US EditionJames Vowles insists Williams 'not on the back foot' despite missing shakedown
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James Vowles raises a key question about Ferrari’s SF-26 after Barcelona pre-season testing
Although James Vowles and the Williams F1 Team did not participate in the recent Barcelona Shakedown, the team closely monitored the performances of their main rivals in preparation for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Williams had encountered delays passing the FIA crash tests, which prompted Vowles to make the strategic decision to skip the shakedown. The team is now focusing on arriving at the Bahrain pre-season tests fully prepared and ready to ma…
How much did Williams really lose from missing first F1 test?
Having had what should have been a valuable head start in pushing on early with its 2026 Formula 1 car, Williams’ absence from last week’s first pre-season test undoubtedly squandered some of its advantage.As competitors racked up valuable miles on track, Williams missed out on a first opportunity to check reliability, understand correlation and start getting its head around the energy management headaches that lie ahead for everyone.Williams te…
James Vowles, the manager of Williams F1, explained how his team limited the loss of time and experience of Formula 1's new 2026 single-seaters, while she was forced to miss the Barcelona shakedown and the three days of driving that accompanied her. It was mainly by doing the virtual driving for six days that the team was able to understand problems on its FW48, which obviously does not replace the damage of the real world. But the experience (.…
Williams Skipped Barcelona. Did It Buy Speed or Trouble?
While the grid was clocking laps in Barcelona, Williams stayed in the workshop perfecting its 2026 recipe, and now the FW48 arrives like a dish the boss says could be their best yet — less noise, more bite. Think wings that move, power tricks that make drivers juggle buttons like DJs, and a calm Sainz‑Albon tag team ready to turn chaos into lap time; add new sponsor muscle and Mercedes shove, and this reveal feels less ta‑da, more quiet confiden…
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