Colapinto's accident in Las Vegas will prevent him from having the latest developments in Qatar

From this – new – outing of Franco Colapinto in the streets of Las Vegas, Williams could have done without it. Especially after the Argentinian's two accidents in Brazil and the hours needed to repair his car and Alex's Albon, returned in several pieces from South America.

In Grove, The mechanics had then worked hard to ensure that both drivers have the same specification in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Franco Colapinto will not be getting it in Qatar this week. With the season coming to a close and the paddock having entered a new triple-header taking it from one corner of the world to another in just a few days, the English team will not be able to offer the Argentinian the same equipment as his team-mate Alex Albon.

Indeed, the pace does not allow Williams to reproduce the latest developments made on the FW46, which will force it to run on an “old” version. As for its recent outings, the last of which was estimated at 50G, Franco Colapinto admitted to having learned the lesson for the future: " Don't hit the wall. » That's good, in Qatar there aren't any, or they're at the end of the gravel traps.

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