British GP: Tricky Friday for Atlassian Williams Racing

By Williams Racing
July 5 2025

Friday practice for the 2025 British GP would see the Atlassian Williams Racing Team have to contend with some tricky conditions at the Silverstone track. Over the day the team would see windy conditions develop which made for a difficult time for both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. A large part of the day was spent on going through a program looking at their recent reliability issues. After FP2 we would see Alex finish in 11th and Carlos 16th. Carlos would have one slow speed spin as well as having to have his floor checked after going over the kerbs. Alex would have a far more straight forward day. The team was able to complete their program for the day but with the wind it was hard to get a consistent assessment of the track and setup.


Williams Racing British GP Friday Practice Review



	Alex Albon: "It was very windy and generally tricky out there today. Not quite the pace we wanted, but we need to figure out how to make the car more driveable and come back stronger tomorrow. It's always tricky with wind because you are facing oversteer and understeer at every corner and, being so exposed at Silverstone, it's hard to know where to pitch the car because no corner feels good; it's just trying to find the most consistent balance throughout the lap. We made some good changes ahead of FP2, and I think we're heading in the right direction for Qualifying tomorrow.

	Carlos Sainz: "A tough day with windy conditions. It made it tricky to be consistent throughout the session, but we managed to complete a full programme focused on improving our reliability issues. We collected some good data which will hopefully allow us to focus more on performance in FP3. It will be interesting to see how the weather impacts us with cooler temperatures and high winds, so I’m looking forward to what Qualifying brings tomorrow."