Williams in Japan with two cars at the start

The Formula 1 team Williams will again have two cars at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka next week after a crash in Melbourne. But there will be no replacement car.

In Melbourne, Alexander Albon destroyed the car during training, and his teammate Logan Sargeant then had to watch the race as a spectator because the third car was missing.

Team boss James Vowles confirmed on the team website that both drivers will again have a chassis in Suzuka. “I am confident we can repair the (damaged) chassis,” he said. This was brought back to the factory in England on Monday.

Because certain car parts were delayed before the start of the season, the use of a third chassis was postponed until the third race, and now there are further delays, not least because of the accident in Australia. “But we will have a third chassis soon,” Vowles assured.

The Brit also made it known that favoring Albon, who caused the accident, over Sargeant was his toughest decision in Formula 1. On the other hand, it is understandable: Albon scored 27 of a total of 28 World Cup points for Williams in 2023. After three races of the current season, the team still has no points.

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