Why Williams’s new look may be more than just a paint job
When George Russell and Nicholas Latifi leave the pits at the Red Bull Ring for free practice this Friday, their cars will look noticeably different from when a Williams FW43 last graced the track in Formula 1 winter testing.
Williams has adopted a new colour scheme after splitting with former title sponsor ROKiT at the end of May (see page 32). Now the team’s 2020 challenger is a sleek overall white with blue flashes, where once it was jarringly splashed with red.
The FW43 does now look very clean, but definitely a little bare – with ‘Williams’ writ large on the rear wing in place of a sponsor’s logo a reminder of what the team has recently been through. Off-track developments over the past few months point to deeper change at Williams than merely new colours. Indeed, if certain suggestions play out, they could result in
