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Albon: AlphaTauri's current F1 form “worrying” for Williams

After a strong run of points finishes for Albon, Williams is currently in a solid seventh in the championship on 21 points, ahead of Haas on 12, Alfa Romeo on 10, and AlphaTauri on five.

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Williams: We want Sargeant in F1 car next year

Sargeant's future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.

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De Vries in Formula E return with Mahindra alongside Mortara

The Dutchman competed in 10 grand prix with the Red Bull junior squad this year, having made a one-off appearance for Williams at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix in place of Alex Albon, finishing ninth.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on verge of title after win as Red Bull secures crown

The Dutchman saw off an early assault from the two McLarens at the start of the race and lived up to Lando Norris' pre-race prediction that the Woking team would have little answer to the Dutchman if he led beyond Turn 2.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen streaks to dominant pole over Piastri by 0.581s

The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further improvements and he found over a tenth to secure a 1m28.877s.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen storms to pole by 0.6s from Piastri, Norris

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Norris: F1 drivers don't "care enough" about impeding in qualifying

Norris made the comment in the wake of a controversy after qualifying in Singapore, when Max Verstappen escaped lightly with just a pair of reprimands rather than grid penalties for impeding incidents in qualifying.

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Norris: F1 drivers don’t “care enough” about impeding

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Vowles: Perez “lunge” on Albon could prove costly for Williams F1 team

The Marina Bay track wasn’t expected to suit Williams but Albon had a solid race, and a stop for new tyres under the Virtual Safety Car – mirroring the strategy used by Mercedes – gave him extra pace in the latter stages of the race.

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Perez hit with five-second penalty for Albon clash in F1 Singapore GP

Perez crossed the line in eighth place after appearing to lunge up the inside of the Williams driver into the sharp Turn 13 left-hander.

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Verstappen: "Worst-case scenario" in Singapore GP denied F1 podium fight

The Red Bull driver's charge from 11th to fifth was hampered by the full safety car after Logan Sargeant's crash, handing a cheap pitstop to the medium tyre starters.

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Verstappen says "everything went against us" in F1 Singapore GP

The Red Bull driver's charge from 11th to fifth was hampered by the full safety car after Logan Sargeant's crash, handing a cheap pitstop to the medium tyre starters.

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F1 Singapore GP: Sainz snatches pole, Verstappen struggles to 11th

Sainz and Charles Leclerc had locked out the top two positions following the opening foray of laps, with the two having saved a set of soft tyres each from Q2 to use at the start of the final shootout to throw down the gauntlet to Ferrari's competitors.

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F1 Singapore GP: Sainz grabs pole from Russell; disaster for Red Bull

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F1 Singapore GP: Sainz stays on top in FP3, Verstappen fourth

Amid a series of qualifying simulations over the second half of the session as the sun began to fall, Ferrari elected to wait for the track temperature to drop a little more before sending both drivers out for their first attempts at an all-or-nothing flying lap.

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F1 Singapore GP: Sainz shades Russell in FP3 to retain Ferrari supremacy

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Albon won't rush to commit F1 future to Williams

The Thai driver has a deal with Williams through to the end of next year and has been clear that he believes the Grove-based squad has a bright future under new team principal James Vowles.

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F1 Form Guide: Singapore Grand Prix

F1 heads back to the lights of Singapore this weekend where changes to the circuit are set to test the teams with their set-up and potentially bring some unpredictability into the mix.

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Why Williams F1 team believes it's no longer a "one-trick pony"

If as team principal James Vowles suggests the FW45 is no longer a "one-trick pony" and can be a points challenger at tracks that are not dominated by long straights, then it's certainly a strong possibility.

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Zhou: "very close" to new F1 deal with number one choice Alfa Romeo

Despite Zhou being the first full-time Chinese F1 racer, there has been speculation he does not come with major financial banking to incentivise Alfa Romeo to agree on new terms.

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Zhou: "very close" to new deal with number one F1 choice Alfa Romeo

Despite Zhou being the first full-time Chinese F1 racer, there has been speculation he does not come with major financial banking to incentivise Alfa Romeo to agree new terms.

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Albon: Monza points crucial as Williams "won't really stand a chance" in next F1 races

As expected, the low-drag Williams excelled on the fast straights in the Italian Grand Prix, with Albon frustrating McLaren's Lando Norris by holding him off for seventh until the finish thanks to his car's superior top speed.

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Vowles: Albon's Monza F1 drive even better than Montreal performance

After the flag in Italy, Vowles came on to the radio to tell Albon that he “made it look easy” while his engineer acknowledged that it was the Thai/British driver’s best race yet with the team.

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Albon: Williams "won't really stand a chance" in next F1 races

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Who could Red Bull sign to replace Perez in F1 2025?

Signing Perez was the latest attempt by Red Bull to find a driver who could be a good wingman for its undisputed leader Max Verstappen, someone who could back up the Dutchman's success with enough podiums to land the Milton Keynes team the constructors' championship.

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