News Details

Williams seek drain damage compensation

Claire Williams has confirmed Williams will seek compensation from Azerbaijan GP organisers after a loose drain cover wrecked George Russell's car in Friday practice. The British driver escaped unhurt after running over the cover between Turns Two and Three in Practice One, but his FW42 required a chassis change and had its floor destroyed. It's estimated the cost of the damage will amount to hundreds of thousands of pounds, and Williams confirmed to Sky F1 the team would be having discussions with the FIA and the circuit over claiming money back. P2: Leclerc and Ferrari streak ahead Drain drama stops F1 Practice "There clearly should be some recompense," deputy team principal...
Full Story »
6y ago from SkySports.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Williams seek "hundreds of thousands" in...

Williams will seek compensation running into the "hundreds of...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Russell's Williams shredded by Baku drain cover, FP1...

George Russell's Williams suffered significant damage after running over a...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Russell's Williams shredded by Baku drain cover, FP1...

George Russell's Williams suffered significant damage after running over a...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Watch: George Russell drives over drain cover in FP1

During FP1 George Russell ran over a loose drain hole cover which caused...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP legend shares how ‘different level’ Marc...

Five-time 500cc champion Mick Doohan believes the way Marc Marquez...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Trackhouse boss reveals steps MotoGP must take to...

Trackhouse owner Justin Marks has revealed how he plans to promote his...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Experienced engineer Mike O’Gara joins IndyCar as...

IndyCar has announced that Mike O’Gara has joined the series as Vice...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“Biggest game of the season” - Alan Shearer...

Premier League legend Alan Shearer has shared his prediction for the...
37m ago from SportsKeeda.com

On Alex Manninger

Morning. Hope you're all well this Friday. I don't really know where to...
37m ago from Arseblog.com

The next Martin Odegaard is on Arsenal's radar but...

Arsenal reportedly have an eye on a player who's been compared with club...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

£75m star leaning towards Arsenal transfer for one...

Speculation continues over Anthony Gordon's future, with latest reports...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.