Williams team principal James Vowles took the unusual step of blaming his own pitwall for the late-race collision between Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz at Zandvoort. The two Williams drivers tangled while scrapping outside the points, with Albon retiring and Sainz limping home 16th. Vowles said both drivers share culpability, but the team's decision to leave Sainz out on worn hard tires during the virtual safety car created the flashpoint. "This put our cars into a situation where they were fighting tooth and nail for no points on track," Vowles admitted. "That's not a situation we should be putting them in." Sainz accepted his 10-second penalty as fair, explaining that he hit a bump on the inside of Turn 1, the front tires went airborne, and he locked up straight into his teammate. For Williams, already mired in the constructor's standings, losing both cars to an avoidable intra-team crash is exactly the kind of unforced error they can't afford.
Read the full story at Motorsport.comJAMES VOWLES ADDRESSES ALEX ALBON-CARLOS SAINZ COLLISION AT DUTCH GP
Williams team principal James Vowles took the unusual step of blaming his own pitwall for the late-race collision between Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz at Zandvoort. The two Williams drivers tangled while scrapping outside the points, with Albon retiring and Sainz limping home 16th. Vowles said both drivers share culpability, but the team's decision to leave Sainz out on worn hard tires during the virtual safety car created the flashpoint. "This put our cars into a situation where they were fighting tooth and nail for no points on track," Vowles admitted. "That's not a situation we should be putting them in." Sainz accepted his 10-second penalty as fair, explaining that he hit a bump on the inside of Turn 1, the front tires went airborne, and he locked up straight into his teammate. For Williams, already mired in the constructor's standings, losing both cars to an avoidable intra-team crash is exactly the kind of unforced error they can't afford.
