Williams team boss James Vowles is confident that the squad
will have two cars “without too many issues” at the Japanese Grand Prix, after
being forced to withdraw Logan Sargeant from last weekend’s event in Australia
amid a chassis shortage.
Alex Albon’s heavy crash during FP1 in Melbourne wrote off
his chassis and, with no spare available, the Grove operation made the
difficult decision to put the Thai-British driver in Sargeant’s car for the
remainder of the weekend.
EXPLAINED: Why Williams had to bench Sargeant in Australia –
and the big impact it has on the rest of their 2024
The damaged chassis was swiftly flown back to Williams’
factory for repairs and, as things stand, Vowles believes the outfit will be
able to field both Albon and Sargeant at the upcoming Suzuka weekend.
