The Formula 1 car launch season is officially underway!
Williams Racing was the first team from the grid to reveal their car for the upcoming 2025 season.
The event took place in Silverstone, where James Vowles, Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon shared a few words before ultimately revealing the FW47.
MEET THE FW47 🤩 pic.twitter.com/RPbuwWwfSc
— Atlassian Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) February 14, 2025
Sainz also got to go on track and try the FW47 for the first time.
FW47 on track! 🔊
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) February 14, 2025
Carlos Sainz took to the Silverstone track as Williams launched their 2025 car ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/74UFjIg44P
Some of the most noticeable differences with the FW46 in the technical aspect is a new front wing scoop at a lower angle, focusing on downforce, a renewed engine cover accompanied by a new sidepod shape.
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New beginnings
Earlier this week the Grove-based team announced a new partnership with Atlassian, an Australian based software company, and a name change for the team, which will now be referred to as Atlassian Williams Racing.
Vowels, team principal, dedicated a few words to describe what this partnership means for the team, and their vision for the future.
“In the history of Williams, this is by far the biggest partnership we’ve ever had, it is probably one of the biggest, full stop, in the sport or in sports, but more importantly, it is a partnership of two organizations that have very close synergies on how we act and how we behave.
“Everything is about collaboration and teamwork, it is about how you pull individuals together and point them in the right way, it is about being a challenger to other brands and systems with other dynamics.
“We have two of the best drivers, some of the best individuals as a part of us, we have individuals that know the journey they are on, they are all over the car, they are part of it, but they [Atlassian] are partners, they are not sponsors, they are partners that want to be part of what we are doing.” Said Vowles.
This was just the car launch, next week there will be a joint event with all 10 teams to commemorate F1’s 75-year anniversary where they will reveal their liveries.
The event will take place on Tuesday, February 18th in London at The O2 at 3:00pm EST.
The biggest F1 launch event... EVER! 🙌
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 12, 2024
18.02.2025 - Kick off our 75th season with F1 75 LIVE at The O2!
Tickets on sale THIS Friday 15 November.https://t.co/NHtIo3HaiD#F1 #F175LIVE pic.twitter.com/hCWIA2MNMk
It is also not too long until we get to see the cars back in action, as the two-day F1 Pre Season Testing in Bahrain will start on February 26th until the 28th.
