Three races on weekends, three crashes, zero points: That’s the painful harvest for Nicholas Latifi, with the Williams driver admitting that the start of the season has not been easy for him.
The Canadian itself says Formula1.com He is therefore pleased that teammate Alexander Albon has secured his first Williams point in 2022 in Australia. “I am very happy for the team because we are going through a really difficult start to the season,” he said.
As Williams has taken an important step forward in 2021, it looks like it will be even tougher this year to get through the first quarter, the first qualifying round. The team’s FW44 appears to be less competitive than the 2021 FW43B, as the team is still looking for “balance and speed,” according to Latifi.
costly accidents
Add to the fact that Latifi himself crashed twice in Saudi Arabia and then also had a huge hit in Melbourne after a notable incident with fellow countryman Lance Stroll, and it’s no surprise that Latifi talks about a tough start.
Williams states that Latife caused the necessary damage car performance head vs Dave Robson GPFans Obviously not what you want, but not a huge disaster either. “When you go to trails like Jeddah or Melbourne, you know the walls are close and accidents are around the corner.”
“So you have to take it into account when it comes to your budget,” stresses Robson. “Allocate a portion of your budget to it.” Of course, malfunctions do not help, especially with the small amount of spare parts, but according to Robson, the pace of development is so fast that new parts are often better.
Of course, he continues, team up with the appropriate budget ceiling And not a lot of money for repairs and spare parts. “But you just have to get the most out of it,” says Robson, “it’s all part of the game with budget ceiling†
