Danner: The problems at Williams are greater than they appear from the outside.

      Christian Danner, a former Formula 1 driver and now an expert for the Austrian publication Motorsport Magazin, believes that Williams' problems are not just related to a slow car, and in reality, they are much more serious.

      "I think there are more problems than it appears from the outside," Danner said. "Something is clearly going wrong. It's no coincidence that they can't make up the deficit despite all their efforts. They constantly get stuck in second-to-last place, ahead of only Cadillac."

      Strictly speaking, this is not entirely true, as until recently, Williams drivers were also ahead of Aston Martin, but as Carlos Sainz admitted after the Dutch Grand Prix, they can no longer keep up with the upgraded AMR26, and in terms of pace, the FW48 can really only compete with Cadillac F1.

      Meanwhile, in Zandvoort, the Williams drivers managed to collide with each other on lap 66: Sainz tried to overtake Alex Albon at Turn 1 but misjudged his braking, and the cars collided. The Spanish driver immediately apologized to the team and his teammate, but it was already too late to change anything, so it ended not only with Albon's damaged car, which forced him to retire, but also with a 10-second penalty, after which Carlos finished last among those who managed to reach the finish line.

      "What those two did on the track was very amusing and not quite professional," Danner continued. "Sainz took Albon off the track, but that shouldn't happen. And certainly, such incidents shouldn't occur between teammates. Carlos completely misjudged the situation."

      Since the Grove team recently extended contracts with both drivers, Williams' management will have to somehow resolve such incidents in the future, and according to Danner, this also involves certain difficulties:

      "Now Sainz says he only has a one-year contract, not a multi-year one. In response, James Vowles stated, 'No, we have multi-year agreements.' In general, either Sainz is making something up, or Williams made a big mistake."

      There is some hope that Williams can perform a bit better in Monza despite all the problems, as in the past, the fast Italian track has always suited Williams cars, but a large package of technical updates will only be ready for the Baku stage. Then it will be revealed whether the team can improve its position at least by the end of the season.