Official 2024 Australian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
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Piginapoke said:
Confirmed no spare tub. A new low for Williams.
Sargeant sitting out the weekend for Albon to race his car.https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/albon-takes-over...
I loved that show!ajprice said:
Piginapoke said:
Confirmed no spare tub. A new low for Williams.
Sargeant sitting out the weekend for Albon to race his car.https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/albon-takes-over...
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
Sandpit Steve said:
ajprice said:
Piginapoke said:
Confirmed no spare tub. A new low for Williams.
Sargeant sitting out the weekend for Albon to race his car.https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/albon-takes-over...
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
snotrag said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Oh wow!
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
I dont think its at all, remotely surprising or shocking. 100% the right thing to do, they've be mad not to. Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
Sandpit Steve said:
Oh wow!
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
Why wouldn't they? As soon as they said there was no spare chassis I was 100% sure they would do it. It's the only logical choice.Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
GlobalRacer said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Oh wow!
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
Why wouldn't they? As soon as they said there was no spare chassis I was 100% sure they would do it. It's the only logical choice.Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
Fair play to James Vowles though, for making it happen.
(I still have a vision of the team dragging the chassis to an industrial estate somewhere outside of Melbourne city, and finding someone who can do carbon repairs in the middle of the night) .
DanielSan said:
Albon has been given Sargeants car for the rest of the weekend. If they have that little faith in Sargesbt why keep him on for this season?
Why wouldn't you put Albon in?It's not a question of confidence in Sargeant, it's a question of recognising who's more likely to give you points.
snotrag said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Oh wow!
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
I dont think its at all, remotely surprising or shocking. 100% the right thing to do, they've be mad not to. Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
No idea why people are surprised if you've got a clear number 1 driver then they used to get the spare or now we don't have them the other drivers car.
The running Williams on spreadsheets story is an interesting one, I guess when Clare ran it they were strapped for cash but Dorilton bought it over 3 years ago, so much for cutting edge and they are using the money of a cutting edge hedge fund so it's a strange one, but moving to a new system won't have been easy.
The running Williams on spreadsheets story is an interesting one, I guess when Clare ran it they were strapped for cash but Dorilton bought it over 3 years ago, so much for cutting edge and they are using the money of a cutting edge hedge fund so it's a strange one, but moving to a new system won't have been easy.
parabolica said:
snotrag said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Oh wow!
Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
I dont think its at all, remotely surprising or shocking. 100% the right thing to do, they've be mad not to. Jolyon Palmer in commentary suggested this, as what came across as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but Williams has actually gone and done it!
All teams are running to a cost capped budget so the ability to build and transport spare parts is not as expansive as it once was. And that aside, it's not unusual this early in the season for the teams not to have yet built up a useful spares inventory. Don't forget that the cars have not seen the inside of the factories since they set off for Bahrain.
parabolica said:
What is mad is a F1 team being so poorly organised they build their car on excel and don't have enough spare parts - not JV's fault, but the hand he's been dealt. But to punish one driver for the other one making a mistake? Williams must be sure they think they can sneak a 10th or 9th finishing place on Sunday, but it seems incredibly harsh on Logan all for what? A slim chance they equal Haas in the Constructors at the third race of the season? I know every point counts but punishing Logan for Alex's mistake is very poor.
If Logan hadn’t stacked it so much last year maybe he would be closer in terms of performance. But he did and is clearly the poorer driver. So it makes sense. He is lucky to have a seat this year tbh. 
Dingu said:
If Logan hadn’t stacked it so much last year maybe he would be closer in terms of performance. But he did and is clearly the poorer driver. So it makes sense. He is lucky to have a seat this year tbh.
It’s a sure way to make sure your number 2 driver has zero confidence for the rest of the year. It was Albon’s mistake, he should have to sit it out. But the main thing is how can a team get to the third race of the season without a spare tub? The first 2 cars were built 5 weeks ago, the team has had no major crash repairs to do. It’s very poor and include Vowles in that.
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