Sainz: Miami Williams is the car we should've had from Race 1
Spaniard leads double-points finish, says upgrade was baseline the chassis was designed for.
" The Spaniard finished ninth at the Miami Grand Prix, leading home Alex Albon for Williams' first double-points result of the season. Sainz's comments expose the scale of the development deficit the Grove-based team carried through the early rounds. The Miami package finally unlocked the baseline performance the FW46 chassis was designed for.
Sainz outlined his expected timeline for full recovery, signaling that Williams has been racing a fundamentally slower car than intended since the season opener. The double-points finish offers tangible proof of progress, but the admission frames the early season as a period of damage limitation. For Williams and team principal James Vowles, the Miami result validates their development trajectory but underscores how far behind they started.
