Vowles has ‘zero doubt’ he wants to keep Sainz and Albon as he sets out championship timeline for Williams Williams Team Principal James Vowles is hopeful that Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon will remain with the squad in the years ahead, despite a tricky start to the season. Williams Team Principal James Vowles says there is "zero doubt" in his mind that Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are the pairing he wants in his cars for the foreseeable future. Vowles fended off Sauber/Audi and Alpine to secure Sainz's services for last season on a multi-year deal after the Spaniard lost his Ferrari seat to Lewis Hamilton, while Alex Albon – who joined Williams in 2022 – signed a multi-year contract extension with the British team back in 2024. Williams enjoyed a better-than-expected season in 2025, with Albon scoring consistently in the first two-thirds of the season and Sainz taking two unexpected podiums in the final third of the campaign to help the team finish top of the midfield in P5 in the Teams' Championship. It made Sainz's decision to choose Williams – and Albon's call to stick with the team that has helped him rebuild his reputation after a tough exit from Red Bull – look like a wise call, especially as they hoped to take a big step with the 2026 cars, built to sweeping new regulations. However, this year started badly thanks to delays in production over the winter putting the team on the backfoot and, while they have rallied to score points on four occasions to sit eighth in the standings, they are still well short of where they wanted to be at this point in the season. While that lack of form could lead to Sainz and Albon considering their options elsewhere, Vowles is hopeful they