Williams unveils the livery of its 2026 F1 car, the FW48

Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, the FW48 sports a predominantly blue livery, but this time the pontoons are predominantly white and sky blue. This color appears on the Williams Thanks to the arrival of Barclays, which becomes the team's official bank. After finishing fifth in the 2025 Constructors' World Championship, Williams hopes to take another step forward this season, taking advantage of the introduction of new technical regulations.

"2026 marks the next step in the return to the top for the Atlassian Williams team." F1 Team, as we enter a new era for this sport, we are eager to begin the upcoming season."said James Vowles, the team principal of the team. “We have an excellent driver lineup, fantastic new partners, an ever-growing fan base, and we want to build on the success we had last year, but we are not naive about the challenge ahead. Nobody really knows what will happen in the first race, but we are eager to find out and hope our fans will enjoy cheering us on with this superb new livery.”

The Williams FW48 will make its first track appearance during testing in Bahrain, which begins on February 11. The Grove-based team skipped the Barcelona test week, where the other nine teams were able to run for several days.

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