James Vowles has openly stated that Williams must improve their performance in Formula 1 car development.
He is at the helm of the once-great team that is making concerted efforts to improve its infrastructure and management to climb out of the lower rankings on the grid for a sustained future.
Currently, Williams has only garnered 2 points in the 2024 season, which just barely keeps them out of last place in the constructors' standings, just above Sauber who has yet to score at all.
Williams now finds itself trailing behind Alpine as well.
"They can run their car very low," Alex Albon commented, "which helps on tracks like Barcelona. They're not so good over the curbs."
However, the team's driver pointed out that in order to surpass teams like Haas and RB, "We need upgrades."
"We brought a lot of new parts at the beginning of the year and then took a break," Albon detailed. "For our opponents, it was the other way around. That's why they've pulled ahead."
The British-born Thai driver acknowledges that the 2024 Williams car is "easier to drive and more predictable" than the previous model, although the new, more complicated and detailed chassis has significantly increased the car's weight, which they are still attempting to reduce.
"Unfortunately, we're still not at the limit," Albon conceded.
Team principal Vowles also expressed at Silverstone, "We understand that we are not upgrading the car quickly enough. We have several things here, and a number of others will be introduced over the next six races.
"But in terms of the pace of chassis development, we are behind our rivals and we know it."
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