Williams stopped development on their 2022 car much earlier than planned after realising it was a lost cause, outgoing team principal Jost Capito told Mirror Sport.
The once-great Formula 1 team has been enduring some particularly lean years of late. The 2022 season was one of the worst in recent memory for Williams, who scored just eight points across 22 races and finished rock bottom in the constructors' championship by some distance.
Capito has since been relieved of his duties, along with technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison. Williams have yet to announce who will replace them for the 2023 campaign and beyond.