Williams to miss Abu Dhabi testing

The Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson has confirmed that the team will skip the rookie testing at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Why it matters: The teams will have the opportunity to learn more about the 18-inch tires by using mule cars with adjusted suspension.

Details:

• Williams will not build a car for testing due to the lack of resources for that.
• Robson admits that skipping the Abu Dhabi testing will be a disadvantage for the team at the start of 2022.

What he had to say:

• “Unfortunately we won’t be doing anything. We won’t be running there as we don’t have a mule car and that stops us from running at the test.”
• “We know that the mule car would have been beneficial but unfortunately, at the time we had to commit to that, we just didn’t have the resource to do it.”
• “What will we ultimately lose? We will start winter testing probably a little bit on the back foot I would think. But I would hope that if the car is running well, we should be able to catch up quickly.”