Williams group principal James Vowles says the goal for the second half of the Method 1 season with Carlos Sainz is to show demonstrated potential into outcomes.
Sainz joined Williams from Ferrari forward of the 2025 season, marking a big addition as a four-time race winner alongside Alex Albon. Whereas Albon has scored 46 factors within the opening 12 rounds, Sainz has simply 13 to his identify after a number of missed alternatives, and Vowles says it has been a mix of each group and driver failings which have impacted his factors tally.
“With Carlos, I believe we’ve not delivered all the things we are able to with him this yr,” Vowles stated. “And it has been a mix all throughout the board. There’s been errors that he is made on observe. There’s completely been the errors that we have made on observe. There’s been accidents. There’s been simply accumulation of facets.
“For me, it is about drawing a line within the sand and transferring ahead from Spa onwards. Now we have quite a few actually good races arising for us. It is about delivering the consequence that the automotive has in it, ensuring that we begin to actually focus in on why we’re not getting all the things out of qualifying and dig into that and get one of the best efficiency potential.
“For Carlos, it is reaching the outcomes that I do know we’re able to collectively, which we’ve not performed this yr.”
Whereas crediting Albon’s performances, Vowles says the group wants to maximise the alternatives they’ve supplied.
“Within the case of Alex, it is constructing on what we did originally of the yr and ensuring we acknowledge we have fallen again somewhat bit, however transfer ahead with the automotive efficiency and ensure we begin to extract all the things out of qualifying that we are able to,” he stated, “permitting him to proceed that time rating tally that he is constructed up so nicely throughout the primary half of the season.
“We’re now about halfway and clearly had a really robust begin and have then fallen away somewhat bit as others have added efficiency to their automotive. Now, we’ve a small replace coming to Spa. What we actually must do there may be make it possible for we capitalize on the automotive efficiency that we’ve obtainable to us. There’s nonetheless factors that we are able to rating from right here to the tip of the yr; it’s ensuring that we execute the weekends and take each alternative that comes in the direction of us.”
