Williams has revealed the launch plans for its 2025 car, as the team begins its association with Carlos Sainz.
The Spaniard, who joined Williams from Ferrari, was allowed to drive for his new team in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last month. Williams will launch its new car — the FW47 — at Silverstone on Feb. 14, but is saving the race livery for the F1 75 event at the O2 Arena in London four days later. Sainz says he’s been encouraged by the early signs since beginning work with the team.
“It’s an important time for the team and we are all going to push to bring Williams back to the front of the grid as soon as possible,” Sainz said. “I was very impressed with the team back in Abu Dhabi. After a long year, it was great to watch the motivation and effort that everyone put in at such an important test.
“Thanks to that, we’ve been able to put together a solid plan and we have already started working on it to make sure we are as prepared as possible ahead of the pre-season test and first race. We’re not far away from the Silverstone car launch and I can’t wait to see my new ride! 2025 will be an exciting year and we are fully committed to putting together a strong season. Vamos!”
Team principal James Vowles says the focus has been on the new car for a significant period, with teams likely to want to switch attentions to the new regulations in 2026 as early as possible.
“There is a tremendous amount to look forward to for Williams in 2025 — we have fantastic race drivers in Alex and Carlos, top engineers joining from across the grid and new facilities becoming operational at our Grove HQ,” Vowles said.
“As part of our comeback plan, we have been working on our 2025 car for some time and I can’t wait to see it at Silverstone on February 14. Everyone in the team is giving everything to get this team back where it belongs as we head towards the major rule changes for 2026. It’s going to be an exciting year.”
Williams follows Ferrari in confirming when it will unveil its actual race car for 2025, with Ferrari doing so on Feb. 19 in Maranello. The F1 75th season launch event in London on Feb, 18 will feature all 10 teams but they have only been mandated to unveil their race liveries at that time, and not the new cars themselves.
