The Sao Paulo Grand Prix was perhaps the worst weekend of the year for Williams. They’ve had plenty of scoreless races in 2024 – including the previous round in Mexico – but this was uniquely damaging. Franco Colapinto crashed out of both qualifying and the race, ending his 100% record of top-12 finishes. James Vowles had praised Colapinto for his defence against Lewis Hamilton in the Sprint, but his weekend unravelled from there. Meanwhile, Alex Albon wasn’t able to start the race at all after a heavy shunt at the end of the Sunday morning qualifying. Albon had shown the potential to contend …
