Williams in the news: Sainz ‘surprise, Hollywood reflections and training like a professional

With the European leg of the season and Monaco on the horizon, Atlassian Williams Racing remain in conversation and in the center.

The media said here between the quotations with headline grabbing, an exclusive film premiere and some serious physical graft behind the scenes …

“I moved to a team that I knew that he had the potential to be at level one day or even better than Ferrari. If not, I would not have chosen Williams,” said Carlos when asked if he had been surprised how close the team pushed his former squad on the way.

“I am firmly convinced that Williams had this potential when I moved and I selected this team to do this part of my career, but it came before. The team surprised me in a very good way.”

Hollywood came to Formula 1 this week when Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were treated with an exclusive first demonstration by the upcoming F1 film with Brad Pitt and Damson Idris.

“I think you found a good balance,” said Alex. “It is difficult not to look at everything with a fine comb and just relax and watch him as a film. I think for Hollywood, you did a good job.”

Carlos repeated the feeling and added: “I really enjoyed it. I think we will see as F1 experts … a bit like sometimes we see Netflix, that’s a bit … You can say that you are a bit of Hollywood like.

“I am firmly convinced that there is a lot of new audiences for a new fan and it is going very well for people who know nothing about F1. For the hardcore fans and journalists and we will see things that they think they are a bit too American or Hollywood, but frankly I enjoyed the whole film.”

With the hosts Tom Deacon and Liam MacDevitt to Patrick for a training session in Williams-style a insight into the physical requirements behind the scenes.

For those who ask themselves what is able to keep an F1 driver Razor sharp, it is worth seeing the full feature, sweat, laughing and everything.

The concept explained by Williams’ Aidan Lyons was simple and inspired.

“I sat in the hotel room in Austin and I like a minute, it is very incredibly similar to a super bowl. And in a super bowl everyone stays in the city center and go to a stadium. And in a Grand Prix everyone stays in the city center and go on a route.

“Why don’t we take something and put it in the city center, give it a longer period of time, make sure that access is free, make sure that it is urgent to give cars, Simchandise, appearances, give you the access that fans want and see what happens.”