After a cancelled shakedown and delays to their new F1 car's arrival which cost them two-and-a-half crucial days of pre-season running, Williams finally hit the track with their Mercedes-powered FW42 on Wednesday. Rookie George Russell was the driver tasked with completing the new machine’s very first lap, which you can watch above.
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