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Williams have confirmed that they will not run during today's test, the final day of the testing week. The decision comes due to damage on the FW40 caused by Lance Stroll's collision with the barrier yesterday.
The team inspected the chassis through the night and came to the conclusion to pull out of the test.
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"Therefore, on safety grounds, the team will not run the car today," a statement said. "A second chassis will be prepared at track this afternoon, as originally planned, with the team aiming to be back on track for the second test next week starting on Tuesday."
Stroll is the only debutante on the field this year, and the least experienced. The 18 year old graduates from Formula 3, where he dominated the championship in 2016.
Felipe Massa was due to sit in the car on Thursday, however the team will now reassess their schedule for next week, when the second week of testing takes place.
Three time world champion Lewis Hamilton has defended Stroll, saying that it is common for a rookie to make such mistakes.
"It is the toughest year to come into Formula One, being that these are the fastest and most physical cars and such a short amount of testing. Last year's car is easy compared to this year's car."
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