MONTMELO, Spain -- Williams has delayed its 2019 debut to Wednesday after confirming its new car is unlikely to be ready in time for the second day of this week's test at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.
Originally the team planned to complete a 100km shakedown in Spain on Saturday, but had to cancel its track time due to delays in the car build. It then targeted the opening day of official testing on Monday but two further delays have seen the debut pushed back to Wednesday.
"It is looking more likely than not that we will now not be in a position to run on track until Wednesday at the earliest," deputy team principal Claire Williams said.