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Williams trims weight as Sainz plays down rule tweaks

May 3 Williams has taken a step forward in Miami after a difficult start to 2026, with a key part of its upgrade focused simply on reducing weight. Driver Carlos Sainz said the car is at least more competitive than before the April break. 'The good thing is that we were able to recover,' he said. 'We were faster than the Haas cars, which we weren't five weeks ago, so it's positive.' However, as a GPDA director, Sainz also played down the impact of the new regulation tweaks, designed in part to appease the increasingly-critical driver contingent. 'Very little has changed. We knew very little would change,' he said. 'We'll have to wait until later in the season, or even next year, for the...
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