Williams technical director Sam Michael sums up the team's Belgian Grand Prix weekend. read more »
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Q: Pastor scored his first world championship point at Spa. Can you sum up his performance? Sam Michael: Pastor drove well to come through from 21st read more »
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Williams technical director Sam Michael looks back at Pastor Maldonado's first-ever point in F1 and Rubens Barrichello's 16th place at Spa... read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: It was a good race into the top ten for Pastor today and well done to him on scoring points. Both read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: Both drivers made it easily through Q1. We were looking good for getting through to the top ten in Q2, but read more »
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Formula One is right to tighten technical regulations, says Williams Technical Director Sam Michael. read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: Spa is one of the greatest circuits in the Formula One Championship. Large variations in terrain provide a challenge to the read more »
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The likes of Jules Bianchi, Stefano Coletti, Davide Valsecchi and Sam Bird could be in line to replce Rubens Barrichello at Williams next year. read more »
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Mercedes GP protégée Sam Bird will replace the injured Anthony Davidson for the team’s F1 demonstration in Rotterdam next week. A recent bike... read more »
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Q: How would you sum up the performance of the FW33 at the Hungaroring? Sam Michael, Technical Director: We have improved since the Nürburgring with some changes read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: Although the result doesn't reflect it, our lap times from qualifying and the race this weekend show that the car is read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: Our plan today was to look at conserving tyres for the race so we only used the prime throughout Q1 on read more »
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AT&T Williams F1 preview the Hungaroring in Hungary. Pastor Maldonado is joined by technical director Sam Michael and race engineer Xevi to describe the challenges the... read more »
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Williams technical director Sam Michael will stop travelling to grands prix following the race in Korea in October as part of the Williams restructuring. read more »
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The Korean Grand Prix will be the last one that Sam Michael attends as Williams' technical director... read more »
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Neither Williams F1 car finished in the points, but the team learned a lot and it will use that knowledge going forward, starting in this weekend's Hungarian Grand... read more »
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Q: The team took various upgrades to the Nürburgring. What were they and how did they perform? Sam Michael, Technical Director: We took a new front wing read more »
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Williams technical director Sam Michael will have his last race with the team at the Korean Grand Prix this year, before he hands over responsibilities to other people read more »
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Jul.24 (GMM) Williams is experimenting with a no-KERS configuration aboard Rubens Barrichello's car this weekend at the Nurburgring. Before the recent Silverstone race,... read more »
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Sam Michael, Technical Director: Nürburgring is a high downforce track with lots of challenging corner sequences, some off camber turns and kerbs. Set-up will be read more »
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Jul.18 (GMM) Williams has not been notified officially about the legal action filed by NASCAR team Michael Waltrip Racing. It was reported at the weekend that MWR is suing... read more »
Dutch Grand Prix
23rd of August 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 128 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 109 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 92 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 68 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 43 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 42 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 379 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 307 |
| 3 | McLaren | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 177 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 66 |
| 6 | Alpine | 61 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 12 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |