Williams determined to fix their 2018 problems

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20:40, 12 Jun 2018

Williams is determined to fix the mess that has become their 2018 season. The teams' car has been underperforming and has led to a series of sackings as they try to put their season back on track.

Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Claire Williams said that the Grove-based outfit was working hard to make amends for the poor start to their 2018.

"We have to fix this car. We don't give up, we can't give up during a season as we're an independent team. If we gave up our sponsors would probably give up and we can't afford to do that.

"It is hard work, we have also got to look at next year's car but this is going to be the bedrock of next year's car. We have got to get this car right if we are going to make steps forward next season.

"It hasn't been the best year and it is really difficult. It is difficult to keep morale up but the guys are doing a great job. It's been the one thing I've been quite surprised by, how strong the morale is and everyone has dug in really deep and found the Williams fighting spirit.

"That's all we can ask from them at the moment. We are putting them through the mill but everyone is working really hard and we have to get ourselves out of this."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	204
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	159
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	126
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	103
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	91
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	60
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	22
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Williams determined to fix their 2018 problems

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