The last two race weekends in Mexico and Brazil have been tough for Williams, with both Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto involved in multiple crashes that have pushed the team’s resources to their limits.

The team’s troubles began at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where Albon suffered two major incidents: a collision with Haas' Oliver Bearman during first practice and a race-ending clash with Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda on the opening lap.

Colapinto struggled as well, crashing in qualifying but managing to start the race, only to suffer another heavy accident that triggered a red flag.

Things didn’t improve at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, where heavy rain caused chaos during qualifying. Albon crashed heavily, damaging his car so badly it couldn’t be repaired in time for the race. Colapinto also had a difficult weekend, crashing in qualifying and later in the race, which was eventually red-flagged due to his accident.

These incidents have left Williams with a shortage of spare parts, leading to rumours that they might not be able to race with two cars at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The team principal James Vowles said in his post-Brazil review on the Williams App that “there’s no team on the grid that can cope with five major accidents in two race weekends” and that “the weekend was probably the most brutal that he can remember across his entire career”.

However, despite all the speculations, Williams has firmly denied this and confirmed to reliable sources like RacingNews365 that both cars will be on the grid in Las Vegas, despite the challenges.

Respected F1 journalist Lawrence Barretto also reported on X (formerly Twitter) that the team assured him both cars will be ready to race in Nevada, despite the challenges caused by the major incidents.

This year has been expensive for Williams, with crashes delaying their progress and adding to their costs in F1’s strict budget cap era. Still, the team is focused on bouncing back and ensuring they are ready to compete in the final three races of the 2024 season.