Williams Struggles Amid Crashes, Alpine Surge to Points

Vowles Left Shaken as Crashes Mar São Paulo GP

05/11/2024

James Vowles admits to a challenging São Paulo GP, as Williams F1 endured three crashes while Alpine gained a substantial points lead.

Vowles, Williams F1 Team Principal, admitted that the São Paulo Grand Prix had been very challenging for the team. The Briton was somewhat demoralized as he reflected on the weekend at Interlagos, where Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto faced three crashes, and Alpine scored 35 points.

“Formula 1 is designed to give you incredible highs and results, but also moments of despair. I think it’s fair to say this weekend was the latter of those two,” Vowles stated.

“We had three incredibly severe accidents within just a few hours, and we have a huge amount of work ahead to get back on our feet before heading to Las Vegas in a few weeks. Our rivals, Alpine, were fast in the race. There’s no doubt about it.”

Williams isn’t backing down against Alpine and other teams: “They deserved those positions, but they scored a massive amount of points, which has put them in a very high position in the championship and has pushed us back to ninth.”

“They’re far ahead, but I never give up until it’s time to give up, and that won’t be until we’re in Abu Dhabi and the checkered flag has fallen. We have two fast drivers and a fast car with us.”

“We must approach every weekend doing everything we can, while always staying focused on 2025 and 2026, because that’s where, as I’ve always said, our real objective lies.”

“It’s about laying the right foundations for 2026. That doesn’t make Sunday any less painful. Far from it—I’m hurting right now. But in fact, I wanted to watch this race to the end to make sure I remember it, because this isn’t how I want us to feel in the future.”

Williams Struggles Amid Crashes, Alpine Surge to Points Williams Struggles Amid Crashes, Alpine Surge to Points

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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
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6 Apr
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13 Apr
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Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street
20 Apr
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United States
Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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