The Baku City Circuit has confirmed it will offer Williams financial compensation for the loose drain cover which damaged George Russell's car during Friday practice.
Russell ran over the drain cover which lifted and caused severe damage to the bottom of his FW42, forcing it to shut-down whilst also cracking the chassis, forcing the team ready their third chassis.
At the time, deputy team principal Claire Williams estimated the damage to be around £500,000 and said she would be forced to seek some form of compensation given the team's financial difficulties.
Arif Rahimov, Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoter, says he met with Williams and would be offering the team compensation.
"Obviously this is our fault, we did admit it," he told Motorsport. "It's something that we as a circuit shouldn't have allowed. We have checked again our insurance policy and it is fully covered.
"Our legal department is talking to Williams' legal department and they will be reimbursed in full. Obviously there are no hard feelings, as we both understand that it was never meant to be and it was definitely not on purpose."
A similar issue hit the Haas team in 2017 when Romain Grosjean crashed out after he hit a loose drain in Malaysia and the team were only compensated a year later, but Rahimov is confident things will be settled far quicker for Williams.
"We spoke to the insurance company [that] we need to make sure this happens as soon as possible, not [in] a year, because they need this money so they can use it this season. We will push the insurance company to expedite the claim and pay Williams as soon as possible."
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