Russell and Latifi qualified 17th and 20th respectively for the season-opening . Russell retired from the race with a fuel pressure issue, having been running in 13th place, whilst Latifi finished last of the running cars in 11th. Deputy team principal Claire Williams remarked that the team's performance marked a "turning point" in comparison to their difficult campaign. Russell started 11th at the after a rain-affected qualifying session, narrowly missing out on Q3. This marked Williams' first Q2 appearance since the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix and the team's best starting grid position since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix. Although the car was an improvement in pace over the FW42, Williams failed to score a single point in a season primarily due to its high sensitivity while running behind other cars. Russell had good opportunities to score points, most notably at the where Russell was running in 9th for long periods before ultimately finishing 11th and the , where he crashed under the safety car whilst running 10th and in the points. In the end Williams finished in 11th place in 4 races: the Austrian, Italian, Tuscan and Emilia Romagna GPs, 3 courtesy of Latifi, and 1 from Russell. This would be the first time since where Williams finished pointless in an F1 season.