Yeh that's what makes it so interesting, because Albon guarantees points if the car is good enough, Sergeant not so much, but at the same time as you said it'd be really unfair on him.
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I was not the slimmest when I had the op and it was an emergency, it ruptured just has they were taking it out.Oh probably not thenBTW - we are the same age!
Points is money so Albon in is a no brainer really.
Yep I agree. Could cause a rift in the team if Sargeant is pissed about it though. Let's wait and see.
They have a big decision to make thats for sure.
Lewis fecking around with experimental setups again, infuriating stuff.I agree, another poor showing from Lewis in FP again.
Still dont expect anything other than Max P1
RB 1 -2 with maybe Leclerc splitting them
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I dont actually think its him, I think its the team, either way its fecking up his race.
Dont see what wrong with that name.
Just saw a picture on Reddit of the Williams garage and there's no car at all on Sargeants side but there is on Albons, so I guess that decision has been made!
Having to do huge experiments with the car is never a good sign. Either there's a correlation problem with the wind tunnel or the software. It's now three seasons of the car design not matching the expected track performance.I agree, another poor showing from Lewis in FP again.
Still dont expect anything other than Max P1
RB 1 -2 with maybe Leclerc splitting them
That's just nonsense.
I still don't think he's been the same since being robbed. He's going through the motions, playing the charade along for the money. I don't blame him.
My point is he wants change. Maybe change in Team like Ferrari will motivate him.
Yes exactly.
Give Lewis a competitive car and he will deliver. No doubt about that.
I honestly don't think he is simply motivated by the money. Lets see how he goes in the race.
Yeah its been confirmed that Albon will be their only driver, that's harsh on Sargeant.
a charade for the money ! come you don't really believe this do you, well yes clearly you do !
I totally disagree with you, he wants that 8th title.
He wasn't before then, I'd agree. But my only rational to putting up with it and not just packing up and saying feck that is that the money is too good.
I have no doubt he wants the 8th title. Yet he's still driving a car in a championship without any hope of achieving it. You know it, I know it, and he certainly does. So what's the motivation? I also believe he has an intrinsic love for racing like most race drivers do, but I don't think that is what is keeping him in F1.
For the record I absolutely adore him and don't blame him at all for doing it.
Sargeant may as well pack it in now. Imagine the car being taken off you and given to your team mate who just wrecked his because the team think he will still do a better job in your car than you will. Brutal.
And yeah I get Albon is more likely to score points on paper but massive confidence blow regardless.
And yeah I get Albon is more likely to score points on paper but massive confidence blow regardless.
Damn, that's a harsh call on Sargeant. Teams always go on about not having #1 and #2 drivers, but Williams just made it crystal clear that they do.
Is there any precedence for this kind of decision?
Is there any precedence for this kind of decision?
That's Logan's pity parade D2S episode sorted then. Cue the sad music as he stands looking into an empty garage forlornly while a Buxton voiceover says "the thing about an f1 race is... you cant take part without an f1 car"
Same as they did with Mick
Same as they did with Mick
Then scene switches to his dad loading a rifle murmuring "no-one fecks with ma boi"
But it turns out he's just clay pigeon shooting with Gunther, who inexplicably is still doing fun activities in every episode.
Interjected by shots of a nervous Albon with Buxton saying "the pressure is now on Alex to perform" cut to Albon crashing out of some random race..cut back to Gunther laughing and yelling fookin shit after missing his shot.
Binotto loading the clays
It’s definitely a tough one for Sargeant to follow but these decisions have to made, as tough as they are.
That's shite from Williams. Albon binned it and should have to deal with the consequences of that.
It is, but also, wouldn't have happened if we didn't have the stupid cost cap rules. There's compromises everywhere and it doesn't help F1 as a product.
Pressure is on for Albon to now score points this weekend.
Hope for his sake he does otherwise his confidence might be at a low pt again like he talked about happened while at RB. He doesn't strike me as the kind of person to just block out the noise.
The pressure is on in as much as he can't feck it up, but if he drives a good race and comes 13th then no one will be pretending sergeant could or would have done better and that it was a waste of time to swap them. He's a far better driver.
This is hilarious, Williams are one of the teams benefititng from the cost cap.
I don't rate Sergeant but I feel bad for him as he wasn't the one that made the error
Sucks this is technically a night race as it's usually one of the better ones to watch
Sucks this is technically a night race as it's usually one of the better ones to watch
On what planet are they benefitting? Are Williams allowed to build new infrastructure outside of the cost cap like AM and Mclaren? No.
So they have to compromise between spending money on the race car and spending money on improving the infrastructure under the cost cap. So they will remain towards the lower end of the pack for many many years.
They didnt bring a 3rd chassis because of the cost cap. The same way Mclaren chose to take a hit on straight line speed at Saudi Arabia because of the cost cap. Because teams are limited in the number of rear wings they can produce so are down to low and high downforce designs with adjustable gurneys. Its all about compromise because of the cost cap.
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Because if there was no cost cap they would be blown away in the distance by the other teams who have inflitely more resources than them.
How is the cost cap helping Williams or Haas or Stake? Its not. These teams come nowhere near the cost cap limit. Nothing has changed for them. The cost cap is utter bollocks.
All its done is made teams compromise on car design and innovation.
Isn't that the point though, you were saying that Williams not having a spare car was because of the cost cap when it's nothing to do with that as they're nowhere near it anyway?
Williams and the like do benefit, as they can theoretically keep closer and if the cap was higher they'd be even further away. I'd agree it's not perfect, but unlimited budgets aren't great in any sport so there has to be something in place.