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Williams announced schedule riders on the tests

Tuesday at Jerez will begin the first of the four-day test session. On the eve of the Williams announced schedule riders on Tuesday and Wednesday at the wheel of last year's cars will sit Pastor Maldonado, Thursday and Friday - Valtteri Bottas.

Mike Kaplan, Williams technical Director: "In preparation for the 2013 season for a number of reasons we have decided to postpone the presentation of the machine FW35 to test in Barcelona. We have spent a lot of time testing the reliability of the key elements of innovations, including a new transmission, which stands more than 3000 kilometers, rear suspension and KERS, which was the distance of 7,000 kilometers, and we are happy with the results. Our machines also have completed all the mandatory crash tests 2013, earlier this year we received all the necessary homologation FIA.



On the track our task will be to improve aerodynamic body kit, and additional time and resources the team will spend on work in the wind tunnel in order to prepare an updated version of aerodynamics to the Grand Prix of Australia".