Williams have unveiled their new FW46 car to be driven by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant in the 2024 F1 season.
Williams have retained the predominant sky blue livery of the FW45 but with more navy blue colour across the sideboards, although the gold Duracell logo has been retained across the top of the engine cover.
The new car was unveiled at Puma’s Fifth Avenue store in New York City, USA, which Team Principal, James Vowles described as “a significant milestone” for the team.
Vowles also spoke of the need to build upon their seventh-placed finish in the 2023 season despite having focused on their new car for several months, whilst Sargeant has been retained for a second season alongside Albon.
“The FW46 has been the focus of the team for many months and there is still a tremendous effort going in from everyone at Grove to deliver our challenger for this year.
“As we look to build on the momentum from last season, we have a driver line-up in Alex and Logan that is capable of consistently fighting for points while helping lead our development for the future.”
Vowles also spoke of feeling “excited” about what the future brings with Zak O’Sullivan and Franco Colapinto stepping up to F2, whilst Luke Browning remains in F3 for a second year where he is set to fight for the title after his rookie season and a dominant Macau GP win in 2023.
Oleksandr Bondarev and Sara Matsui will continue in karting whilst Lia Block and Alessandro Giusti step up to F1 Academy and Formula Regional European Championship respectively.
Albon meanwhile is “excited” for the new season as he shared a post of his new all-white overalls on X.
New character unlocked🔓Excited to get 2024 started with @williamsracing ! pic.twitter.com/7JaKn83Hr8
— Alex Albon (@alex_albon) February 5, 2024
This season also sees Williams welcome Japanese manufacturer, Komatsu on board as a partner, with their logo displayed on the sideboard.
The FW46 car will make its on-track debut on 20 February in a pre-season promotional filming day in Sakhir, Bahrain, ahead of the pre-season test from 21-23 February.
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