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James Vowles shared "It was painful" to miss the F1 Barcelona shakedown, but is ready for the first test in Bahrain.

Vowles shares next steps after Williams missed out on F1 Barcelona shakedown

Esha Bajwa8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Williams team principal James Vowles shared “it was painful” to miss the F1 Barcelona shakedown. However, the Grove-based team is ready for the first official test in Bahrain. On Friday, January 23, Vowles shared that Williams would miss the closed-door F1 Barcelona shakedown test due to development delays. However, the team boss shared on Wednesday…

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Williams F1 team principal James Vowles has confirmed the team will appear with the FW48 at the first 2026 Bahrain test in February.

James Vowles confirms Williams F1 will turn up to first 2026 Bahrain test

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

Williams F1 team principal James Vowles has confirmed the team will appear with the FW48 at the first 2026 Bahrain test in February. It takes place from the 11th to the 13th. It has been a difficult start to 2026 for a team that was on the rise last season. Carlos Sainz bagged two superb…

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Williams F1 Team have confirmed they will miss shakedown running/the opening test in Barcelona next week.

Williams F1 Team to miss first 2026 test in Barcelona

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

Williams F1 Team have confirmed they will miss shakedown running/the opening test in Barcelona next week. It’s not the first time this has happened to the team. Under much more difficult circumstances financially back in 2019, they missed two days of running as their car was not ready. The car was miles off the pace…

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