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.