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F1: Late Launch For New Williams FW35
The new FW35 Williams won't be seen by the public until Feb. 19...
Adam Cooper  | http://www.speedtv.com  |  Posted January 18, 2013   Balen (BEL)
The new Williams car remains a work in progress. (Photo: Getty Images)
Williams is the first team to confirm that it has opted for a late launch of its 2013 contender, preferring to unveil the new FW35 at the start of the Barcelona test on Feb. 19.

In effect, the team has given itself at least two more weeks of R&D compared with rivals who are making their official debut at Jerez on Feb. 5, and in most cases will actually shake their new cars down earlier.

Williams will be at Jerez with last year’s car running in the new 2013 livery, and says it will “take the opportunity to test a number of key development parts in preparation for the launch of the FW35.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 28th season as a racing journalist in 2012. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.

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