Why Williams revealed new F1 livery on show car

The British team says its first challenger built to the heavily revised F1 aerodynamic regulations is currently being driven in a shakedown event at Silverstone.
That running, which was apparently delayed by an hour until 2pm local time by the team discovering an electronics issue that needed to be rectified, followed Williams releasing a series of rendered images of the FW44’s livery – …Keep reading

Williams explains decision to remove Senna S logo from 2022 F1 car

Since 1995, the first season after Senna’s death at Imola driving a Williams FW16, the team had been displayed the Senna S logo on the nose of its car to honour the Brazilian.
It continued that tradition last season, but when the Grove team revealed the striking blue livery of its new-for 2022 FW44 car, it appeared the Senna logo had finally been removed.
When asked about the decision, team …Keep reading

Williams reveals 2022 livery on F1 show car

The Grove-based squad pulled the covers off what appears to be an FW44 showcar during a digital event.
As the team heads into the new rules era, it has tweaked its colour scheme to a new blend of blues and red.
The addition of red is said to have been inspired by a determination to promote the team’s British roots.
Williams is hoping to build on the momentum it gained in 2021, where it …Keep reading

The early trends that have eased fears over identical F1 2022 cars

As the first real cars emerge, several big contrasts between the challengers have been noteworthy, with a close look at the two real cars we’ve seen so far – the McLaren and the Aston Martin – evidence that teams have approached the new regulations in very different ways.
This does come with a caveat concerning the front wing however, as while we’ve seen physical versions of both cars …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo’s 2022 F1 car revealed in Fiorano shakedown

As Autosport’s exclusive photograph shows, the car is running in a camouflage livery that it is expected will also be used for testing.
New driver Valtteri Bottas was behind the wheel, but wearing a black helmet, as he completed the first laps just before midday in Italy on the wet track.
Alfa Romeo had not planned to hold a formal reveal for the car before next week’s first pre-season test …Keep reading