Williams has been the weakest team overall at the start of the season, as shown by its last position in the constructors’ championship ahead of this weekend’s 2022 British Grand Prix.
Alex Albon has scored the only three points for Williams this year, finishing 10th in Australia and 9th in Miami after taking advantage of the different opportunities that presented themselves to the team over the course of both races.
His partner, Nicholas Latifi, recently spoke of the “major” problems they have had to deal with with the Williams FW44, which has yet to receive a major update so far this season.
The first upgrade package is due to arrive at the next few races, there are even rumors that it could be available as soon as this week at Silverstone, but Albon admitted they weren’t at all clear on how to tackle the issues they are currently facing.
“Everyone has been putting together upgrades, but we haven’t had any major upgrades so far, so you have to take that into account,” said the Thai.
“In terms of balance, we have some weak points in the car that are not so clear, we don’t know how we can fix them with what we have seen so far.
“Most of the problems are in the corners. Hopefully [the updates] put us in a better position, but until then, things look tough.”
“Depending on the circuits, for example [in Canada], you have the high-speed chicanes, so it’s hard for us to get a good setup for the whole lap.”
Williams has only made it to Q2 twice this season, both times in Albon ‘s car in Bahrain and Canada. Looking at the constructors’ standings, the Grove team sits 12 points behind ninth-placed Haas F1 Team.
Team principal Jost Capito said during the Canadian weekend that they were “working hard” to get the upgrade package – which will be “visibly different” – ready in time for the British Grand Prix.
“We have already seen the results from the CFD, the wind tunnel and the simulator, but we have to see how it looks on the track,” said Capito.
“If we can replicate what we see in theory, then we should take a step forward,” Williams concluded.
