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Yup. It has been a painful season to be a Williams fan. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for the drivers after a promising 2025 and all the hype around the 2026 car. He still should've just apologized and moved on, though.With the direction Williams has gone, I think the frustration is creeping in and perhaps the regret of not taking the Audi drive, which his father advised him to take.
Yup. It has been a painful season to be a Williams fan. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for the drivers after a promising 2025 and all the hype around the 2026 car. He still should've just apologized and moved on, though.
Yeah, backsliding straight off a cliffDo have to wonder how much longer Vowles will be in the team principal chair. You would think after 3 years in the role that there would be some progress in the team but it seems like they're backsliding.
Williams is in the same boat as Aston Martin in a manner of speaking... both teams were late to pre-season testing, which was already a red flag situation, so no wonder things haven't panned out as expected, and hyped about. At least with Aston Martin they have capable people to solve the problems, and you just know that Adrian Newey will deliver, as has been proven at Hungary with a step in the right direction, he's no muppet, so they can only go upwards from here on in.Vowles did himself no favours by asking not to be judged until 2026, arguing that Williams had stopped developing the 2025 car early to focus on the new regulations.
Oh, heads will roll, remember, Williams is now owned by a major corporate company, not in cars (before any of you jump, I know, yes, all of them are big corporations in F1)Williams is in the same boat as Aston Martin in a manner of speaking... both teams were late to pre-season testing, which was already a red flag situation, so no wonder things haven't panned out as expected, and hyped about. At least with Aston Martin they have capable people to solve the problems, and you just know that Adrian Newey will deliver, as has been proven at Hungary with a step in the right direction, he's no muppet, so they can only go upwards from here on in.
Williams just seem to be in a dark room at the moment, unfortunately for them, and there's always the possibility for heads to roll. Vowles was counting chickens before they hatch.