BREAKING: Williams won't be on track until Wednesday "at the earliest"!

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13:21, 18 Feb 2019

Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has confirmed her side will not be on track until "Wednesday at the earliest"!

"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," Williams confirmed in a statement.

"This is obviously extremely disappointing, but it is unfortunately the situation we are in. We will be getting the FW42 on track as soon as we are able (to)."

READ: Williams not ready for first day of testing!

Williams' latest setback won't add to the fan's confidence for the upcoming season. The British side suffered arguably its worst season in Formula 1 in 2018 - finishing rock-bottom of the constructors' championship.

They have huge ambition; they took a gamble on George Russell, who has joined the side and perhaps an even bigger risk on the returning Robert Kubica.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

BREAKING: Williams won't be on track until Wednesday "at the earliest"!

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