Williams F1 fined €50,000 for failing to provide footage

The Williams Racing Formula One team has been fined €50,000 (about $54,000) for not submitting video footage of its car's front and rear wings during a race in China. Of this amount, €40,000 is suspended until the end of 2025. The fine was a result of Williams missing the deadline to provide the footage from a Friday track session. This footage is important for monitoring wing flexibility as part of updated technical regulations. The FIA stewards confirmed that not submitting the video does not mean the wings are non-compliant. Williams misunderstood communication regarding the requirement for SD cards in the cameras used to record the footage. They believed the cameras came with SD cards supplied by the FIA but did not confirm this. As a result, the team did not record any track action on Friday. During the session, they noticed a warning light on the cameras but could not address the issue in time. They also failed to inform the Technical Delegate about the missing SD cards after the session ended. Williams acknowledged the error and stated they would improve their internal processes. They reassured that their wing is compliant, being the same as the one used in a previous race in Melbourne, where they had no issues. The penalty comes after a difficult weekend for Williams, with driver Alex Albon finishing 11th in the Chinese GP sprint race and Carlos Sainz coming in 17th.