Williams won't be taking advantage of a filming day this weekend in Barcelona to shakedown its new FW42 as the team is still completing the new car's build-up.
The Grove-based outfit had scheduled a run at the Circuit de Catalunya this weekend, but has opted instead to focus on the diligent build-up of its 2019 charger.
"As anyone would expect, we have had an extremely aggressive engineering programme over the winter," said deputy team principal Claire Williams.
"As such, we have taken the decision not to run our car during our filming day this weekend in order to allow the team to maximise the time at the factory before we head to Barcelona for the first day of the test on February 18th."
Williams is the second team to be pressed for time ahead of pre-season testing which kicks off in Barcelona on Monday, as Renault's own shakedown plans for Saturday are in jeopardy.
The French outfit cited timing constraints and a delay in parts supply that could delay the debut of its new R.S.19 contender.
Formula 1's regulation changes coupled with teams' extending last year the development and design phases of their cars have clearly put time at a premium during this year's launch season.
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