In 2021, Williams had its best season since 2017, finishing eighth in the Constructors' Championship with 23 points.
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Jost Capito, the CEO of Williams, believes his team has surpassed its 2021 goals, which were set at the start of the Formula One season. In 2021, Williams had its best season since 2017, finishing eighth in the Constructors’ Championship with 23 points. At the truncated Belgian Grand Prix, it earned its first podium in four years, with numerous point finishes and progressions from Saturday’s Q1 qualifying round. Capito, who took over as CEO of Williams in late 2020, agrees that the team’s results this year exceeded its original goals.
“I would say from the development of the team, it was as I hoped for and expected,” Capito said, reflecting on the 2021 campaign.
“From the points and the positions, it has exceeded the expectations, from the very little development that was possible from last year to this year and under the Covid circumstances, it was even more difficult. Then finishing eighth, it’s overachieving our objectives from the beginning of the season. Personal highlights are Budapest, the first point-score after a long time for the team, and then the podium in Spa.”
“These were also key moments for the team to find the trust back, find the motivation back, and to push even harder to prove that if we do courageous decisions, they can pay off. We don’t have to wait until other decisions and then follow, we are good enough to do our own decisions, and they can be good. I think those two races have boosted the team’s self-confidence,” he added.
Despite being pleased with the team’s development, Capito believes the squad still has a long way to go before returning to the front of the grid.
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“I am satisfied with where the team is now, with the structure we have in place, with the processes we have in place,” he said.
“It’s not all done, it’s by far not all done. But as we know, to get a team back to the top, it takes a longer time. You can’t have miracles, it’s hard work, dedication, it’s teamwork and a big team effort. “It’s not done in one year but I believe we are on track and we’ve established a mentality of change so that change is accepted, that people try to get better every day. I think that mentality will help us to move forward,” the Williams F1 CEO added.
