Williams F1 Team Bahrain Test 2 Day One 18022026


By Williams Racing
February 18 2026

The Atlassian Williams F1 Team would complete the first day of their second Bahrain Test. Overall it would be a positive day with both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon able to find performance over what they achieved in the first Bahrain test last week. The team continued to work through their test program with Alex running aero rakes in the morning while Carlos was seen doing flow viz runs later in the day. Both would be working on setups as the team continues to prepare for the first race in Australia.

 
 Williams F1 Team Bahrain Test 2 Day One 18022026
Sainz
 
 

Vowles

James Vowles, Team Principal:
"It was a productive day today. It’s great to see us completing a solid number of laps, being tyre limited rather than anything else.

We completed different programmes from morning to afternoon, with Carlos focusing on high fuel runs while Alex looked at a number of set-up items that we carried into the afternoon. It’s a good foundation and we’ve found a sensible direction. We now need to prove that it’s repeatable in all conditions over the next two days.

This week is very much focused on how we extract the most from the package in preparation for Melbourne, so we’ll keep moving the set up forward ahead of the first race."
 
 
Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain | 5.412 km
 
Driver   Fastest Lap Laps
 
C. Sainz   1:35.113 55
 
A. Albon   1:35.690 55
Sainz
 
 
 
 
 
 

Williams F1 Team Bahrain Test 2 Day One 18022026
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Date: 18/02/2026 23:41

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