The brutal cost of Williams’s shocking F1 crash streak

The start of the Formula 1 season has been particularly unkind for Williams - with a run of three major crashes across two far-away weekends in Melbourne and Suzuka placing a massive burden on the rebuilding outfit.
In addition to the heavy financial brunt of the accident itself and the embarrassment of running just one car in the Australian GP, Williams won't be able to to escape the major knock-on effects - from the exaggerated travel costs (particularly unwelcome in the cost cap era) and ramped-up workload to the potential effects on its overall 2024 development.
Join us for a closer look at its very particular situation.
0:00 A shocking streak of accidents
2:20 The worst-case scenario
4:36 The brutal cost
6:27 Missing performance
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[@Zyzzyx42]

Aside from all that, we need to recognize how perfect that Duracell branding location is.

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

Fantastic positioning honestly, best thing about that car

[@mansgotdavie2752]

​@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1ruthless 😂

[@Wildcat12]

It’s doubly great since their cars last as long as Duracell batteries

[@Weekndgroupie]

@@Wildcat12 thats an insult to Duracell batteries tbh

[@m6isme]

Williams 100% has the best looking livery

[@HexaSquirrel]

Williams might need to add a maintenance and repair depot in Singapore at this rate

[@shynyc]

Maybe in Thailand, probably even better than in Singapore. Cheaper lands, cheaper workers closer to the Asian races lol

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@shynycwhat about in Qatar??

[@wanderofus]

@@purwantiallan5089 slave labor

[@chefboyartty]

At this point, Williams may as well ask DHL for a sponsorship. Thats a lot of DHL shipments back and fourth for chassis.

[@svendtveskg5719]

Lol! :)

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even Discount Tire also wanted to be the sponsor for Williams Racing.

[@nuckels188]

Opportunity to bring back the blue and yellow paint scheme

[@mihalis1010]

Formula 1 itself has a partnership with DHL already.

[@chefboyartty]

@@mihalis1010 ya , point being Williams needs more help, money , and cost savings. the F1 DHL partnership doesn't mean much, if DHL actually sponsored Williams they would be saving more $$ on freight and also DHL would be paying for marketing on Williams car.

[@nino88881]

It is kinda scary even for the driver. Imagine, 3 crashes in 4 races and there are still 20 races plus sprints remaining. The pressure on the drivers not to crash is enormous from now on.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Sargeant and Albon are under massive threat for being sacked if they keeps on crashing.

[@g1sbi]

⁠@@purwantiallan5089I think Albon is safe. He’s the only reason Williams is still somewhat floating thanks to the extra cash from last year’s performance. Sargeant however is on thin ice.

[@benjaminsmekens2344]

Well, their crashes may also be a product of the car, and in some cases shitty luck. Not all down to the drivers, for all we know it drives like a potato and has design flaws that make it loose traction every other second... The drivers may actually feel unsafe in that thing :D

[@AlexP-sh5vr]

its the same for Alpine drivers and they are not crashing every week

[@Giorgal]

It reminds me of the 2009 f1 season with brawn gp only having enough budget for 3 chassis for the entire season, while other teams had double or triple that amount (mclaren had 8), and Button and Barichello had to drive an entire season crash free, and not only did they (mostly) succeed but they won the constructor's and driver's title that year, with Button running in the same chassis the whole season.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I remember the 90s when all but the very smallest teams would bring 3 cars to every race, and generally had several more back at the factory. I get that the FIA banned spare cars as part of the money saving measures they've been doing, but is it really saving teams money when it means they have to send broken cars halfway round the world to get them fixed and sent back?

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@craigcharlesworth1538Ferrari in certain races would send 4 cars to a race so both drivers would have a backup car as seen in the 1995 Monaco GP

[@KoRnBulleT]

​@@craigcharlesworth1538 fuck logic i guess. Maybe a team that needs to fix a chassis is rarer then constantly moving 3 / 4 cars around.?

[@roboterror6366]

that barrichello italy win was smooth, hes a very kind man too

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

@@roboterror6366 the race Brawn outsmarted McLaren with their one stop and Lewis crashed on the last lap Also Sutil first points for “Force India”, they scored 13 points in 2 races when in the previous 60ish races for the Silverstone based team they scored 1 point the life of F1 lol

[@jivewig]

I’m still glad Williams is taking these risks, they could’ve just done a simple evolution and stayed safe like they had been doing for the last 10yrs. But that would’ve guaranteed P10 in constructors.

[@cian69]

Yes now instead of being guaranteed P10, they're still at the bottom but losing money. Need to get rid of that binman Logan Sargeant and get a real driver.

[@cavemanindustries5102]

Sometimes you have to lose money to make money. Williams is making efficiency changes. Such that going forward, more of their efforts will be rewarded.

[@jivewig]

@@cian69 the decision makers in the team have decades of experience and the intricate data, I’m sure they’re trying to make the best decision. I could add my opinion about the drivers but I don’t know enough.

[@milsimgameplays]

@@cavemanindustries5102 Lol, they've been losing money for almost a decade with no rewards. What are you even talking about?

[@jivewig]

@@milsimgameplays and that’s exactly why they are where they are. They spent X amt. with no rewards. The plan here is to spend 1.5x in the right place for some reward and build that up to gain higher positions and higher sponsors. It’s a conversion from a downward spiral to upward spiral and that change requires a LOT of effort.

[@zer0g0]

Williams turning into Car Repair Simulator 24

[@purwantiallan5089]

Or Destruction Derby 2 Upgraded.

[@vedranpevec4483]

Now they will have to use free open office, excel is to expensive.

[@Kiwing827]

Linux OS as well since Microsoft Windows is too expensive

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

Too*

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

​@@Kiwing827you can get windows key from pixel codes for like 2$.

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

​@@Kiwing827 you can get windows key for like 2$.

[@purplestrawberrysunset]

​@@Kiwing827you can get windows key for cheap.

[@vycanismelodis]

albon's 2023 was stellar, the fact that both drivers are struggling this year to keep the car on track is concerning

[@mintgoldheart6126]

Albon took himself out once in Australia, that was a skill issue. But the incident in Suzuka has nothing to do with him or the car.

[@shadow7037932]

@@mintgoldheart6126 It was 100% on Ricardo. Ricardo is so washed out.

[@mintgoldheart6126]

@@shadow7037932 yeah I know, but I would put it more as a race incident

[@johncitizen306]

Your pfp is concerning, hurry up and join the 41%

[@Dacyberwolfttvyt]

@@johncitizen306Jesus bro

[@RZM_Valkyrie]

I mean Sargeant really shouldn't be in the firing line. He's had one very minor crash and Alex has had 2 very major crashes. I do think the media likes to pile on Logan when any mistake is made at all

[@StinkyCheeseYodeler]

He's also trying to show his metal driving a crappy car to begin with.

[@brolo7234]

Tbf, Logan was pretty crash prone last year. Did more damage than Mick did his whole time at Haas.

[@chipsawdust5816]

He's American, says it all. Goes double for British press.

[@oIRONITEo]

Williams can barely field 2 cars consistently, and Sauber can't design a wheelnut properly, but Andretti wouldn't be competitive. Not to mention Alpines abject failure of team. F1 is a joke, and I hope everyone remembers this.

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

The “can barely field two cars consistently” narrative isn’t really helpful because it ignores all of the macro-factors as to why Williams are in that position. Plus, other teams would find themselves in that position if they had drivers that were having several of these big accidents during back-to-back-to-back weekends. You’re not being fair, basically. Like I hear the frustration about Andretti. But two months ago, those same moaners about Andretti were attacking Haas no less viciously, but now you’ve all had to shut up because Hulk and Kevin aren’t crashing.

[@smittywerberjaegarmenjense3566]

praying for its bankruptcy so the rights holders finally start focusing on the long term

[@calumbishop7082]

The sport is in bad health, to put it kindly. (To put it unkindly, it's a total s***show on track and behind the scenes, and completely embaressing). The sad thing is the people in charge are not making the correct decisions for the sport's long term success.

[@oIRONITEo]

@Nikelaos_Khristianos They're still a mess, too, just not as big of one as expected. And maybe they would have drivers that wouldn't crash if the series actually used their development system. Instead of having guys like Porchaire and Drugovich sitting on the pit wall. I don't care what the reason is, it's unacceptable to me for a team in the "Pinnacle of Motorsport" to not have a backup chassis. Especially if you're going to limit entries so strictly as they do.

[@ChrispyNut]

I guess you must be new to this series. There have been teams that couldn't even field one car consistently, let alone two and certainly not qualifying to enter the race. Your hyperbole just makes you look like an ignorant, entitled little brat.

[@chrisa3923]

The cost of shipping the chassis' back for inspection/repair and add in the carbon footprint...Williams is really blowing up!

[@justinfrakes4186]

Makes one question the F1 statement denying Andretti because of performance concerns. Williams is a storied team and they can’t get their stuff together.

[@patrickbateman1660]

This is an example of them getting their stuff together. This is all happening because they are fixing their issues.

[@ryancuda45]

logan got up to 11th place for awhile and made some decent passes, but they had a bad pit stop and it all kind of fell apart after that.

[@AnekoGT]

He still a bad driver.

[@ryancuda45]

@@AnekoGT a rookie going up against a seasoned toro rosso, redbull, williams driver with 85+ starts that is about to get signed to merc. logan is doing fine. for a rookie. he just needs to get some track time he hasnt driven most of the circuits and like china this weekend will be his first time. hope he does well. logan will be within 2 tenths of albon

[@AnekoGT]

@@ryancuda45 Mercedes signing Sargent? That will be a hell of a dumb move.

[@ark14700]

Degner 2

[@milantoth6246]

whats brutal is using Logan in the thumbnail when 90% of the damage was caused by alex.

[@patrickbateman1660]

Difference is albon is competing for points. It makes sense he is pushing. Logan is crashing to finish 18th.

[@garbage2882]

@@patrickbateman1660 Oh my GOD! Logan Sargeant who's got 1 season worth of experience in F2 AND F1 is slower than his teammate who spent 2 years in F2 and 4 in F1?! WHAT?! The benevolence of Wiliams to keep their own academy driver after rushing him into F1!

[@YokelJamscratch]

Spent a good 30 seconds thinking a track was being outlined in blue at 6:12 😂 high speed sectors 1 and 3 with a twisty set of chicanes in the middle?

[@erikkarlsson9843]

Haha had the exact brain freeze just now! xD

[@KO47893]

And why are they outlining a non-track feature in the infield?🤣

[@santirial2465]

@@KO47893 its the go kart track

[@hombrepollo8234]

damn, but Andretti doesn't have the "infrastructure" to produce a car worthy of the F1 grid. sheesh

[@gchampi2]

Andretti has NEVER built its own cars. It uses spec chassis, or cars built by other manufacturers.

[@joshlehnertz-dx2ej]

@@gchampi2Ferrari never built a car until he built the first one either. You gotta start with 1.

[@Rindiculousfun]

It’s crazy how the bottom three teams are all at the bottom for a completely different vital reason. Alpines car is a tractor, Sauba can’t do pit stops, and Williams can’t stop hitting the wall

[@Grooove_e]

Williams can't even bring a spare car, but Andretti Cadillac wouldn't be competitive enough for the sport.

[@bikerjon8934]

🤦‍♂️

[@Nekudza]

How many cars did Andretti DESIGN?

[@Grooove_e]

@@Nekudza At least Andretti can keep their family as the owners and not mismanage finances so poorly that they have to sell out to another company that can't even clean up the mess they made.

[@tombardsley3081]

⁠@@Grooove_eWilliams are an independent team. They’re not some big team that had huge financial backing their entire history like say a McLaren. Since bmw ended their relationship in 2005, Williams have been one of the lowest budget teams on the grid (the exceptions being the new teams from 2010 and haas) and it dwindled further when the more expensive hybrid engines came into play. Yes they made poor decisions when it came to hiring certain people eg paddy lowe but you can’t blame the low budget on the Williams family especially when the sport prior to the cost cap was “pay to win”. Theres a reason why they had to go for pay drivers since they had decent sponsorship income just to keep the team afloat.

[@1greenMitsi]

That was a low percentage move by Albon - to be the 3rd car into the sweeping section at suzuka, cant believe so many peeps think it was a 50/50. Granted it wasnt his fault completely however what was his actual goal sticking his nose up on the outside? Tell me he didnt notice stroll going up on the inside.....you can literally see stroll heading on the inside from Albons onboard. Did he expect ric to just disappear? underated dumb move all round for alex

[@bengoacher4455]

if you no longer go for a gap, you are no longer a racing driver

[@1greenMitsi]

@@bengoacher4455 true, you are now a racing driver slamming into the tyre barrier and walking to the pits with a likely damaged chassis

[@ihulvey]

@@bengoacher4455 If you have the time to think as you're headed to the wall "this is gonna be expensive for the team" you should have had the time to think "should I really try going 3-wide on the first lap?"

[@brolo7234]

​@@bengoacher4455Brainless Senna quoter lmao

[@11bravocrunchie22]

Yet Andretti is being blocked from entering their own team because "They won't add value to the sport."

[@ethrboy]

they got blocked because Liberty Media doesn't want their egos smashed to bits when Andretti is likely to be better than the bottom 5 teams

[@SuprDave45]

100%, and the you run Stake out there for a year with their craftsman tool pit stops, how would it not be OK for Andretti to get his shot if you’re willing to sit through these teams’ growing pains?

[@keevomora]

the thing is, if Andretti were to enter 2 more cars, they would have to cull the slowest 2 cars, this loses sponsorship money for the team in question, F1 needs to be a round business fro everyone, so they just want to keep it like that to avoid slower teams like K or Alpine losing more money and leaving the sport altogether

[@SuprDave45]

@@keevomora There was never a mention of removing cars from the grid, they would have fielded the 11 teams. There is no technical limit to the amount of teams allowed.

[@TheRealSquirre1]

@@keevomora Even off of 8.6 of the 2024 F1 Sporting regs, up to 26 cars can be on the grid. Culling the cars down to the max number of grid slots was only a thing when there were more than 26 cars trying to enter. Back then even pre quali was a thing if there were more than 30 cars, to get it down to 30 for quali, and then 26 for the grid.

[@mtzerhouni]

I understand why Albon went for the gap, but DR isn't to blame for going back onto the racing line and the driver in the back should be aware of being in a blind spot. It's a long season and Williams and Albon took a risk and it didn't work out. That's racing.

[@benfoxhall1095]

4:07 Here we see Logan fixing Alex’s chassis for him

[@vkturbo7676]

Turned into blindly, are you kidding me??

[@Te1ecastermaster]

"turned into blindly by Ricciardo"... that paints the incident in a very once sided light. Albon had zero room to be trying to push up into T3 like that. There was never room, and yet he tried. Racing incident at best.

[@damienk2372]

Totally agree the wording of that statement is a bit over the top. "Unfortunate first lap incident 20 seconds into the race involving DR....." would have been a more apt description. We are all geniuses in hindsight and TBH (on the first lap) the move was never on and the result showed it. Apart from that, love the content keep it up guys.

[@budgie1323]

Was a very slanted comment for something pretty widely considered a racing incident.

[@florisbackx1744]

@@budgie1323 An incident that occurred when Daniel failed check his mirror when moving right after a bad exit out of a corner on the 1st lap.

[@chipsawdust5816]

@@florisbackx1744 He was busy looking to the left for the Aston.

[@connorappleton1945]

Even lord Maldonado wasn't this bad in his three year stint with the team.

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

He was a bozo but a fast bozo but emphasis on *bozo* lol

[@michaelp4122]

Maldonado was worse because he caused crashes into other drivers. Albon hit a wall, and was hit by someone else.

[@ma61king]

@@michaelp4122At least Maldonado won a race... eventually

[@Romit12]

@@ma61king It's funny because out of all of the one-win wonders, Maldonado was the only one that was awful

[@leepower2717]

@@Romit12 - After becoming a one-win wonder, Maldonado saved his 12 year old cousin ( who had a injured ankle in a cast ) from the fire that happened in the Williams garage less then 2 hours later, photographs show Pastor carrying his cousin to safety on his back.

[@ananastudio]

The fact that Albon can think how bad this is financially for Wiliams, while he is on his way to hit the wall, shows how much those cars are safe nowadays.

[@Alext165]

I’ve watched F1 since 1976 and seen the rise and fall of many teams including Williams. I really hope they can stay the course and get back to at least competing and finishing for points. With James Vowles at the helm I believe this will happen, his skill and deep knowledge of processes from his Mercedes days will bring back brighter days at Williams

[@yy-cf7wb]

Short term pain , long term gains

[@christopheryow951]

100% agree the team will bounce back strong.

[@azlio1988]

Nah.. never

[@horsepower523]

The distance between Japan and UK is only about 14 cm I measured it on my computer screen with a ruler. So it's really not that big of a distance to cover.

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

Sargent somehow blamed for his teammate crashing his car twice according to how Williams has acted. This really should hurt Albons reputation

[@jonathancraven4445]

"A bank holiday"--serious understatement for Easter weekend!

[@ericsmith3996]

Only Christians care. Sane people don't

[@adamb2619]

They are almost better off not showing up for a race in order to get a chassis under them.

[@pierremarcoux9465]

No, if they miss a race, they might lose up to 43 points. Yes, I grew up near Disneyland, how did you know?

[@tombardsley3081]

If they don’t show up to a race, they don’t get income from sponsors

[@malsmith2012]

Danny Ric turned into him??? Come on lads the guy is on the outside seconds after the start with a left handed sweep up ahead and it's DR's fault? Where's Albon's patience and awareness of not only his track position being on the outside and situation being lap1 but also risk in relation to his teams perilous situation?

[@sporkybutterz]

James vowels feeling like Gordon Ramsay when he visits kitchen nightmares working at Williams

[@joelstapley812]

Albon should pay out of his own pocket for suzukas crash. Why would you ever stick a wheel on the outside of turn 3? I've been watching F1 since 1998 and I can't recall anyone ever overtaking around the outside into turn 3. Then he starts thinking about the team just before he hits the wall lmao

[@the_lost_navigator7266]

Williams made big changes to their operating systems over the winter which won't have been easy. Hopefully the current pain will make for future success.

[@leonardlebere]

At this point, they might need to add "not crashing" as part of the objectives for their drivers and team. It's almost like the set up of the car should be in such a way that it decreases the probability of oversteer or the rear giving in. I guess FIA could also step in give requirements for teams like they did when Merc was dominating

[@MediocreAverage]

Side point - this just adds more evidence that any idea of net zero is just ridiculous

[@Gleepglurp]

Right but let's get rid of tire warmers because of carbon

[@MediocreAverage]

@@Gleepglurp exactly, the whole thing is bonkers. They should just let F1 be F1. Theyre making the same mistake McDonald's made when they started adding healthier items to their menu.

[@PicnicAtTheTesco]

Williams could easily get sponsored by Parcel Force, everything turns up 2 days late as standard.

[@castanedajr21]

What a joke of a team. F1 says Andretti is not worthy. At least Andretti has the cash to be competitive. Williams has been a complete disaster for a long time, just running on the founders good name

[@CosmicSeeker69]

AND a highly illustrious history Frank, along with ppl like Ken Tyrell laid the foundations of F1 with gigantean effort and commitment

[@Perceptious37]

Williams not doubling down on their straightline speed has cost them. It was the only thing allowing albon to get some decent results sporadically. Yuki vs Haas is the only battle for anyone to get points who isn't RBR, merc, Ferrari, McLaren, and Alonso. Stroll has proved this year he still can't be a consistent top 10 finisher.

[@hardware64]

Alex's talent for destroying his cars is still there

[@dtoften]

I assume Williams did not move everything back to UK for repairs but just the tub chassis, no? This reminds me of Haas when they had a series of crashes yet fans criticism was more brutal than with Williams.

[@BoyeeSmudger]

Mazispin....

[@sergeykuznetsov8291]

I know it's not entirely his fault, but Ricciardo seems to put more and more nails in his already nail-filled coffin with every race.

[@mikekopack6441]

If they knew they were in such precarious situation, you'd think they would tell the drivers "stay back, stay out of trouble and don't push the first couple laps, don't worry about where you qualify, we just need you to finish and finish in 1 piece for the next 2-3 races". But nope, they went for it and got tangled up and now they are in even worse situation.

[@Lianpe98]

Well, they need the points, if you don't push you finish last, had they done that last year they would've finished 8th or even 9th in the constructors championship.

[@mikekopack6441]

@@Lianpe98 i get that but how many points have they gotten with only being able to field 1 car? Or what if they can’t even start the next race because neither driver has a chassis? All I’m saying is take the iRacing approach - qual last, at the start let the field go and stay in the back for the first lap or two avoiding any incidents, and then start working your way through the field after they have gone single file 1-2 laps in. Much safer.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

Mike - it's caller racing. Ppl like James Vowles and Alex are a racers- your comment after the event is not valid. I can pretty much bet you - or anyone else wouldn't have said that in first practice. of the season

[@mikekopack6441]

@@CosmicSeeker69 no kidding. No I wouldn’t have said it at the start of the season, but the second they started to get in the hole due to crashes I would have!

[@teddyroosevelt8870]

Strangely none of the drivers got fired, unlike poor Mick...!

[@traviswebster8302]

don’t compare albon to mick😂😂

[@patrickbateman1660]

Logan will 100% be fired

[@fearme46]

“Turned into blindly by Ricciardo” 😂

[@renatatostada3318]

Have you seen the onboard? Danny Ric 100% didn't know Albon was there and just moved across the track

[@fearme46]

@@renatatostada3318 yeah it’s called the racing line, what was Albon even doing there? There was never an option for a move around the outside and DR was obviously watching his inside for an overtake.

[@0Synergy]

@@fearme46 Which wasn't coming because Stroll was to slow... its 100% on Ricciardo lol

[@fearme46]

@@0Synergy 100% on Ricciardo but no penalty? Makes sense, he took his normal line, Albon was he only guy out of position “lol”

[@0Synergy]

@@fearme46 FIA confirmed only reason no penalty was due to it was a Lap 1 incident lmao you can go read the report yourself.

[@stephenbarrosse831]

It would be brutal to be a mechanic/technician over at Wiliams. 😂

[@Ignas0000]

Uploaded 1 minute ago, already 7 scam comments 😆 YT is garbage, The Race is awesome thanks guys.

[@laser_simon922]

Make it Andretti / Williams for 2025 and kick some a**

[@eclypse1259]

Poor Logan was actually making progress early in the race, but the crap pit stop dropped him 4 spots, and then almost wrecked it again trying to overdrive it. I hope Williams can get back to the front some day.

[@isai306]

True he was holding that 12th spot well til the pit ruined him

[@DoolittleSailing]

Just a few seasons ago, Mick Schumacher was absolutely crucified for the same thing. Are we going to do the same thing for an experienced and well liked guy like Alex now? Or is he too British for that?

[@marcpaola1371]

You are absolutely correct. Yes he speaks with a British accent so will never get punished for it.

[@stevem048]

Can they use an FW-14 until they’re fixed? They sound and look better than modern cars.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I kind of feel like, if you don't have the money or resources to build a really good all round car that's fast everywhere, it's not a bad thing to focus on one thing and do that really well. Previously Williams had a car that was nowhere at most tracks but a monster at Monza or Silverstone because it had crazy top speed. Even if they were miles off everywhere else, they could specialise in a few circuits where they knew the car's strengths would enable them to get a really good result. Now they're just kind of beige everywhere, maybe a bit faster overall than last season but at the expense of that explosive pace they had at power tracks. Instead of finishing 15th or 16th most weekends and then getting 7th or 8ths when they hit a track that worked for them, they'll now be 13th or 14th everywhere. Which is good in that over a season their average finishing position will be higher... but 13ths and 14ths don't pay points, and the money is divided up based on points.

[@seanonraet8327]

It wasn't a monster at the tracks where they scored points, it was decent and could get a few points. If they want to become a decent team then they've got to improve everywhere else even if it costs them where they used to be good

[@RoyMatzem]

Yes. I could even realize that by playing F1 games on the past. Deadlast in every last, but; Spend all on straight speed= Double finish in Monza/Spa= 8th in constructors. Did that multiple times.

[@atbj23]

Turned into blindly by Ricciardo?! Then why no penalty? Sheeeesh

[@EdsPerc30s438]

Keep in mind, the "ultra competitive" midfield is everybody except Max.

[@PrezziePrez0]

I just hope all this self caused pain that Williams are going through this season will end being the correct decision because they have basically written off this season on the hopes of coming back stronger next season. Because this is getting painful for fans to watch. We need Williams to be back up the front again

[@Ceece20]

You’d think a team that’s been in F1 for decades would know the importance of having a spare chassis ready. But bottom feeders in F1 still get to vote out any new team that wants to be competitive. When is F1 going to get rid of the rot?

[@Orcawhale1]

They did, it was a deliberate risk on their part. Did you even watch the video?

[@buchnation123]

Going for 2 Chassis with a Sargeant in team is absolute madness

[@saint-cardboard]

It's even funnier realizing both are broken right now and neither was his fault lol

[@nfc14g]

We might have to keep an eye on the williams catering budget this year

[@akashgovardhana1663]

"Turned into blindly by Riccardo" it was a racing inchident. No one's fault!

[@JustKandyMan1]

I can't imagine what the work shifts looked like for the people back at the factory trying to get everything patched up and sent back.

[@simewood2040]

Some of these youngsters lack race craft imho. Carlos is finally showing the benefits of a decade of experience. With limited testing and practice, races have become driver training sessions.

[@garymitchell5899]

No spare car is saving them money

[@bbbenj]

Thanks

[@Adam-antem]

The person who narrated this video did a far better job than I could have, but it's still a significant drop in the quality of presentation compared to the regular narrators. I hope most new videos by The Race will continue to feature their normal line up of narrators who are superb and really engaging to listen to.

[@ericsmith3996]

It would be nice if they would choose someone without a lisp/impediment

[@nmdesignco]

Overemphasis on too many words, methinks.

[@milsimgameplays]

If they keep up with this, there will be a weekend when both drivers will have to sit out the race completely.

[@MrRufus1111]

I worked at with a crew once that heavily depended on us to put in extra effort and make miracles happen all the time. It only works if the crew feels accomplished with what theyre doing, and even then it doesnt last long.

[@bogged2theeyeballs695]

Tractors are notoriously expensive to repair.

[@Ryan-mv5wi]

i wonder if they will run the to fixed chassie or run the less damaged of the two and the new one and keep the worst one as the spear ????

[@Coxthamist]

You gotta feel for them

[@doubleboy2388]

It's crazy where Williams is as a team

[@Auto_Peasant]

Williams is the team I'm rooting for as a new fan as well. Mostly because that's who I picked for my first playthrough in F1 Manager 2023. And I had no idea Sargeant was also an American until after I had decided to root for Williams. And being American myself I feel it's only natural I root for a fellow countrymen of mine. The race in Japan was the first I've watched. But I've been watching a lot of videos on the history of F1. As well as videos on cool F1 tech, banned tech and stuff like that etc.

[@sandratracy1378]

He seems like such a nice kid that has been having some bad breaks since day one. I'm cheering him on from America also. Williams is such a historic team and I'm hoping they can get it together.

[@Chickentorchic]

I think with the budgetcap these kind of crashes really limit a team like Williams as well. Due to them not being able to update their car. Imo if you are a team that ends below top 5. These kind of damages should be partly free of the budget cap. As no good driver will want to drive for them (except Albon). This also contributes to more crashes

[@edincanada]

F1: But what could you possibly add to the F1 brand and competition? Andretti: I bet you I could field two cars every race.

[@greenhilldrift3420]

‘Turned into blindly’ jeez 😂

[@purwantiallan5089]

Williams in 2024 reminded me a lot to Williams 1998 due to how consistent they are in terms of crashing.

[@pancake8133]

4:27 is that dude angle grinding in latex gloves?

[@CreakingJordans]

Who's had it worse...Williams Mechanic or Inaki Rueda's pets

[@BruceBeef]

Probably the mechanics. By all accounts, Rueda strikes me as the type of person who has no idea what’s going on. Utterly oblivious.

[@horsepower523]

Don't! I literally cringe every time someone mentions Inaki Rueda's name. 😬

[@pete5534]

Sadly when you find yourself qualifying at the back of the midfield your odds of shunting grow and grow. Over the longer season in Formula One you can trust that Williams will not be the only team feeling the pain in the not too distant future.

[@jasonrhl]

Albon was responsible for 2. In poor position on track in Japan. Albon should have been more race aware. He should be replaced

[@yangzixiang6605]

necessary growing pains, but god damn it hurts

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

They should’ve went with the Energizer bunny over the copper top.

[@mouseFPV]

Maybe they can run one of the chassis Andretti has on hand, since they arent allowed on the grid smdh

[@BlitzChriz04]

Did they use Excel to calculate these expenses?

[@Pigdly]

Editing style has changed?

[@Jonpoo1]

That excel spreadsheet must be red all over.

[@RAZGR1Z]

And yet Mick Schumacher caused way more damage for Haas over his two seasons than Albon and Logan have combined.

[@bigprocrastinator]

Kinda like Brawn GP rolling up to races with only 2 chassis and no $ for a 3rd, except without all the winning...

[@paulturkington1899]

Absolute shambles of a team. They’re Just there to make the numbers up now and it doesn’t like it’s gonna change any time soon

[@89Ayten]

Its better to be last than second to last. Your advertisers get ironic exposure like this.

[@trulsdirio]

Albon destroys both chassis and still is the better driver and team lead. This sounds so wrong.

[@Dan-fx7qy]

The broken chassis are Logan’s fault? Even though Alex’s crashes are offs that broke them? Can someone explain?

[@skiper7795]

3, 2, 1 and you got no spare car!

[@docmccoy9813]

Why don't they use last years' car? They are not going to get points anyway...

[@stevenwitts6968]

Costs for damage repair should go to the team responsible I.e. RB for Albon’s Japan incident

[@tep_123]

30 second penalty for Ocon

[@bikerjon8934]

Yes

[@aprilgeneric8027]

make the drivers fix their cars doing the body sculpting..... will change their driving antics for sure.

[@Otsantos5]

Williams should sign Mick Schumacher

[@johnedwards230]

Yeah, he'd definitely get through those chassis a bit quicker lol

[@stillious]

They want the crash bill to go down, not up.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

He's too busy with alpine

[@marcpaola1371]

@@stillious actually Albon had done nearly as much damage in just two races as Mick. One more smash which will happen and he is there. Albon has done more damage than Sargent this year. Just a wee bit overrated but he speaks British so he will never get punished for it.