IN PICTURES – The Williams FW47 on track at Silverstone

After McLaren, who ran his MCL39 on Thursday, it's the turn of Williams to occupy the Silverstone circuit to carry out the first shakedown of the FW47, its mount for the 2025 season. Formula 1. A few minutes after the presentation of the car – which sports a special livery before the official reveal on Tuesday 18 February at the F175 event – ​​the British team was able to send its new weapon out on track for a few installation laps.

He is the new driver of the Grove team, Carlos Sainz, who had the honour of taking the FW47 for the first time on the British track. Everything went well, which is good news, said the Spaniard after his run. “A setup lap for a new car is always a bit tricky, but everything worked as planned and we are now ready to get started on the roadmap.”

FW47 on track! 🔊

Carlos Sainz took to the Silverstone track as Williams launched their 2025 car ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/74UFjIg44P

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Ahead of this first shakedown, James Volwes was able to present his team and its two drivers, Carlos Sainz and Alexander albon, as well as the new title sponsor of the Williams team, Atlassian, which the Team Principal of the British team considers to be one of the biggest partnerships in the history of Formula 1.

While he wants to be ambitious for the coming season, James Vowles recalls that Williams' objective is to return to the top of the table from 2026. “You’re going to see us progress, but what I’ve said all along is that we’ve been focused on 2026, 2027, 2028. We’re developing things that are in line with that goal. This year, there are huge infrastructure changes that are happening. We had 700 people, we have over 1 today, and it’s not over. There’s a lot more in the pipeline.”

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