Williams has finished third in two consecutive Formula 1 constructors' championships, but faces a stern challenge to achieve performance chief Rob Smedley's "minimum" target of repeating that feat in 2016.Finishing third in 2014 marked a revival of fortunes, built on efficient car design and the strength of the Mercedes V6...

Claire Williams was pleased to secure third in the constructors' championship but said Williams must improve in all areas if it wants to challenge Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari.Valtteri Bottas's fifth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix put third out of reach of Red Bull and ensured Williams finished...

The upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix could be a significant test of whether the Williams Formula 1 team is developing its car well enough to remain a serious contender.By outqualifying Ferrari and leading the first half of the recent British GP, Williams showed a return to the sort of best-of-the-rest form...

Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton is unsure which of Williams or Ferrari will offer Mercedes the biggest challenge at the British Grand Prix this weekend.Ferrari established itself as Mercedes' main rival in the early part of the season, with Sebastian Vettel winning the second race of the year...

Valtteri Bottas believes the Williams Formula 1 team should be able to bounce back from a difficult Monaco Grand Prix by beating Red Bull and threatening Ferrari in Canada.Neither Bottas nor Williams F1 teammate Felipe Massa managed to score points in Monaco, where the FW37 struggled badly compared to its...

Williams's 2015 Formula 1 season will take off from the Austrian Grand Prix when a major upgrade arrives, believes head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley.The team had a nightmare weekend in Monaco, where Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas could only qualify 12th and 16th, respectively, while come the checkered flag...

Claire Williams says Alex Lynn has "all the ingredients" and would love to see the Williams development driver become the next British Formula 1 hopeful.Last year's GP3 champion as a Red Bull junior and having driven for Lotus during Abu Dhabi's 2014 F1 post-season test, Lynn was taken on by...

Felipe Massa's practice crash at the Chinese Grand Prix was caused by the rear wing stalling on his Williams Formula 1 car.The Brazilian lost control of his car under braking for the hairpin during second free practice on Friday, which resulted in him skidding off the track and brushing the...

Williams has appointed Adrian Sutil as its reserve Formula 1 driver for 2015. The German had been out of work since being dropped by Sauber at the end of last season.In the wake of Valtteri Bottas's absence from the Australian Grand Prix, there was uncertainty about who Williams would use...

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has been cleared to drive in this weekend's Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix.The Finn was forced to pull out of the Australian Grand Prix after being evaluated by the FIA medical delegate Jean-Charles Piette on the day of the race, having suffered back pain. He traveled...