Mercedes have $300 million-worth of equipment Williams doesn't have

3 years ago by Sentau to c/formula1

Williams team principal James Vowles says they are fighting "with one arm behind our back" compared to the likes of Mercedes.
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bobbo 8 points 3 years ago

I knew Williams was underinvested, but wow. They need like 3 Ryan Reynolds to catch up.

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TheYang 3 points 3 years ago

wasn't the total investment at that point 200M?

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EyesEyesBaby 2 points 3 years ago

Can they catch up with the current budget caps?

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bobbo 2 points 3 years ago

According to James in the article, no they can’t. Hopefully the FIA can be convinced to relax capital expenditure regulations for smaller teams at least.

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