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 May 3)
| P | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 100 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 80 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 59 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 51 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 51 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 43 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 26 |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 17 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 16 |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 10 |
| 11 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 7 |
| 12 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 4 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 4 |
| 14 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 4 |
| 15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 2 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 0 |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 0 |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 180 |
| Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 4 | ||
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 110 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 3 | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 94 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 4 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 30 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 5 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 23 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | TGR Haas F1 Team | 18 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 7 | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls | 14 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 5 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 2 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Cadillac F1 Team | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of May 10)
| P | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 128 |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | 127 |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 84 |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | 83 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 67 |
| 6 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 62 |
| 7 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo | 57 |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 55 |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 43 |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | KTM Tech3 | 39 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | 33 |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 29 |
| 13 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 28 |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 27 |
| 15 | Fermin Aldeguer | Gresini Racing | 27 |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 26 |
| 17 | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | 10 |
| 18 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | 8 |
| 19 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 7 |
| 20 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pramac Racing | 4 |
| 21 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 1 |
| 22 | Maverick Viñales | KTM Tech3 | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Pirro | Gresini Racing | 0 |
| 24 | Augusto Fernandez | Yamaha Factory Racing | 0 |
| 25 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing | 0 |
| 26 | Jonas Folger | KTM Tech3 | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aprilia Racing | 255 |
| Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 4 | ||
| 2 | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 129 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 111 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 4 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 111 |
| Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 5 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 100 |
| Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | 82 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
| 7 | Honda HRC Castrol | 41 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 39 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Honda LCR MotoGP | 39 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 33 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | Prima Pramac Racing | 5 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||