The revision of the regulation on the cap on spending for teams in 2022 has been set at a limit of 140 million dollars, five less than what was foreseen five years ago, when the budget cap. In a championship like this, in which the developments and updates on the single-seaters will play a decisive role in the remaining 20 races on the calendar, all the teams involved in the world championship will focus their respective expenses on these aspects, always in the hope that the plans do not come excessively ruined by unforeseen events on the track, such as withdrawals due to breakdowns or accidents.
Specifically, the Williams is among the teams that are suffering most from the need to repair damaged cars following impacts: during the first three weekends of the year, in fact, Nicholas Latifi starred in ben three knockouts, two of which occurred over the Jeddah weekend alone. In that circumstance, the Canadian lost control of his FW44 first in qualifying and later in the race, ending up in both cases against the protective barriers. More recently, in qualifying for the Australian GP, it was a controversial collision with Lance Stroll that caused further damage.
One therefore wonders how much these episodes may have repercussions on the historic Grove team. The answer was provided by the Car Performance Manager, Dave Robson. “Obviously, a certain amount of damage is taken into account, due both to the general wear of the parts that cannot be repaired and to those caused by accidents – explained to the site GPFans – when you go to circuits like Jeddah and Melbourne, where accidents happen and the walls are close, you know there is always a chance. A part of the budget is dedicated to this. Of course it is a problem to resort to the latter, especially at the beginning of the season. On the other hand – he added – you also know that you have some more parts available quickly thanks to the wind tunnel, with which you can reorganize. Clearly not what we wanted, but you just have to make the best of it. It’s all part of the challenge of managing the budget ”.
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