Williams low on parts after spate of shunts

In the round-up: Williams team principal James Vowles says they will inevitably be compromised at the next round following their spate of crashes.

In brief

Williams facing spare parts shortage

Williams suffered three crashes in one day last weekend at Interlagos, a week after Alexander Albon’s pair of crashes in Mexico City. Vowles said any team would feel the strain on its spare parts inventory under those circumstances.

“There’s no team on the grid that can cope with five major accidents in two race weekends,” said Vowles in a video released by Williams. “Simply, the amount of spares we carry are not sufficient to carry that amount of attrition.

“Vegas, I have high hopes for. We were fast there last year and I’m confident we have a car that can work well in those conditions. So we’re going to do our absolute utmost to get two cars to the best specification they can be with sufficient spares around us to make that happen.

“What that looks like is difficult to predict at the moment. We’re still getting the items back from Brazil and determining what we have to do in terms of [parts building] in order to give ourselves the best chance possible.”

F1 income rises in third quarter

Formula 1 generated $146 million (£112m) in income during the third quarter of 2024. This is an 11% rise compared to the same period last year, despite holding seven rounds in that period, one less than the year before.

Correa out of F2

DAMS have dropped Juan Manuel Correa for the final four Formula 2 races of the year. Ferrari Driver Academy member Dino Beganovic, who finished sixth in Formula 3 this year, will replace him.

GB3 drive for F1 Academy champion

F1 Academy has announced its 2024 champion will receive a fully-funded seat in next year’s GB3 series with Rodin, plus 20 days of testing. GB3 is yet to confirm its 2025 calendar but claimed six of next year’s eight weekends will take place at F1 venues, up from four this year, when it visited Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, the Hungaroring and Zandvoort.

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