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Sainz joins Williams for 2025 season

Carlos Sainz has signed a two-year deal to drive for Williams from the 2025 Formula One season.

Alex Albon stands by his Williams car after crashing out during the first practice session

Sargeant out in cold for Oz after car given to Albon

Williams Formula One driver Logan Sargeant will miss the Australian Grand Prix after his car was given to team mate Alex Albon, who crashed heavily in Friday practice with no spare available.

Motorsport • 22 Mar 24

Logan Sargeant will join Williams team-mate Alex Albon on the grid next season

Sargeant move to Williams is finalised

American Logan Sargeant completes next season's Formula One grid after he was confirmed as a Williams driver.

Motorsport • 21 Nov 22

Latifi and Williams to part company

Williams have announced Nicholas Latifi will leave the British Formula One team at the end of the season.

Motorsport • 23 Sep 22

Williams are bottom of the 2022 F1 Constructors' Championship standings

Williams F1 hit with fine over 'procedural breach'

Williams have been hit with a $25,000 fine after breaking financial regulations for the 2021 season.

Motorsport • 07 Jun 22

George Russell has one more year at Williams on his contract

Russell eyeing 'natural path' to Mercedes for 2022

George Russell says the natural path indicates he will be in a Mercedes next year - but he insists he has not been made any promises on his future.

Motorsport • 05 Mar 21

Williams family leaving Formula 1

Frank Williams will no longer be involved in Formula One after it was announced that one of the sport's best-known families are stepping aside.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 20

Claire Williams is confident in her team's 2020 car

Williams declare fresh start after dismal 2019 season

Williams showed off their new Formula One car with fighting talk on Monday as the former champions seek to revive their fortunes after finishing last with just one point in a dismal 2019 campaign.

Motorsport • 17 Feb 20

Robert Kubica is back in Formula One and will drive for Williams

Robert Kubica returns to F1 as a Williams driver

Robert Kubica has completed his remarkable return to Formula One racing after being announced as a Williams driver for next season.

Motorsport • 22 Nov 18

Williams: Wales better for Nations League Campaign

Ashley Williams feels Wales have laid a solid base for their forthcoming European Championship campaign despite missing out on Nations League promotion.

Soccer • 17 Nov 18

Williams pulls out of showdown with Sharapova

Serena Williams has withdrawn from her fourth-round clash with Maria Sharapova at the French Open through injury.

Tennis • 04 Jun 18

Felipe Massa announces F1 retirement

Felipe Massa will retire from Formula One for good at the end of the 2017 season.

Motorsport • 04 Nov 17

Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher's Formula One pole position record

Lewis Hamilton makes pole and history in Belgium

Schumacher family congratulate Lewis Hamilton as he equals the German great's record of 68 career pole positions.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 17

Massa announced his retirement last September after 14 years in Formula One.

Bottas replaces Rosberg at Mercedes, Massa returns

Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas will replace retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes this season, with Felipe Massa agreeing a one-year contract at Williams.

Motorsport • 16 Jan 17

Valtteri Bottas arrives for the drivers' parade at the Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Valtteri Bottas: Tyre mishap won't be repeated

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is confident that his team's embarrassing pit-stop gaffe at the Belgian Grand Prix will "never be repeated".

Motorsport • 28 Aug 15

Felipe Massa and his Williams in Bahrain

Williams: We are suffering hangover from 2013

The Williams Formula One team made a loss of £42.5 million pounds in 2014 but said today they expected a significant improvement next year once they are over the lingering 'hangover' of past failure.

Motorsport • 27 Apr 15

Felipe Massa will drive for Williams again next season

Bottas and Massa to stick with Williams

Finland's Valtteri Bottas and Brazilian Felipe Massa will stay at Williams in 2015 after the resurgent Formula One team announced on Sunday what had to be one of their easiest decisions of the season.

Motorsport • 07 Sep 14

Williams make changes for new season

Williams have made a trio of appointments to their engineering staff as the team looks to improve on a disappointing 2013.

Motorsport • 13 Jan 14

Felipe Massa will drive for Williams next year

Massa confirmed for Wiliams drive

Williams have confirmed that Felipe Massa will drive for the Formula One team from next season.

Motorsport • 11 Nov 13

Racing team crews try to extinguish the fire in the Williams racing pit

Williams team member home after fire

The Williams team member who suffered burns in the fire following Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix has returned to England where he will receive further medical assistance.

Motorsport • 16 May 12

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