The year 2025 will not be just another season of Formula 1 to Williams. Alex Albon’s permanence is assured, for the moment. The conditions with which the 2024 championship ended assured its continuity beyond its contractual situation. The arrival of Carlos Sainz to the Williams team represents a forceful change of role in the position of each of the riders. It would be logical to say that the Spaniard is driver 1 and Albon must be under the wing of the former Ferrari. Or at least that’s how it’s proposed these days.
The reality is that the status achieved by Alex Albon changed from one moment to the next beyond already knowing it from the confirmation of Sainz’s arrival. Now the Malaysian must show that he is capable of holding his seat and positioning Williams in the place he deserves. The English squad has worked hard in recent years to recover lost ground and position itself among the main teams on the grid. During the process that took place in 2024, Williams was involved in a series of developments that allowed the cars to have better performance.
Together with Franco Colapinto, a work plan was carried out that included the development of certain elements that allowed for better speed. straight. This aims to position itself in a better way for this season, but with a strong objective focused on the regulatory change of 2026. This without a doubt strengthens even more the good performance achieved by Franco Colapinto than averaging the season He got into a car under development and with which he achieved great performances, scoring points not only for himself but also for Williams.
But the present gives no respite and moves quickly. Williams has almost defined its driver roster with Alex Albon supporting Carlos Sainz and with Franco Colapinto as a reserve generating great pressure on the Malaysian who must work to accompany Sainz and not lose a second of concentration since he knows that Franco Colapinto is waiting for his new opportunity. The Argentine has already established a very high parameter and this means that none of them will be able to relax during the process of the 2025 season.
In this chess game, It seems that Alex Albon makes a first reading and thus establishes some demands. The Malaysian has already warned the team that they are at a point where there is no chance of relaxation. The good work of 2024 forces them to redouble their efforts and understand that no one can let their guard down. “No one can relax,” said Albon. Based on what we experienced last season, everyone must understand the moment that Williams lives and their chance to enter the select group of teams fighting for the constructors’ title.
Alex Albon struggles in that fight. He knows that he is in a fragile point and it will only depend on him to maintain his place as owner of the team.. They are clear that the team will have to make a supreme effort to maintain the achievements obtained on the FW46, to which the weaknesses shown at the beginning of the last calendar are already part of history and having ended with a car with good characteristics forces them to assume responsibility. that that demands. Only time and the strength of Alex Albon will determine whether the Malaysian can hold his place at Williams.