The 2026 Formula 1 season, complete with sweeping regulation changes, begins unofficially next week with a private testing session in Barcelona for all 11 teams. This closed-door session is the first of three pre-season testing events before the 2026 season begins, a first chance for the teams to put their new designs through the paces as they prepare for the new year, and the impact of the new regulations.
But now one team is completely pulling out of that closed-door session.
In a statement shared on social media Friday, Williams announced that they have “taken the decision not to participate in next week’s shakedown test in Barcelona following delays in the
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