F1 broadcaster Will Buxton torched Williams for "overpromising and underdelivering" in 2026, questioning Carlos Sainz's decision to sign with the Grove team over a factory Audi seat. The criticism lands hard: Williams sits ninth in the constructors' standings with just 11 points through 12 rounds. Sainz and Alex Albon occupy 16th and 17th in the drivers' championship with six and five points respectively, and the two collided at Zandvoort, capping a miserable stretch.
Williams arrived at Bahrain pre-season testing already behind after missing private running in Barcelona, then battled an overweight car plagued by fundamental issues. Buxton contrasted Williams' bold promises with Audi's quieter approach — the German manufacturer took over Sauber and, in his view, has underpromised and overdelivered. Team principal James Vowles sold Sainz a dream when recruiting him, but twelve races into 2026, it looks more like a miscalculation. The second half will reveal whether Williams can turn the rhetoric into results.
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