Formula One: Williams to run 2012’s car during Test

LONDON: Williams will run last year’s car at Formula One’s first pre-season test at the Jerez circuit on February 5 with the new FW35 to be unveiled in Barcelona on Feb 19, said the team yesterday.

The former champions are the first team to state publicly that they will not have their 2013 car on track for the opening test.

Champions Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren have all announced car launches before Jerez as have Sauber, Force India and Toro Rosso. Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus are also expected to test with the new car.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19^th, 2013.