The brutal cost of Williams’s shocking F1 crash streak

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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 Месяц назад

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

@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Месяц назад

Fantastic positioning honestly, best thing about that car

@mansgotdavie2752 Месяц назад

@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1ruthless 😂

@Wildcat12 Месяц назад

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

@Weekndgroupie Месяц назад

@@Wildcat12 thats an insult to Duracell batteries tbh

@m6isme Месяц назад

Williams 100% has the best looking livery

@HexaSquirrel Месяц назад

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

@shynyc Месяц назад

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

@purwantiallan5089 Месяц назад

@@shynycwhat about in Qatar??

@wanderofus Месяц назад

@@purwantiallan5089 slave labor

@nino88881 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@g1sbi Месяц назад

⁠@@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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@Giorgal Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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

@roboterror6366 Месяц назад

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

@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Месяц назад

@@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

@chefboyartty Месяц назад

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

@svendtveskg5719 Месяц назад

Lol! :)

@purwantiallan5089 Месяц назад

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

@nuckels188 Месяц назад

Opportunity to bring back the blue and yellow paint scheme

@mihalis1010 Месяц назад

Formula 1 itself has a partnership with DHL already.

@chefboyartty Месяц назад

@@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.

@zer0g0 Месяц назад

Williams turning into Car Repair Simulator 24

@purwantiallan5089 Месяц назад

Or Destruction Derby 2 Upgraded.

@jivewig Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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

@jivewig Месяц назад

@@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.

@vedranpevec4483 Месяц назад

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

@Kiwing827 Месяц назад

Linux OS as well since Microsoft Windows is too expensive

@purplestrawberrysunset Месяц назад

Too*

@purplestrawberrysunset Месяц назад

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

@purplestrawberrysunset Месяц назад

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

@purplestrawberrysunset Месяц назад

@@Kiwing827you can get windows key for cheap.

@vycanismelodis Месяц назад

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

@mintgoldheart6126 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@mintgoldheart6126 Месяц назад

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

@johncitizen306 Месяц назад

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

@Dacyberwolfttvyt Месяц назад

@@johncitizen306Jesus bro

@RZM_Valkyrie Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@brolo7234 Месяц назад

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

@chipsawdust5816 Месяц назад

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

@oIRONITEo Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@calumbishop7082 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@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 Месяц назад

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.

@justinfrakes4186 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@milantoth6246 Месяц назад

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

@patrickbateman1660 Месяц назад

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

@garbage2882 Месяц назад

@@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!

@ryancuda45 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

He still a bad driver.

@ryancuda45 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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

@ark14700 Месяц назад

Degner 2

@chrisa3923 Месяц назад

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

@hombrepollo8234 Месяц назад

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

@gchampi2 Месяц назад

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

@joshlehnertz-dx2ej Месяц назад

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

@1greenMitsi Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@1greenMitsi Месяц назад

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

@ihulvey Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

@@bengoacher4455Brainless Senna quoter lmao

@Rindiculousfun Месяц назад

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

@Te1ecastermaster Месяц назад

"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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@florisbackx1744 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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

@Grooove_e Месяц назад

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

@bikerjon8934 Месяц назад

🤦‍♂️

@Nekudza Месяц назад

How many cars did Andretti DESIGN?

@Grooove_e Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

⁠@@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.

@mtzerhouni Месяц назад

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.

@YokelJamscratch Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

Haha had the exact brain freeze just now! xD

@KO47893 Месяц назад

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

@santirial2465 Месяц назад

@@KO47893 its the go kart track

@11bravocrunchie22 Месяц назад

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

@ethrboy Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

@@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.

@vkturbo7676 Месяц назад

Turned into blindly, are you kidding me??

@benfoxhall1095 Месяц назад

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

@horsepower523 Месяц назад

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.

@Alext165 Месяц назад

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

@connorappleton1945 Месяц назад

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

@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 Месяц назад

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

@michaelp4122 Месяц назад

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

@ma61king Месяц назад

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

@Romit12 Месяц назад

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

@leepower2717 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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.

@thevictoryoverhimself7298 Месяц назад

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

@malsmith2012 Месяц назад

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?

@yy-cf7wb Месяц назад

Short term pain , long term gains

@christopheryow951 Месяц назад

100% agree the team will bounce back strong.

@azlio1988 Месяц назад

Nah.. never

@jonathancraven4445 Месяц назад

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

@ericsmith3996 Месяц назад

Only Christians care. Sane people don't

@sporkybutterz Месяц назад

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

@joelstapley812 Месяц назад

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

@adamb2619 Месяц назад

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

@pierremarcoux9465 Месяц назад

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

@tombardsley3081 Месяц назад

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

@MediocreAverage Месяц назад

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

@Gleepglurp Месяц назад

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

@MediocreAverage Месяц назад

@@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.

@sergeykuznetsov8291 Месяц назад

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.

@Perceptious37 Месяц назад

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.

@teddyroosevelt8870 Месяц назад

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

@traviswebster8302 Месяц назад

don’t compare albon to mick😂😂

@patrickbateman1660 Месяц назад

Logan will 100% be fired

@the_lost_navigator7266 Месяц назад

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.

@DoolittleSailing Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@mikekopack6441 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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!

@PicnicAtTheTesco Месяц назад

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

@fearme46 Месяц назад

“Turned into blindly by Ricciardo” 😂

@renatatostada3318 Месяц назад

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

@fearme46 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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

@fearme46 Месяц назад

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

@0Synergy Месяц назад

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

@leonardlebere Месяц назад

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

@craigcharlesworth1538 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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.

@Ignas0000 Месяц назад

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

@dtoften Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

Mazispin....

@Auto_Peasant Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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.

@PrezziePrez0 Месяц назад

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

@EdsPerc30s438 Месяц назад

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

@simewood2040 Месяц назад

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.

@laser_simon922 Месяц назад

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

@atbj23 Месяц назад

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

@buchnation123 Месяц назад

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

@saint-cardboard Месяц назад

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

@Chickentorchic Месяц назад

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

@Ceece20 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@eclypse1259 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@stephenbarrosse831 Месяц назад

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

@JustKandyMan1 Месяц назад

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.

@Adam-antem Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@nmdesignco Месяц назад

Overemphasis on too many words, methinks.

@Ryan-mv5wi Месяц назад

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 ????

@bbbenj Месяц назад

Thanks

@stevem048 Месяц назад

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

@tep_123 Месяц назад

30 second penalty for Ocon

@bikerjon8934 Месяц назад

Yes

@hardware64 Месяц назад

Alex's talent for destroying his cars is still there

@nfc14g Месяц назад

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

@milsimgameplays Месяц назад

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

@Coxthamist Месяц назад

You gotta feel for them

@pancake8133 Месяц назад

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

@jasonrhl Месяц назад

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

@MrRufus1111 Месяц назад

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.

@edincanada Месяц назад

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

@CreakingJordans Месяц назад

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

@BruceBeef Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@RAZGR1Z Месяц назад

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

@Pigdly Месяц назад

Editing style has changed?

@garymitchell5899 Месяц назад

No spare car is saving them money

@castanedajr21 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@underSTATEDexcellence Месяц назад

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

@pete5534 Месяц назад

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.

@NomadUniverse Месяц назад

You're in a Williams, you have no spares, no money...but lets try and go 3-wide at turn 3. Everyone blames Daniel for it, but it was lap one. If Alex was faster he could have got him later. He shouldn't have taken that risk. I also dont understand how the FIA lets these under-equipped teams keep competing while turning down fully equipped and funded entries like Andretti. Having enough spares to field two cars after one crash should at least be a minimum requirement.

@89Ayten Месяц назад

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

@Otsantos5 Месяц назад

Williams should sign Mick Schumacher

@johnedwards230 Месяц назад

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

@stillious Месяц назад

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

@insertgenericusernamehere2402 Месяц назад

He's too busy with alpine

@marcpaola1371 Месяц назад

@@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.

@simplistiksoftware Месяц назад

This is exactly why Haas went with experienced drivers. You save money on repairs.

@deathtrooper2048 Месяц назад

Romain Grosjean 🤣

@MegaTimtheman Месяц назад

When your so scared of crashing that's got to have an impact on both pace and wheel to wheel racing from the drivers

@mouseFPV Месяц назад

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

@doubleboy2388 Месяц назад

It's crazy where Williams is as a team

@bogged2theeyeballs695 Месяц назад

Tractors are notoriously expensive to repair.

@yangzixiang6605 Месяц назад

necessary growing pains, but god damn it hurts

@EnricoFurnari Месяц назад

Albon might be a fast driver, but he still has a crash tendency even without Red Bull pressure. Not sure he'll ever make it back to top 3-4 teams

@Shifty_Malone Месяц назад

Crashes should not be part of the budget cap. The intention of the budget cap is stop teams spending on performance. This is having the opposite effect, so the rule has overcorrected and needs to be adjusted to get a better balance.

@adamb2619 Месяц назад

Crashes caused by other teams shouldn't. If you crash your own car then you are on the hook.

@luckyspurs Месяц назад

Teams would use them as a way of doing upgrades.

@durodesduvo8424 Месяц назад

they’re spending all of the budget on repairs instead of upgrades🤦‍♂️

@purwantiallan5089 Месяц назад

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

@greenhilldrift3420 Месяц назад

‘Turned into blindly’ jeez 😂

@BlitzChriz04 Месяц назад

Did they use Excel to calculate these expenses?

@Miragexe Месяц назад

Ultimately just unlucky, could have gone either way. Pretty rough they gave Logan's chassis to Albon, only for him to not score point with it and to crash that one as well, resulting in 2 damaged chassis with Albon behind the wheel, no points and having shown to not have confidence in Logan with nothing to show for it.

@Ndumixo Месяц назад

F1 is a sport of money. If they can't keep up, then maybe F1 ain't for them or F1 needs to change something to give smaller teams a chance to compete.

@timjennings8152 Месяц назад

Turned into blindly means you have not braked to be behind the car infront and they take the racing line

@sturod2016 Месяц назад

Looks to me like they ditched the Excel spreadsheets too early. When you are swinging from vine to vine best you have a hand on the next vine before letting go of the first.