F1: Williams presented his FW47 for the 2025 World Cup

In Silverstone, the Grove team showed the model that will use this year to continue its reconstruction. Carlos Sainz joined to accompany Alex Albon.

Nothing remains of that almost familiar team founded by Frank Williams; Today the owner is a company without a face -to -name company Dorilton Capital. But English essence and phlegm are maintained, as much as their delicious history. The last years of fallen unfortunately do not tarnish their successful course in Formula 1. its nine constructors crowns (Igualan with McLaren the second historical place), the seven pilot titles, the 114 victories (fifth in the ranking, Behind Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull), his 128 pole posations (room in history), 313 podiums (third) … The huge names that passed there: Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill … However, Williams entered into a dry dock. The 2012 Spain GP was the last victory of the Team de Grove, by the hand of Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, and accumulate 262 races without climbing the best step on the podium. Moreover, Dorilton’s arrival stopped a definitive closing path to which the team seemed to fall, plunged into debts. And the reconstruction began, little by little, with firm steps. The renovation of the outdated factory began and James Vowles arrived in 2023 to assume the direction and command the ship. And on that course, This Friday the FW47 was presented in Silverstone, the 2025 model.

For this year, Williams formed one of the best possible doubles: Alex Albon joined Carlos Sainz, With all his experience and who comes from face to face with Charles Leclerc inside Ferrari. Pilots has the team to aim high, especially having the bar quite low after being ninth in 2024 builders, with the 12 points that the Thai and the five of Franco Colapint season after ejecting Logan Saregeant.

The car that was presented in Silverstone did not have the final decoration of 2025. The teams are required to reserve that moment for the joint event that organized the F1 to Next Tuesday at the London O2 Stadium (with Disney+transmission). It did serve to know the new Main Sponsor, Atlassian, an Australian company that develops software and artificial intelligence tools. “The car is an evolution last year,” Vowles said during the presentation. 2025 is a year of transition in the World Cup, waiting for the new technical regulations that will go on track in 2026. “I am proud of the team’s work, there are thousands of details that suppose an evolution for us, ”added English. Of course, the former member of Mercedes continued with the same speech he used in 2024 when they asked when Williams would fight for victories: “You will see us progress forward, but what I have always said is that we put our approach in 2026, 2027 and 2028. We are developing elements that come into play as a result of that. This year we have enormous changes in infrastructure. If we can achieve a podium in 2025? Nothing is impossible. We must remember that last year there were also some surprises. What I can say is that we have many more ingredients at our disposal. I think that in a normal race weekend it will be unlikely, but there will be circumstances that will play in our favor, and we have two of the strongest pilots who will give absolutely everything. ”

The presentation closed with Sainz performing a couple of turns on the Silverstone track in the frost morning. “Everything was fine, which is good news. A round of a newborn car is always a bit complicated. But everything worked as it should, and now we are ready to enter the career plan ”, The Spaniard said to get off the brand new FW47. Williams is ready for a long year of 24 races.