• Home
  • News
  • F1
  • Weight, balance, reliability… What's the problem at Williams?
F1

Weight, balance, reliability… What's the problem at Williams?

In the midst of a nightmarish start to the season, Grove's men are shedding excess weight on their decidedly overweight FW48, while simultaneously trying to resolve a growing number of balance and reliability issues. It's a colossal undertaking, requiring considerable patience – given the budget cap. But do Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon really have the time to wait?

Published 05/04/2026 à 08:00

Cyprien Juilhard

  Comment on this article! 2

Weight, balance, reliability… What's the problem at Williams?

© DPPI

With an excess weight of more than 20 kilograms compared to the minimum permitted weight of 768 kg, the car The British team shows a considerable difference, which is evident on the track and has been noticeable since the first outings of the year. The warning signs were there from the very beginning of winter: Williams was the only one absent from the inaugural shakedown in Barcelona. A blow to

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 95% left to discover.


I'm subscribing to read more!

Already subscribed?
Sign in


  • Up to -50% savings!
  • Unlimited Premium articles
  • The digital magazine from 20 p.m. every Monday
  • Access to all issues since 2012 on the AUTOhebdo app

Autohebdo Store

See the shop

Comment on this article! 2

Read also

Comments

2 Comment (s)

A

Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)

05/04/2026 at 03:06 a.m.

The problem is quite simply… the weight… Over 30 kg too much. Look at the error, or some other internal problem, i.e., incompetence! Alain Féguenne, F1 Competitions - 24 Hours of Le Mans - WEC 😎👎🧐

Yves-Henri RANDIER

05/04/2026 at 01:00 a.m.

While the 2025 season seemed all but doomed from the start, it's astonishing, not to say astounding, to see how badly the Grove-based team has fared so far in 2026, despite the return of the historic Williams Racing logo. Vowles clearly still has his work cut out for him to dust off and modernize this venerable Williams team...

Write a comment