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“Something will give” — Vowles admits Williams F1 updates will be delayed following Albon’s crash in Australia

When it comes to chaos, the Australian Grand Prix did not disappoint. One team that was severely damaged was Williams, only having one car in the race due to Alex Albon’s shunt that saw his car end up heavily in the wall in Practice 1.  Usually, the hefty damage to Albon’s car wouldn’t have been…

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Vowles: Williams “in a good place for having the chassis back early enough” for F1 Japanese GP

James Vowles has responded to fan questions during the latest Vowles Verdict. Unsurprisingly, following the events in Melbourne, which saw only one car take to the track on race day, fans of Williams Racing are anxious as to whether the same thing could happen in Suzuka. There was also the question as to how the…

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“I have to prioritise the team above all else” — Vowles on the decision to give Sargeant’s car to Albon for F1 Australian GP

Williams Team Principal James Vowles has detailed the decision to give Logan Sargeant’s chassis and car to Alex Albon for the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. With just under 20 minutes left in opening practice, Albon went over the kerb at turn 6. He had a snap as the car bounced off it…

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Sargeant to miss the F1 Australian GP as Williams give Albon his chassis and car following the Thai’s FP1 crash

Williams has made the massive call to give Alex Albon their remaining chassis for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.In FP1, Albon had a big crash. He lost the car over the turn 6 kerb, ended up having a snap of oversteer and hit the wall hard at turn 7. There appeared…

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F1 Australian GP FP2 | Leclerc comfortably ahead of Verstappen and Sainz; Albon doesn’t take part after earlier shunt

Charles Leclerc went fastest overall in the second practice session for the 2024 Australian GP, as the Monegasque looked to be very comfortable in his Ferrari in every tyre compound. Max Verstappen finished in second, nearly four tenths back, after missing out on nearly half of the session due to damage repairs in his RB20….

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F1 Australian GP FP1 | Norris leads incredibly close first session; Albon has sizeable shunt

It was a beautiful early afternoon in Melbourne as the drivers took to the track at Albert Park for first practice on Friday afternoon.Pirelli has brought the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to the event. A 1:20.886 from Lewis Hamilton saw him lead the charts 5 minutes in on the mediums, with Leclerc, Piastri, Perez…

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“Going to happen through the season” — Albon predicts other midfield F1 teams to copy tactics used by Haas in Saudi Arabia

It’s almost 2 weeks on from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the topic of the tactics used by Haas continues to be one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock at present. With Kevin Magnussen picking up two 10-second time penalties for contact with Alex Albon and passing Yuki Tsunoda off…

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“Complete bullshit” — Komatsu strongly rejects Haas was unsporting with tactics in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ayao Komatsu, the boss of Haas Formula 1, has called the team’s alleged “unsportsmanlike” behavior during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “complete bullshit.” Kevin Magnussen received a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon at turn 4 on the restart, and he followed it up with another after passing Yuki Tsunoda off track at the…

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Carlos Sainz hails medical advancements for quick F1 return in Australian Grand Prix: “I’m confident I can jump in the car tomorrow”

Carlos Sainz was fully participating in the traditional Thursday media duties for the Australian Grand Prix after his appendectomy just 14 days prior. After feeling unwell on the Wednesday in Jeddah he did participate in practice on Thursday, but it soon became clear his appendix was misbehaving and surgery was necessary. He was replaced for the remainder of the weekend by Ollie Bearman who made an impressive debut for the Scuderia, being the first one to do so since Arturo Merzario.

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