Miami GP: Double points for Atlassian Williams Racing


By Williams Racing
May 5 2025

The 2025 Miami GP would see the Atlassian Williams Racing again come away with a double points result with Alex Albon finshing 5th and Carlos Sainz 9th. After the frustrations of the Sprint where Alex was to lose his points result this was such a lift for all at Williams Racing. The results could have being better had it not been for Carlos car receiving damage when he and Alex would make contact at the start of the race, something that was very much a racing incident. But the pace of the FW47 was such that they were competitive all weekend which bodes well for the future. Anyway a fantastic start to the season for the team with them retaining 5th place in the Constructors championship.

 
 Williams Racing Miami GP Race
 
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Carlos Sainz:
"Not happy after a frustrating race. The operational misunderstanding of yesterday put us on the back-foot from the beginning as I had to start the race on a used compound. Avoiding Lando in Lap 1 when he rejoined the track unfortunately resulted in contact with Alex, which damaged my floor quite badly for the rest of the race. There was some miscommunication between our two sides of the garage that we will analyse internally, but to be honest, with the damage I had it was inevitable that I would end up losing positions. I did everything I could to hold on and stick with the cars ahead, but P9 was the final result. On a positive note, today we had very good pace and the balance of the car is the best it’s felt since the start of the season, so we’ll try to take the positives and review everything as a team."

 
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Alex Albon:
"I’m glad I could reset and go again after yesterday! The car was quick and today was all about pure pace. I had a good rhythm all race and I’m very happy with the result. To be battling with the top teams, I can hardly believe it to be honest, when you look at where we were 12 months ago. This shows all the progress we’ve made at Grove and now we’ve shown the world that we can race at the top. This won’t happen every race and we’ll definitely have to keep fighting. For now, I’m going to enjoy it!"

 

James Vowles Team Principal:
"It’s been a topsy turvy weekend, but I’m really pleased for the team with the result today. Given the setbacks we had yesterday morning, to come back fighting with both cars in the top ten in Qualifying, and to finish with both cars in the points is incredibly rewarding. It’s a long season and teams will bring updates so it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out over the next few races, but to score from five of the first six races is a different world to where we’ve been previously. I couldn’t be more proud of the team and the world class drivers we have. Alex and Carlos are really giving their all to this team and we are on a good pathway moving forwards."

 
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 Miami International Autodrome, USA Lap Length: 5.412km
Pos Driver Team Times Grid
5 A Albon Williams Racing +48.067 (1:30.482) 7
9 C Sainz Williams Racing +60.577 (1:30.703) 6
 
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