Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formulation 1 automobile.
The FW48 will characteristic a primarily darkish blue and black design like its predecessors, however may even characteristic 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 the direction of the highest for Atlassian Williams F1 Group as we enter a brand new period for the game, and we’re excited concerning the season forward,” group principal James Vowles mentioned.
“We’ve got an incredible driver line-up, some improbable new companions, an ever-growing fanbase and need to construct on the success we tasted final yr, however we’re not naïve concerning 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 the direction of the highest” bought off to an inauspicious begin because the group missed the Barcelona pre-season take a look at, making its FW48 the one 2026 automobile but to seem publicly – which stays the case as at the moment is merely a livery reveal.
Williams FW48
Picture by: Williams
The group owned as much as “delays within the FW48 programme”, however Vowles subsequently insisted Williams “could have made it to Barcelona”, although he admitted this could have put the squad on the again foot by way of spare elements.
“We’ve got the facility unit supplied by Mercedes, the gearbox supplied by Mercedes, so the educational that they’re going by this week in Barcelona will carry over into us, into Bahrain,” the Briton mentioned final week.
“It’s not that I need to be resting on their arduous work, but in addition it’s value 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 are going to run by 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 ensure from the outset in Bahrain, we’ve a dependable automobile able to go in order that we’re not sitting there doing what lots of people and groups are attempting their finest to do in Barcelona, however not go away the storage. We have to be there able to go.”
The Bahrain pre-season exams are happening from 11-13 and 18-20 February; the precise FW48 is just not anticipated to be unveiled any sooner.
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