Give Williams time, says Wurz

Williams endured a torrid time during the 2006 season, scoring only 11 points and finishing in eighth position in the championship standings.

The British team, however, have bounced back this year, scoring points regularly and topping it with a podium in the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday, the team's first top three finish since the 2005 European Grand Prix.

But the team's ultimate goal is to return to winning ways, and Wurz reckons that will take some time, especially given last year's problems.

"You always have to consider where we came from," Wurz said, referring to last season, on the official Formula One website.

"Of course everybody is a bit unhappy, because we desperately want to win. Williams is one of the most successful teams in the history of Formula One racing. Frank and Patrick (Head) are racers, and nothing more than winning satisfies them.

"But if we consider the current situation, and take a look at the team's present status, we have to aim towards the next possible step. It is not very easy to reverse a downhill curve into an immediate uphill curve.

"The important thing is to maintain the direction we are taking now - and in this respect, the Montreal podium came in the nick of time."

He added: "You have to see that as a team, Williams had finished in eighth in last year's constructors' championship. If you take a look at the current level of competition, which is very high amongst teams and drivers, it is impossible to turn it around overnight.

"If you look at the team's structure since the winter test, in my opinion it is much healthier than it was last year. Of course, I can tell you that it is much better than the year before. For the rest to follow we just need a little bit of time - it is as simple as that.

"I can say that the current structure and path we have chosen will bring Williams forward. It is hard to say in what timeframe this will happen. Maybe the end of this season or maybe longer, but for sure we are going in the right direction."

Williams have scored 13 points in six races, two more than in all of last season.