F1 | Renault defends Williams for testing delays

Nick Chester, technical chief of the French team, expressed solidarity towards the Grove team, after the rather difficult first tests.

Claire Williams, apologized to the fans and drivers for the delay in getting the car out on track in Barcelona.

However, a week before the tests, Cyril Abiteboul, Renault team principal, admitted that there was a delay in preparing the RS19:

“If you are not involved in the preparation of a Formula 1, you cannot know how difficult it is -said Chester to Speed ​​Week- we're talking about a thousand parts, within a week or two and they all arrive at once. One problem, it can cause you to be delayed four or five days, it's a difficult task. The point is that you really need every kilometer for reliability and to understand the car, but lost days hurt.”