It is also significant to note that the forfeit at the Catalan shakedown concerns Williams, a team that surprisingly finished in fifth place in the 2025 Constructors’ World Championship behind the Big Four McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari. Unequivocal signal that… no one (in the rest of the world) is safe and that the gap between the top of the class and the group is destined to be confirmed and probably to become even more unbridgeable. So much for starting from scratch and… equal opportunities for everyone at the start of a new one. Also because, if Williams cries, it’s not like others are laughing out loudbetween the doubts of Aston Martin (which is rumored to have similar problems to Williams) and the unknowns surrounding the debut of Audi and Cadillac.
