[4] The car finally got out on track during the middle of the third day of testing, and its first shakedown was performed by Russell who completed 23 laps.

[6] The car completed 567 laps during the tests, the fewest of any teams, and was unable to match the pace of other competitors.

[9] On Saturday there was no improvement, as both drivers qualified on the back of the grid, with Russell in front of Kubica but three seconds behind the McLaren of Carlos Sainz.

Their classified finish streak took a tumble when George Russell retired from a collision on lap 34 at the Singapore Grand Prix.

During qualifying at Suzuka, Kubica crashed his car after hitting the outside wall at the exit of turn 18, after running wide onto the grass destroying the car's front wing and left-hand wheels, causing significant damage to the survival cell, thus forcing the Williams mechanics to change the Pole's chassis and gearbox, forcing him to start in the pitlane.