The Williams drivers crashed two stages in a row with the same car during the first practice session. This time the chassis structure was not damaged, so they continue the weekend with two cars.
Alex Albon crashed this car in Melbourne. The team had no spare chassis, the car was sent to base for repairs and Alex competed in Sargent’s car.
Today Sargent crashed in Suzuka the same car, recently restored to the basics. Fortunately for him and the team, this time the integrity of the chassis was not affected, which was confirmed by James Vowles at a press conference, noting that the rest of the damage was quite serious.
We will have to replace the front suspension, gearbox, front and rear wings – we wrote that they were in one copy, so that the driver gets the old version of aerodynamics. Williams expects to be able to restore the car quickly, so that Logan can drive a bit on the difficult Japanese circuit in the second training session.
Alpine team boss Bruno Famen said at a press conference that they also don’t have a spare chassis – they expect to get one at the next round in Shanghai, and Williams will only have a spare chassis ready for the Miami race.
Source: F1 News
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