It was not known to most of us, but last year it was a very stressed time for Williams. The car was late and the overweight was greatly overweight. The latter point was expensive in terms of performance, but when Alex Albon fell significantly in Australia’s Grand Prix, the former turned out to be much harmful, and lack of extra cars meant that Williams could race only one person.
2025 began sharply in a very different way.
In a clear message that the team moves in the right direction, Williams became the second team that released a new car this year 24 hours after Mclaren first played in Silverstone. In the same place, there was much more splendor and event as Williams invited partners, guests and fan competition winners for live shows in the Pete Building.
Williams took the leaves out of Ferrari’s book and ran the car for the first time in front of the world of Carlos Sainz. The person who could turn the first rap was Sainz, and the garage door rolled out of the studio and passed by the pit.
After the early 2024 challenge, Albon was pleased to absorb the team’s more confident atmosphere.
“It’s just an opportunity to show where the team was and where to go.” “I know it’s a bit shownbiz, but I think it’s good to see. We attracted a big partner. It is better to have it as well as financial factors as well as financial factors.
“Everyone is cohesive in what we see in Williams and where we want. So simple is a good thing. The focus is still here [at track]It is certain. But let’s look at last year when I think about it. We barely tested a car. We were overweight. We were having trouble around. We have prepared about two cars. This year we could do all this.
“I know it’s a little different. But from a year’s point of view, we really changed in that sense. ”
The change felt internally, but James Vowles’ team principal said he wanted to see it publicly. There was a true desire to prove that the team has been having a huge change in the last two years and the first of the Live broadcasting has begun to see this benefit, claiming that the FW47 has become zero. Despite the car build, we finish at 4 am.
The branding of the new title partner, Atlassian, was outstanding, and Vowles wanted to pursue the size of the transaction again. The largest deal, full stop, top 10 in Formula 1. It will give the idea of where the number is. It’s huge. ”
But huge was that the team was ready to prepare for such an event. The car was described more simply by evolution, unlike Mclaren, which emphasizes innovative approach 24 hours ago, but it should not interfere with the promise of carrying out its own deadline in front of many major stakeholders.
It fits well with not only those from the outside but also for the most famous new employees of the team.
The atmosphere he found in the team is luxurious in the framework of optimistic mind when he goes up in 2025.
Obviously optimistic Sainz said, “First impression, honest and positive.” “I think this is the good show of Williams’ progress. To be bold enough for all partners to prepare the tests here, all media are invited to see the first rap of the car. Williams show trust in a new tool for producing cars here. Over time, I think it will work as well as today without any problems.
“This is a good show for the outside world, and I am proud of the first day by showing Williams’ intentional progress.”
Progressive was a buzzword, but it was difficult to avoid the release date, and the team leaned on the atmosphere of Valentine’s Day on the air. Albon has already found that a strong relationship with the drivers, along with Sainz, filled with praise for the way he welcomed him, has already blossomed.
“With Alex now, I’ve never seen someone who’s too sincere and open, so please make progress with the team, listen to my words, and tell me what you already know about the team. If you share it with me, ‘What do you think about this? What do you think about it? ‘And I step back and ask him many other questions.
“So far, honestly, we have an amazing relationship, and we think we know it. If we want to compete for this team again and fight for victory again, we are needed between him and me. You can share it in the same direction and sacrifice the secrets of our own drivers or drivers to maintain for yourself to share this time to see if you can have a faster development. ”
Given the pair of experiences, Albon hopes that Williams will be able to take advantage of all opportunities at the end of the year, while other teams of the other team hopes to speed up. But the real focus is an opportunity to achieve significant development through the new automotive era in 2026.
To this end, Williams had to be an efficient and consistent team and a clear signal of how improved on the front line from a year ago with the launch of the FW47.
