News Details
Williams fears serious damage to FW42 after 'unacceptable' incident
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams confirmed that the drain cover incident suffered by George Russell at the start of FP1 had inflicted serious damage to the Brit's FW42. A replay of the incident showed that Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had barely missed the manhole cover but Russell raced over it at high speed, permanently dislodging the heavy cover which then slammed into the Williams' underside. First free practice in Baku abandoned after manhole drama! Needless to say, the unfortunate disaster won't help Williams' already problematic state of affairs. "I haven’t had a chat with George yet, he looks alright from what I can see," Williams told the BBC. "I think...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Claire Williams reacts to the George Russell incident
Claire Williams is not happy with the FP1 incident which saw George...
6y ago from GPBlog.com
Williams fear chassis change after 'unacceptable'...
Williams fear they could be ruled out of running on Friday entirely if...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Inconsistency of Williams FW42 handling holding...
Williams rookie George Russell admits he's been challenged so far by the...
6y ago from F1i.com
Williams fears chassis change due to damage to...
Williams fears it will be forced to change the chassis on George...
6y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Fabio Quartararo warns Yamaha MotoGP rebuild could...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta found Ducati and Aprilia’s pace...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Buriram test: Marco Bezzecchi breaks track...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez explains how injury recovery is delaying...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Paddock optimism for IndyCar’s new independent...
Drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series are largely happy to see the series’...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher gaining confidence on ovals after...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar expanding global broadcasting presence for the...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar grows international broadcast offerings for...
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced that its already extensive global...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Hyundai “realistic and optimistic” in mission to...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg “didn’t deserve more than P4”...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal win battle of derby narratives but tell us...
was a close run thing for a time, but Tottenham’s haplessness prevailed...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Nev: Arsenal answered questions in Spurs win and...
Gary Neville says Arsenal have answered questions in their win at...
1h ago from SkySports.com
Watch: Footage shows Micky van de Ven completely...
Shocking footage has emerged from the stands showing Dutch center-back...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'He has been a weak link', 'Needs to hold bench' -...
Arsenal fans have slammed Jurrien Timber after their 4-1 win over...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Why the FIA ignored Ferrari's F1 start procedure warnings
Fred Vasseur has revealed that Ferrari had... Read More »
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Lewis Hamilton howler disturbs Ferrari F1 harmony
While Ferrari's F1 2026 preparations appear to be... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Fernando Alonso swaps out Aston Martin after F1 testing...
Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso seems... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
