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Williams Racing performance recovery efforts

Overview

Williams Racing has been working to address performance declines in the FW48 car. Driver Carlos Sainz initially proposed using the Monza and Madrid races as experimental laboratories to test ideas “outside of our comfort zone” to combat inconsistencies in car components.

To support these efforts, the team appointed Piers Thynne as Director of Optimization and Planning to restructure production processes. Following these strategic shifts, Team Principal James Vowles announced that the team will introduce an upgrade package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. These updates are intended to improve aerodynamic performance and reduce the car’s weight to help the team return to the points-scoring zone.

Entities

Carlos Sainz · Williams Racing · James Vowles · Max Verstappen · McLaren

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Williams Racing to introduce FW48 upgrades at Azerbaijan GP

    Williams Racing plans to introduce aerodynamic and weight-reduction upgrades for the FW48 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to improve competitiveness.

  2. 28 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Williams Racing seeks performance recovery through experimentation and structural changes

    Carlos Sainz suggests Williams Racing use the Monza and Madrid Grands Prix as testing grounds to address FW48 performance issues ahead of a major upgrade in Baku, while Piers Thynne joins to lead structural re-

Sources

caranddriver.es · esquirelat.com · featured.com · gpblog.com · motor.es · supercarblondie.com