. That certainly make him one of the winners o...2023
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• Milestones for Red Bull and Max Verstappen, plus more winners and losers from the Canadian Grand Prix
Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images How about Alex Albon! The 2023 Canadian Grand Prix is in the books. Despite a rainy qualifying session shaking the fireld up somewhat, things were pretty status quo on Sunday. Max Verstappen drove away from the field for his fourth-straight victory, leaving Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton to fight for second place behind him. In the end, the three ...2023
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