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Williams cars were decimated in Mexico City and São Paulo. The financial burden ‘no one can sustain on the grid’.
James Vowles from Williams believes that no Formula 1 team could endure the pain of “five major accidents” occurring within 10 days, as experienced by their team during the recent Mexico City and São Paulo Grand Prix weekends. The series of unfortunate events started with Alex Albon colliding with Ollie Bearman’s Ferrari during practice at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, worsened during the race when Albon had another incident with Yuki Tsunoda, and escalated further with multiple crashes during the rain-soaked Interlagos qualifying session, causing Colapinto to crash in the actual race. Vowles described the Brazilian weekend as one of the most brutal in his entire career, with the team facing significant financial costs and logistical challenges in preparing for the upcoming race in Las Vegas and the season-ending triple-header in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Despite the setbacks, Vowles expressed optimism for the upcoming race in Vegas, confident in the team’s capabilities and hoping to rebuild their cars and spare parts inventory for a better showing. Williams is focused on recovering from the recent challenges and ensuring both cars are in optimal condition for the upcoming races, although the exact preparations are still in flux.
