However, with the auto build still ongoing, deputy team principal Claire Williams has confirmed that shakedown will now not take place. Renault was due to carry out a shakedown on the same day as Williams - at the same venue - but Abiteboul says that is now in jeopardy.
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"As anyone would expect, we have had an extremely aggressive engineering programme over the winter", deputy team principal Claire Williams is quoted as saying.
At the launch of its new auto, the R.S.19, on Wednesday, Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul said: "I think we've maybe gone a bit over the red line, that's why really my thoughts are already with production who are massively working to get the parts out of the door for us to be ready and testing as we speak".
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Only a day after Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, admitted that his team will nearly certainly have to cancel a planned shakedown (filming day) this weekend in order that its 2019 contender is ready for the start of pre-season testing on Monday, Williams has announced that it has had to cancel its shakedown.
