Austrian Toto Wolff may be delighted with Williams’ overall performance so far in this season, he dares to say just how effective the Williams FW34 could be. The Executive Director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings is poised to become Team Principal whenever Sir Frank Williams decides to step down and retire.
Speaking to Germany's Motorline.cc, the Austrian said: “The car is very good this year. Many of our guys started developing it last summer. Has it performed better than expected? We still don’t really know because we have had our ups and downs. Is it a front-running car? Maybe it’s still too early to say. But can our drivers become top drivers? I think so, but only time will tell.”
The victory of Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado in Barcelona was the team's first since the end of 2004, when Juan Pablo Montoya won the Brazilian Grand Prix.
2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of July 26)
| P | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 128 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 109 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 92 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 68 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 43 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 42 |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 23 |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 19 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 18 |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 10 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 6 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 5 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 3 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 2 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1 |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 0 |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 379 |
| Poles: 10 Sprint wins: 3 GP wins: 8 | ||
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 307 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2 | ||
| 3 | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 220 |
| Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
| 4 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 177 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 5 | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls | 66 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 61 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 7 | TGR Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 12 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 11 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | Cadillac F1 Team | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of August 9)
| P | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | 240 |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 209 |
| 3 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 203 |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo | 200 |
| 5 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 199 |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 184 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | 163 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 143 |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 106 |
| 10 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | 86 |
| 11 | Fermin Aldeguer | Gresini Racing | 76 |
| 12 | Enea Bastianini | KTM Tech3 | 76 |
| 13 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 72 |
| 14 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 55 |
| 15 | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | 54 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 53 |
| 17 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 34 |
| 18 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | 29 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 23 |
| 20 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 21 |
| 21 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pramac Racing | 14 |
| 22 | Maverick Viñales | KTM Tech3 | 10 |
| 23 | Iker Lecuona | Gresini Racing | 9 |
| 24 | Augusto Fernandez | Yamaha Factory Racing | 6 |
| 25 | Pol Espargaro | KTM Tech3 | 3 |
| 26 | Jonas Folger | KTM Tech3 | 0 |
| 27 | Michele Pirro | Gresini Racing | 0 |
| 28 | Cal Crutchlow | Castrol Honda LCR | 0 |
| 29 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aprilia Racing | 449 |
| Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 3 GP wins: 5 | ||
| 2 | SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 387 |
| Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 2 | ||
| 3 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 343 |
| Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 5 GP wins: 3 | ||
| 4 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 252 |
| Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
| 5 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 235 |
| Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | 191 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
| 7 | Honda HRC Castrol | 115 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 89 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Honda LCR MotoGP | 88 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 76 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | Prima Pramac Racing | 37 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||