Williams F1 2026 struggles draw sharp criticism from Rosberg

Missing Barcelona testing and arriving in Bahrain overweight are not minor setbacks — they are structural failures that compound each other before a wheel has been turned in anger. Rosberg's criticism carries weight precisely because he has no stake in softening it, and when an outsider with credibility calls your season a shocker this early, it reflects what insiders are already thinking. Vowles has done genuine work rebuilding Williams's culture and infrastructure, but the 2026 entry suggests the timeline between intent and execution still has a dangerous gap. The real question is whether the problems are fixable within the season or whether this year becomes another painful data point in a longer recovery arc.