Vauz acknowledged that Williams is lagging behind in the pace of modernization.

      Recently, we quoted Carlos Sainz, the Williams driver, who is concerned that the team's efforts to upgrade the FW48 car are not yielding the expected results.

      "A bad trend this year is that we are not able to noticeably improve when we implement technical innovations," Carlos stated after the British Grand Prix.

      After nine rounds of the season, the Grove team has only 11 points, whereas a year ago at this stage of the championship, its drivers earned almost five times more.

      James Vowles, the team principal, commenting on the results of the British round, where the Williams cars featured a new front wing that did not meet expectations, tends to agree with Sainz:

      "It is now clear to us that the pace of our work to improve the car's efficiency is not high enough to move forward. First and foremost, we need to fully understand not only what happened in Silverstone but also truly analyze how we have acted throughout the season.

      How quickly we do this – and I would expect it to happen in the next two weeks – will determine how we will work at the rounds in Spa and Budapest and what we will focus on until the end of the season. At the same time, we need to decide how we will prepare for next year."

      But despite all the challenges ahead of the Belgian round, Vowles remains optimistic: "I am looking forward to going to Spa, as the tasks awaiting us there are different from those we tackle at most rounds of the season. And this gives the team an opportunity to reset and return to a higher level."