A round-up of interesting Williams related stories found on the web this week:
“The main difference between changing teams is that value of success and what is a good weekend. Sometimes you can be out in Q1, but actually you felt like the lap was really good, like the car was good. You felt like as a team, you maximised everything.” – Alex Albon
“Value of success” main difference between Red Bull and Williams F1
“The facts are I’ve changed nothing since Silverstone, for myself, I left Montreal, just like extremely demoralised, and just not being able to feel the car. And then Silverstone onwards, it’s been much better.”
Latifi wants Williams to judge his F1 form after chassis change
“You have to think that what nobody really knows, how close the relationship is with Haas and Ferrari” – Jost Capito
Williams aim ‘B-team’ jibe at F1 rival
“I think, in terms of the change direction from where we were, where the launch car was, this hopefully sets the baseline from which the 2023 car will evolve” – Dave Robson
How Williams’s car reset ‘sets a baseline’ for 2023 design
“Dorilton’s goal is not to sell at a profit, Dorilton’s goal is to be successful.” – Jost Capito
Williams’ US owners Dorilton Capital have no intention of making a quick buck
“Going into next year, then that’s me on my own with my backpack. I’m a Williams driver by myself. It doesn’t make sense to be on loan.” – Alex Albon
Albon’s extension “sped up” to take Williams F1 driver off the market
“He is willing to continue with us and we would be willing to continue with him” – Jost Capito
Williams will consider extending Nicholas Latifi’s contract for the 2023 Formula 1 season if he proves his worth in upcoming rounds, says CEO Jost Capito.
While there’s been encouraging signs Williams can be a regular top-10 threat again, the new upgrades are still yet to yield a point four races in and it remains in the same position it started the year in – as F1’s least competitive team right now.
The F1 teams and drivers under pressure for the rest of 2022
“I think for Williams, we would be open for co-operations – under certain conditions. Of course, for Williams it’s important to stay an independent team. And that’s under the circumstances we would be open for discussions.” – Jost Capito
Williams would consider Audi collaboration, but ‘under certain conditions’
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