Williams see fixes for problems, hope to stay fifth in F1 championship

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Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 13, 2025 Williams team prinicpal James Vowles during a press conference REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

LONDON - Williams are confident they can fix issues behind recent retirements and expect a car upgrade coming soon to keep them on course for fifth place in the Formula One championship.

Team boss James Vowles told Reuters that they understood the brake problem that prevented Carlos Sainz from starting in Austria last Sunday and a fix would be in place for this weekends British Grand Prix.

The Carlos issue, were very clear on it, it can be replicated on a rig, it can be understood, and for Silverstone well have mitigation in place, he said.

An issue that has sidelined Alex Albon in the last two races was more of a challenge but Vowles expected a solution by Sunday.

The issue that Alex suffered was such an instantaneous and rapid problem that its very hard to replicate, he said at an event in London with sponsor Gulf Oil International for a fan-created livery to be used in Brazil.

Whilst the full detail of why exactly its happening is not complete, we do have four or five different tests that will allow us to uncover that.

By the time were going racing on Saturday/Sunday, were in a good place but it will have compromise on the weekend.

Albon has retired from his last three outings, in Spain due