Williams Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe is expecting a clearer pecking order to emerge at the second race of the season in China this weekend, due to the nature of the Shanghai International Circuit.
Williams collected a haul of points in Australia courtesy of sixth place for Felipe Massa, though new team-mate Lance Stroll failed to finish amid brake failure, bringing his difficult weekend to a premature close.
Massa's result left Williams in fourth place in the standings, but Lowe is wary that performance at Shanghai will be more representative regarding potential form across the remainder of the campaign.
"The Shanghai International Circuit is the first track this season which will test the all-round performance of the car and so we will arguably see a truer measure of the relative performance of the cars within the new regulations," he commented.
"It is a great track with some demanding high-speed corners and a long back straight which is traditionally good for overtaking, but requires good set-up to ensure speed can be carried onto the straight.
"It is an important race for us understand where we are in the Championship to address the challenges for the season with our continued aim to improve and make progress."
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