Colapinto reveals Vowles' reaction to latest Williams smash

Franco Colapinto has revealed Williams boss James Vowles' initial reaction to the latest costly accident at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Williams' wretched run of accidents continued in Vegas after Colapinto sustained a massive 50G impact in qualifying after clipping the inside wall of Turn 16, spitting him into the outside concrete barrier.

The accident came two weeks after a Sao Paulo Grand Prix in which Williams sustained three big accidents on Sunday, including for Colapinto in the race and Alex Albon in qualifying, with the Thai not even taking the start of the race such was the damage.

After a strong effort to rebuild both cars for Vegas, Colapinto accident was the 15th big accident suffered by Williams this season as crash damage repairs sky-rocket for the team. 

After admitting that facing his Williams mechanics was "the hardest part" of the accident, Colapinto detailed Vowles' reaction.

"Well, he wasn't very happy, but he has always been very, very supportive, and I take out of every bad moment some very positive things," Colapinto told media including RacingNews365.

"And this is every time because of James and his thinking, his mentality and his way of moving forward as a team leader and as a team, and I think I learned a lot from him. 

"He has been an amazing team leader for the little time I've been working with him and I know how important this is for him and for me.

"But when these things happen, when two tough weekends in a row happen, the mentality and the will to keep pushing forward and getting up and finding a solution to the problem is his strength and always finding a positive thing in the negatives.

"That is very important, and what is going to move this team back to the top."