The legendary British team has become the sixth to present its car for the 2022 Formula 1 season, an FW44 with a completely renewed image that has dyed the car almost completely blue.
Williams held the official presentation of its new car at its Grove factory on Tuesday, the second since the sale of the team to the investment fund Dorilton Capital in the summer of 2020, and the first since the death of Frank Williams last November. .
It will be the Formula 1 with which Nicholas Latifi and Alexander Albon represent Williams , in a course in which they will continue to try to take steps forward after having left the last position in the constructors’ world championship in 2021.
The Canadian is in his second year at Williams, while the Thai is back in the starting lineup after a year on the bench as a Red Bull Racing reserve.
Both drivers had been impressed with the look of the new Williams, and now we’ve all been able to see what Albon meant when he said it was one color and that it was a ‘more Williams’ car.
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Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
Photo by: Williams
It was the drivers themselves, together with the director Jost Capito , who lifted the veil on the new car, a single-seater that will continue to be equipped with the Mercedes power unit , and that sports a sober and elegant design. White disappears, very present in recent years, and blue is accompanied by several lines in light blue and red.
The small presence of sponsors, and the size and location of Duracell, with whom they announced a long-term agreement on Monday, are surprising.
Since its change of ownership a year and a half ago, Williams has undergone a period of major restructuring, especially at the technical department level, where several new senior managers have been hired.
The FW44 is thus the first F1 designed under the direction of François-Xavier Demaison , and the introduction of the new technical regulations offers great hope for the recovery of the team.
Williams completed their best season since 2017 in 2021. After finishing tenth three years in a row, they finished eighth in the constructors’ championship, even returning to the podium at the Belgian Grand Prix whose race was not really contested.
