The McLaren, Ferrari and Ligier teams set about preparing the spare cars for Hunt, Regazzoni and Laffite respectively in the belief that there was insufficient time for their original cars to be repaired.
Os equipos McLaren, Ferrari e Ligier dedicáronse á preparar os mulettos de Hunt, Regazzoni e Laffite, respectivamente, na crenza de que non había tempo suficiente para reparar os seus coches orixinais.