Claire Williams: “A positive exercise for us”

With four small points scored since Melbourne, the 2018 season of Williams looks like a real Stations of the Cross. Yet powered by one of the best turbo/hybrid V6s on the board with the block Mercedes, the training founded by Frank Williams failed to create a car fast enough to fight for the top 10.

Aggressive strategy during the winter and poor aerodynamic package are the main causes of this almost catastrophic outcome for the British team, as recognized by the Deputy Principal Team. Claire Williams.

The team had started a program to try to correct its errors and thus find a level more in line with its history in the discipline, and especially compared to recent seasons.

“Excessive panic in situations like this is the worst mistake you can make, comments Claire Williams on the F1 website. You have to sit down and analyze all the weak points.

We went through this process, we discovered other weak points. From this point of view, it was a positive exercise for us. This allowed us to start from scratch and move forward. »

The question of budget and drivers

If Martini's departure had already been noted for several weeks, the announcement of the acquisition of Force India by Lawrence Stroll, father of Lance, starter at Williams this season, and a consortium of investors, should largely change the situation for Grove.

At the same time, the question of pilots will arise. With a potentially reduced financial windfall, the budgets or support provided by a candidate for Lance Stroll's likely replacement could weigh very heavily in the balance when determining the 2019 tandem.