Williams has confirmed that it will not participate in the opening day of Formula 1 testing on Monday in Spain, due to delays in readying its FW42. Williams revealed last week that it had cancelled a planned shakedown due to time constraints and on Sunday morning announced that its new car will not be ready in time for Monday’s opening test day. It leaves Williams at an early disadvantage compared to its rivals, most of whom have already shaken down their 2019 challengers during filming days. “Unfortunately, we have had to delay the start of our pre-season Barcelona test to Tuesday morning,” said team boss Claire Williams. “We have had an incredibly busy winter at...
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