James Vowles has admitted Williams are dealing with a scarcity of spares after a “brutal” run of crashes over the past two F1 weekends.
Alex Albon had two crashes over the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix weekend, whereas he had one other large shunt in qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Teammate Franco Colapinto crashed in each the moist qualifying and race in Brazil.
The latest streak of crashes have left Williams with an enormous restore invoice and low on spare elements, which staff principal Vowles conceded may have a knock-on affect at subsequent weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
“There’s no staff on the grid that may address 5 main accidents in two race weekends,” Vowles stated.
“Merely, the quantity of spares we supply should not enough to hold that quantity of attrition. [Las] Vegas I’ve excessive hopes for, we had been quick there final 12 months, and I’m assured now we have a automobile that may work properly in these circumstances.
“We’re going to do our absolute utmost to get two vehicles to the perfect specification that they are often, with enough spares round to make that occur.
“What that appears like is tough to foretell in the mean time, we’re nonetheless getting the objects again from Brazil and figuring out what now we have to do when it comes to assemble, construct, with the intention to get ourselves in the perfect place attainable.”
Vowles described the weekend in Brail as “most likely essentially the most brutal that I can keep in mind throughout my total profession.”
“Within the area of seven days, slightly greater than, we had 5 main accidents. That is an quantity that close to sufficient nobody can maintain on the grid,” he defined.
“This staff goes by way of the method of rebuilding itself right into a state the place it will probably win races sooner or later. That does not occur in a single day.
“It would not occur with out important change all through an organisation, and this one race is solely only a blip in what’s a grand scheme of a multi-year programme. It does not imply it hurts any much less. It is one thing that hurts tremendously as I am speaking to you now.
“However I need us to achieve success and performant. I got here right here to not be combating for the odd level, however quite combating for wins and extra sooner or later. And that may’t be achieved with out some stage of compromise alongside the way in which, with out rebuilding an organisation.
“So sure, it is painful what occurred final weekend, nevertheless it hasn’t modified what our vacation spot is.
“In reality, it is rooted me even additional extra to the actual fact of what now we have to do to attain it’s important, however we are able to obtain it collectively as a staff.”