Colapinto uncertain for Las Vegas race after heavy crash, confirms Williams

Having suffered a high-speed crash in qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Williams have confirmed that Franco Colapinto's participation in tomorrow's Nevadan race is uncertain.

Williams endured a mixed start to its qualifying at Las Vegas after Alex Albon got eliminated in Q1. However, his team-mate Franco Colapinto made it through to Q2 and was aiming for the top-10 shootout when he struck the inside wall at Turn 16 and slammed into the barrier on the other side of the track.

The Argentinian reported over the radio that he was “okay” before climbing out of the car, but a significant amount of debris had been scattered across the track. Williams have confirmed that Colapinto's participation in tomorrow's Las Vegas race is uncertain as he suffered an impact of over 50G.

After qualifying, a Williams team statement read: “Franco sustained a significant impact of over 50G, requiring a medical check up. An impact of this magnitude is obviously significant and severe and he will need to be evaluated again tomorrow before we will know whether he is clear to race.”

“Franco’s health is all that matters and we are glad he is otherwise okay. We will provide further updates when we can.”