Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formulation 1 automotive.
The FW48 will function a primarily darkish blue and black design like its predecessors, however will even function mild blue and white on its sidepods, accommodating the Barclays and Komatsu logos, with extra white on the entrance and rear wings.
The group introduced on Wednesday that the British financial institution could be its “official banking companion”, whereas Komatsu, a Japanese building gear producer, has been sponsoring the outfit because the 2024 season.
“2026 is the following step on the trail again in direction of the highest for Atlassian Williams F1 Workforce as we enter a brand new period for the game, and we’re excited in regards to the season forward,” group principal James Vowles stated.
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“We’ve got a fantastic driver line-up, some implausible new companions, an ever-growing fanbase and wish to construct on the success we tasted final yr, however we aren’t naïve in regards to the problem forward of us. No one fairly is aware of what is going to occur on the first race however we’re wanting ahead to discovering out, and hope our followers will love cheering us on with this nice new livery.”
Williams’ journey “again in direction of the highest” acquired off to an inauspicious begin because the group missed the Barcelona pre-season take a look at, making its FW48 the one 2026 automotive but to look publicly – which stays the case as at the moment is merely a livery reveal.
The group owned as much as “delays within the FW48 programme”, however Vowles subsequently insisted Williams “might have made it to Barcelona”, although he admitted this may have put the squad on the again foot by way of spare components.
Williams FW48
Picture by: Williams
“We’ve got the facility unit supplied by Mercedes, the gearbox supplied by Mercedes, so the educational that they’re going by means of this week in Barcelona will carry over into us, into Bahrain,” the Briton stated final week.
“It’s not that I wish to be resting on their onerous work, but in addition it’s price stating that that’s nonetheless a bonus for us that falls out of it, or a drawback that’s negated. I’m assured with six days in Bahrain, we’ll run by means of the programme that we have to and it’s why we’re on the VTT [Virtual Test Track] now.
“What I wished to do is to verify from the outset in Bahrain, now we have a dependable automotive able to go in order that we’re not sitting there doing what a number of people and groups try their greatest to do in Barcelona, however not go away the storage. We have to be there able to go.”
The Bahrain pre-season exams are going down from 11-13 and 18-20 February; the precise FW48 will not be anticipated to be unveiled any sooner.
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