Robert Kubica has admitted that Williams’ weekend in Bahrain will not be an ‘easy weekend’ as the team are limited on spare parts once again.
Williams have had a disastrous start to the 2019 Formula 1 season after being unable to get their car onto track in the first week of testing until the third day.
In Melbourne two weeks ago Kubica was forced to race with a damaged floor after going over a kerb in FP1 and the team were unable to fully replace it.
Kubica said (quoted by F1i.com): "I think realistically speaking we are facing not an easy weekend again.
In Melbourne two weeks ago Kubica was forced to race with a damaged floor after going over a kerb in FP1 and the team were unable to fully replace it.
Kubica said (quoted by F1i.com): "I think realistically speaking we are facing not an easy weekend again.
"Knowing the difficulties we had in Australia, it is true that Bahrain is a different configuration and a different specification, but still it is not that from one week to another there will be miracles.
"It is not an easy situation also from a drivers’ point of view because we will be limited with spare parts and everything.
"Looking at what happened to me on the Friday in Australia in FP1, that by going on top of one kerb I get a damaged floor and we didn’t have bits to replace it, it affected probably all weekend."
The issues surrounding Williams and it’s car this year aren’t making it easy for the drivers to compete as they wish.
Paddy Lowe departed as technical director adding to the teams struggles.
"The team is trying to get us the best car we can have to drive," Kubica said.
"But on the other hand, I think in a perfect world you would have fresher parts starting the weekend, plus having some spare parts, and in a good state."
"It is putting the driver in a difficult position. Tomorrow the situation is like it is, you cannot go over the kerbs or you go over the kerbs but the risk is that the car will fall apart, and then you have no parts to fit them.
"We are already lacking performance, and we are adding another factor which is complicating our life. But I know in the factory everyone is working hard.
"We just need a bit more time to fix the issue."
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