Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe says he feels secure in his position after deputy team principal Claire Williams warned she is prepared to take “hard decisions” following their dire start to 2018.

An internal review is underway at the team, which has only scored points in one of the 10 races so far this year. It is struggling with fundamental aerodynamic problems with its FW41 chassis.

“In order to effect change you need to make changes and you need to make some hard decisions,” said Williams ahead of last week’s British Grand Prix.

“We’re going through that process at the moment but it’s not a case of rushing into it. Sometimes when you rush in you can make decisions you don’t want to make and end up regretting those decisions.

“We’re undertaking a full evaluation of our internal structures and processes at the moment,” Williams added.

Lowe joined the team from Mercedes at the beginning of last season to head up its technical department. When asked by RaceFans about Williams’ comments, he said he feels secure in his position.

“I will carry on working as hard as I can with full commitment,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of problems to solve. You don’t see it but there is great progress being made behind the scenes. The trouble in Formula 1 is the races come quickly. When you’ve got problems to solve you can never fix them quickly enough.”

“We made a lot of changes already,” he added. “There are great changes already in place and underway. It’s about people, it’s how they work together, it’s about the processes you use. It’s a wide-ranging subject.”

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