The Grove -based team showed signs of recovery in 2021, the year in which they finally dropped from the bottom rung of the constructors’ championship, finishing eighth thanks to points scored by George Russell and Nicholas Latifi.
As it continues to rebuild internally under the new ownership of Dorilton Capital , the team hopes to take another step forward with the arrival of new rules that will restart yields, something that should help the underdogs.
The team announced this Tuesday, February 8, that the presentation of its new single-seater will be online next Tuesday , February 15 , just one week before pre-season testing begins in Barcelona, Spain.
As Latifi continues another season with the team, Williams has welcomed former Red Bull driver Alex Albon as a replacement for Russell , who signed for Mercedes.
Albon spent the 2021 season as a reserve driver at Red Bull, a team that ultimately helped him return to a starting seat in Formula 1 for 2022.
Speaking about last season, team principal Jost Capito said he hoped the new driver line-up would be strong and could help the team continue to improve.
“Alex and Nicky raced together as teammates in 2018. So they already know each other, plus they respect each other a lot,” he said.
“George and Alex are friends personally. I think Alex fits perfectly into the philosophy of the team and the situation we find ourselves in now.
“For Alex, I think it’s a great second chance. And I’m sure he fits very well into our environment. We will have a lot of fun with him, and he with us too. I’m sure he will do very well.”
Williams continues another year with Mercedes engines, a union that has remained unbreakable since the start of F1’s turbo-hybrid era in 2014.
