In the round-up: Logan Sargeant says Williams have fallen behind as their rivals have developed their cars more quickly.
In brief
Williams struggling without upgrades – Sargeant
Logan Sargeant said Williams’ lack of updates are hurting them in the championship fight. They lie ninth in the standings with just two points, ahead of only Sauber who are yet to score.
“We’re always optimistic and I think we’re doing a good job putting the car in a good place, which is always important,” he said at a fan event yesterday.
“But we haven’t had an upgrade yet, so that always makes it difficult. It makes it tricky to keep being competitive against cars that have had one upgrade or multiple.
“So we’re still waiting for that in the future. But for now we’re going to keep trying to get everything out of it and I think if we do have a perfect weekend, there can be points available.”
Williams have said they intend to bring a major upgrade for their car following this weekend’s race.
Aston Martin’s Imola upgrade failed – Krack
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack doubts the team will be any more competitive at Silverstone than they were during their point-less outing last weekend.
“We knew Austria was going to be challenging and unlikely to suit the AMR24 and that’s exactly how it played out,” he said. “We were never in a position to score points, neither in the sprint [race] nor in the race.”
He admitted the team’s last upgrade failed to work as expected. “We have to be honest with ourselves and say we have not done a good enough job of developing the car,” said Krack. “The upgrades have not delivered the performance what they were supposed to, particularly after Imola.”
“Silverstone will be another challenge for the team,” he said. “With its long, high-speed corners, it is also unlikely to play to the strengths of the AMR24, but that doesn’t mean it’s one without opportunity for us.”
Wharton in for banned Stenshorne
McLaren junior Martinius Stenshorne, who was banned from taking part in this weekend’s Formula 3 race at Silverstone, will relinquish his seat to member James Wharton.
The 17-year-old Wharton, who was previously a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, will make his debut in the series this weekend. He won the Formula 4 UAE championship last year and currently lies sixth in the Formula Regional European Championship.
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