Chinese Grand Prix: Williams Racing Grand Prix Preview


By Williams Racing
March 19 2025

After a successful 2025 Australian GP, with Alex Albon finishing 5th, the Atlassian Williams Racing Team moves to Shanghai for the next round of the 2025 F1 calendar the Chinese GP. The team is aiming to carry the momentum achieved in the Australian event into China. For the team and drivers the weekend is the first Sprint format event of 2025 so it will offer its unique challenges. For Alex he hopes to see another successful event and for Carlos Sainz he is looking to get his season back on track after the disappointment of Australia.

 
2025 Chinese  GP Preview
 

Carlos Sainz:
Australia was a great start to the season for the team, although it proved more challenging for me. We will take all our learning's from Melbourne and focus our attention on China; our first Sprint event of the season and a good opportunity to get my season going. The track is quite unique and includes one of the longest straights of the season, so it’s a new challenge for the car’s characteristics around these different track layouts. The Sprint weekend means we only have one Practice session, which is maybe not ideal this early in the season. However, there are more opportunities to score some points which becomes a big motivation. Can’t wait to jump back in the car again!

Alex Albon:
Australia was a really strong way to start the year with a great result for the team. We need to build on this momentum and pick up where we left off going into China this weekend. It’s the first Sprint weekend of the year so we all need to be on our A game and maximise what we have. Banking as many points as we did so early on in the season is important, so we’ll keep pushing, keep learning and hopefully keep delivering.

 
Race Data
Friday:
Practice 1: 11:30 - 12:30
Qualifying:  15:30 - 16:14
Saturday:
Sprint: 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00
Sunday: Race: 15:00