Motor Racing-Williams Focus on Long-term Rather than 2025 Standing
Williams have a long-term focus on getting back to the top in Formula One and will not be distracted by what might be achieved this season, says team boss James Vowles.
The former champions, who last won a title in 1997, have made a strong start to the campaign and are sixth overall, one point behind Haas after four of 24 races.
Spaniard Carlos Sainz has joined from Ferrari alongside Thai teammate Alex Albon and Williams have scored more points already this season than in all of 2024, but wind tunnel work is now all about next year, Reuters reported.
Vowles told reporters at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that the strategy was fully backed by the team’s owners, even if it cost championship points and affected prize money payouts in the short term.
“If you want to win there is only one way to win, and you can’t get caught in the now,” he said.
“We were in a mess because we were short-termist all the way through the last 20 years. Some of it financially driven, some of it driven by other elements.
