 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Russell naLatifi vakakwanirisa 17th uye 20th zvichiteerana pakuvhura mwaka. Russell akasiya mujaho nenyaya yekumanikidzwa kwemafuta, achimhanya ari pachinzvimbo chegumi nematatu, nepo Latifi akapedza wekupedzisira wemota dzinomhanya ari pachinzvimbo chegumi neimwe. Mutevedzeri womukuru wechikwata Claire Williams akataura kuti kuita kwechikwata kwakaratidzira chinhu chinoshanduka mukuenzanisa nemushandirapamwe wavo wakaoma. Russell akatanga ari wechi11 mumakwikwi aya mushure mekunaya kwemvura, achitadza kupinda muQ3. Izvi zvakaratidza kuonekwa kwekutanga kwaWilliams muQ2 kubvira 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix uye chikwata chakanakisa chinzvimbo chekutanga grid kubvira 2018 Italian Grand Prix. Kunyange zvazvo motokari yakanga iri kuvandudzwa mukukurumidza pamusoro peFW42, Williams akakundikana kuwana pfungwa imwe chete mumwaka kunyanya nekuda kwekunzwa kwayo kwakakwirira pairi kumhanya shure kwemamwe motokari. Russell aiva nemikana yakanaka yekuwana mapoinzi, kunyanya paRunning Race, apo Russell akanga achimhanya ari wechipfumbamwe kwenguva yakareba asati apedza wechi11 uye muRunning Race, apo akadonha pasi pemotokari yekuchengetedza achimhanya ari wechi10 uye mumapoinzi. Pakupedzisira Williams akapedza ari pachinzvimbo chechi11 mumakwikwi mana: yeAustria, yeItaly, yeTuscan neEmilia Romagna GPs, 3 yekuremekedza Latifi, uye 1 kubva kuna Russell. Iyi ingava nguva yokutanga kubvira apo Williams akapedza asina maturo mumwaka weF1. 