The 2024 System 1 São Paulo Grand Prix was, within the phrases of Williams Workforce Principal James Vowles, one of many “lowest moments” you’ll be able to really feel within the sport.
Each Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto suffered arduous crashes in qualifying, which was moved to Sunday forward of the race itself on account of moist circumstances in São Paulo. Whereas Albon’s shunt in Q3 prevented him from beginning the race, the workforce obtained Colapinto’s FW46 prepared in time to begin the race.
However Colapinto crashed once more within the moist circumstances, forcing the workforce to work lengthy into the nights again at their Grove manufacturing facility to get each automobiles rebuilt for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The workforce even shared an unbelievable video of the work they put in to rebuild each autos, a not-too-subtle reply to rumors that they’d be unable to subject each automobiles in Las Vegas.
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Nevertheless, whereas each Albon and Colapinto have been in a position to begin the week in Las Vegas, there’s doubt whether or not each drivers will take to the grid for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday evening. Colapinto is recovering after an enormous shunt throughout qualifying, as he clipped an inside barrier earlier than careening into the outer protecting fence:
Colapinto was in a position to climb out of the FW46 after reporting that he was okay, and Vowles offered a video replace shortly afterward indicating that the precedence was Colapinto’s well being:
Vowles additionally famous that the impression was “over 50G,” and that the driving force would must be reevaluated on Saturday to be cleared to race.
The workforce additionally launched this transient assertion early Saturday morning”
“Throughout Qualifying Franco sustained a major impression of over 50G, requiring a medical test up. An impression of this magnitude is clearly important and extreme and he’ll must be evaluated once more tomorrow earlier than we are going to know whether or not he’s clear to race. Franco’s well being is all that issues and we’re glad he’s in any other case okay. We’ll present additional updates after we can.”
Fortunately Colapinto was launched from the medical middle, and right here is hoping he can take to the grid on Saturday evening in Las Vegas.
