Williams clarify participation at F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix amid crash damage rumour

Crash 𒆙damage is felt but Williams set the record straight

Alex Albon
Alex Albon

Williams have rejected cla🃏ims that they could miss next weekend’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The Formula 1 team have set the record straight after unsubstantiated rumours that crash dᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚamage, accrued through the past few rounds, could force them to skip the event.

“I’ve just chatted to Willia🐭ms,” F1 reporter Lawrence Barretto confirmed on social media.

“They tell me there’s no truth to the chatter they won’t be in Vegas after sustaining massive𓄧 damage via three crashes in Brazil.

“They say they’ll have bo꧑th cars ready to race in Nevada.

“That’sꦆ an incre🐓dible effort from the team and suppliers.”

Commentator Will Buxton added: “Seems Jꦡames Vowles’ honesty in the knock on effects of the Brazilian GP have been taken to some ridiculous extremes over the past few days.

“Team won’♒t miss Vegas. Team will have both cars.”

The F1 2024 season is set to conclude🦂 with a triple-header, beginning next weekend in 🌸Las Vegas.

But in Brꦅazil and Mexico, the recent two rounds, Williams suffered a combined five crashes.

Those incidents are inevitablyꦬ costly for the team’s cash reserve🅠s, and demanding on the factory in terms of spare parts sent to the next races.

Williams boss James Vo💦wles had🔜 admitted the impact of their numerous crashes had been felt.

"There is no team oไn the grid that can cope with five major accidents in two race 💞weekends,” Vowles said.

“Simpl🔯y the matter of spares we carry are not sufficient to carry that amount of attrition.”

But he vowed: "Vegas, I have high hopes for.

“We were 🐼fast there last year and I am co𒆙nfident the car will work well in those conditions.

“So we will do our absolute utmost to get two cars to the best specification they can be, with sufficient spares aroun🌳d us to make that happen.”

All eyes will again be on Williams’ driver Franco Colapinto whoཧ has starred in F1 sin🔯ce becoming a mid-season replacement for the underachieving Logan Sargeant.

Williams have signed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, to race alongside Alex Albon in 2025,🌱 meaning they have no room for Colapinto.

Colapinto has been linked with a race seat with Red Bull, either in their main team or their sister team, and his futu🅰re remains unresolved.

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