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Williams offers update on preparations – denies FW48 weight issue
© XPB Phillip van Osten
28/01/2026 at 16:5728/01/2026 at 17:20 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Williams team boss James Vowles has delivered a robust defence of the squad’s 2026 pre-season situation, insisting that missing the Barcelona shakedown was a calculated — if “incredibly painful” — decision, while firmly dismissing claims that the FW48 will begin the new season carrying a significant weight penalty. The Grove-based outfit opted last week to pull out of Formula 1’s first official test of the new era, forfeiting three days of running in Spain and immediately fuelling speculation about deeper technical problems behind the scenes. Speaking to selected...
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