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How it all went wrong for Williams

As the early-season pecking order emerged in Melbourne, arguably the biggest shock was that Williams - so optimistic in testing - had plunged to the back. Edd Straw investigates why, and asks if the team can recover

Which team underperformed most surprisingly during the Australian Grand Prix weekend?

"McLaren," you say? Think again.

While the silver squad's unwieldy MP4-28 hogged the negative limelight, Williams endured a catastrophic weekend. Having ended pre-season testing as a strong best of the rest contender, Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas were rooted to the back of the midfield pack in Melbourne.

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