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Williams Caps 2025 Revival With Fifth-Place Finish as Sainz’s Late Podiums Complement Albon’s Early Form

A culture shift under James Vowles positions the team to attack 2026’s rules reset.

Overview

  • Williams finished fifth in the constructors’ standings with 137 points, its best result since 2017.
  • Alex Albon scored in seven of the first eight races and ended the season nine points clear of Carlos Sainz.
  • Carlos Sainz rebounded from an uneven start to claim podiums in Azerbaijan and Qatar, plus third in the Austin sprint.
  • Engineers identified and fixed mid-season cooling issues that had led to DNFs and undermined performance in hotter events.
  • The team confirmed Albon and Sainz for 2026 and is directing development toward the incoming regulation changes.