WILLIAMS, FW43B - HISTORY REMINDER AS STRONG MOTIVATOR

Williams Racing proudly launched its 2021 Formula One challenger, the Williams FW43B, featuring a striking new livery for the season ahead. The team’s new look captures the spirit of the team’s past, the present transformation and its drive to future ambitions as it heads into its first full season of ownership under US based Investment company, Dorilton Capital.

Whilst evolutionary on the technical side due to the regulations, hence the designation FW43B as opposed to the FW44, the 2021 car will race with a dramatic new visual identity sporting a livery inspired by Williams’ all-conquering cars of the 1980s and 1990s, combining blues, white and yellow accents.

Speaking for the first time as CEO of Williams Racing, Jost Capito said: "Williams Racing is a sporting icon, and a team that has forged a reputation of success through sheer determination and grit intertwined with innovation, passionate and skilful race-craft and an absolute desire to win. Highs and lows are typical in any long-established sporting brand’s journey and historic success can be a strong motivator, but it cannot be relied upon to define future success in the modern era of Formula One."

"Therefore, we have created a fresh new livery for the 2021 car; one that acknowledges our incredible past and retains the spirit, drive and motivation that remains at the core of Williams’ DNA yet looks to the future and signposts our long-term ambition to return to the front of the grid. Whilst we are just starting out on this journey and there is still a lot of work to do, we are happy to see momentum in the right direction and look forward to continuing that progress on track this season."

Simon Roberts, team principal: "I became a team boss and I got used to this role. Now we have to focus on racing and prepare for the changes in 2022. We have a lot of work to do, but we are in good shape before the start of the season."

"It is not easy to modify the car in a pandemic. Many of our employees worked from home. On the one hand, this is not bad, but in the long run it can cause problems. Today's presentation is an important event for those who worked from home."

"Because for the first time they saw the car as a whole. So we had to pay attention to their safety and get the job done. It took a lot of effort, but the team did a great job."

"This year, not only the color of the car has changed. Although we continue to use many parts from last year and can not change the damping or wheelbase, we are free to work with the aerodynamics. The team redesigned the cooling systems and tried to "We reduced the weight of the car. We analyzed and optimized everything."

"The new car is called the FW43B because the chassis stays the same. We updated the whole chassis we had last year, everything was disassembled, checked and put in place. We didn't have to make a new chassis, so we got more time and could work closer to everyone. "All these little things affect the speed of the car."

George Russell, #63: "I had a great winter break, I even got some rest. Last season was intense, 17 races in six months. I already tried the new car on Silverstone Movie Day. I liked it, it went well. Already on the simulator, I noticed that the car is different from last year. But the practice is completely different. I hope that in reality the car will turn out to be no less efficient than the simulator, but we will not find out the truth until the qualifications in Bahrain."

"My task is to keep improving. I like the new colors of the car, light blue with yellow. In general, everything looks positive. Let's see how the car behaves on the track. I'm looking forward to the start of the season. Only a few months have passed. from Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but I already want to get behind the wheel and find out how fast the FW43B is."

"It is great to visit Portimao and Imola again. A very interesting start to the season is coming! I look forward to these two races. I have talked a lot with Jost Capito since he joined the team, he has many years of experience in motorsport. He knows what he is doing "It's great that he joined our team and brought a lot of energy. Again, this is a new beginning for us."

Nicholas Latifi, # 6: "I am no longer a Formula One rookie this season, which will affect my approach, but I do not expect the season to be easy. Plus I will feel more comfortable during the racing weekends because I know what to expect."

"First, it is important to make progress compared to last year. Qualifying speed is the main area where I want to improve. As for the racing pace, I count on natural progress thanks to previous experience."

"I saw the new colors of the car just before this interview! In my opinion, it looks fresh and different from what the team has been using for the last few years. It marks the beginning of a new era. The combination of blue and yellow is a reminder of past successes. "I think the car will look great on the track."