James Vowles on the results of Hungary and the first half of the season

      After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Williams team principal James Vowles summarized the past race and the first half of the season in a video blog...

      James Vowles: "The first half of the year has been incredibly challenging, and first and foremost, I want to thank everyone who has worked hard at our base to help us get out of a difficult situation after a tough start.

      These challenges have significantly held us back; we are doing everything we can to get out of this situation, but even more importantly, we need to ensure that in 2027 and beyond, everything will be in its place. This is a huge amount of work. Over the winter, we clearly saw our problems, which turned out to be much more numerous than expected.

      I am grateful to Alex and Carlos. They have supported the team throughout the journey, showing true resilience despite the difficulties they faced on the track. These two incredible drivers deserve to fight for points every weekend, and we have not been able to provide that for them.

      We are going into the summer break with a sense of disappointment and a desire to correct everything in the future. In Baku, we will take a step forward, but it simply won't be enough to significantly change the situation and put us in the positions we need this season.

      In fact, we still have the same drive to improve and move forward. We need to establish the foundations, develop what we already have, fix the elements that clearly aren't working, and come back to the fight with renewed strength.

      Thank you to all the fans — your support means a lot to us. Days like today, I do not want to repeat — it is incredibly painful."