The new Formula 1 season is approaching, and there is still just over a month left until the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. As a result, teams are slowly starting to present their cars for the new racing cycle. Now it’s Williams’ turn, who have revealed their car called the FW47.
The new Williams car was unveiled at the legendary Silverstone circuit in Great Britain. At the event, the public had the opportunity to see, along with the new car, its new driver Carlos Sainz. The Spanish driver spent four seasons at Ferrari, in whose car he won three races.
Sainz moved to Williams this transfer window, and his place at Ferrari was filled by Lewis Hamilton. In the new team, he will race side by side with Alex Albon, who has been part of the British team for three seasons.
Ahead of his first season with the new team, Sainz outlined his expectations
“This is an important moment for the team and we will all do our best to get Williams back to the top of the standings as soon as possible. I was very impressed with the team in Abu Dhabi (when they tested last year’s car). After a long year, it was great to see the motivation and effort that everyone put into such an important test. Thanks to this, we were able to create a solid plan and we have already started working on it to prepare for pre-season testing and the first race. 2025 will be an exciting year and we are fully committed to putting together a good season.”
With a new title sponsor in the form of Atlassian, a company that specializes in tools designed for software development and project management, the development of the former championship team is showing progress. And, according to team principal James Walls, it is “the biggest partnership in the history of Williams, and in Formula 1 as well”.
“This is an evolution of last year’s car. We had a good winter. It’s always hard to know, because I think at the last race in Abu Dhabi, we were half a second ahead of the others in qualifying. So the gaps are closing, and what you don’t know is what kind of winter the others had. I’m proud of the work we did over the winter. When you look at the car, you see a thousand details that are just an evolution of where we were before. Literally not a single screw has been left where it was. We’re trying to keep improving. We’ll see where we are.”
