James Vowles erklärt, warum Williams das Gewichtsproblem des FW48 nicht sofort beheben kann

Williams-Teamchef James Vowles bestätigte, dass die Konstruktionsarbeiten zur Reduzierung des Gewichts des FW48 abgeschlossen sind. Aufgrund der Budgetobergrenze kann das Team jedoch nicht alle Lösungen auf einmal einführen.

Die Lösungen existieren auf dem Papier, müssen aber schrittweise umgesetzt werden. Vowles erklärte, dass das Designteam die notwendige Arbeit geleistet habe, um das Auto unter das Gewichtslimit zu bringen. Die Produktion neuer Teile ist jedoch durch Finanzregeln begrenzt, die es zu kostspielig machen, vorhandene Komponenten sofort auszusortieren.

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Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles explained that Alex Albon's five consecutive late pit stops during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka served as a live test session for front wing adjustments. With points out of reach, the team gathered data to correlate track performance with wind tunnel and CFD simulations. The experiments addressed ongoing challenges with the overweight FW47 car.

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