The nine-times F1 constructors’ champions presented its new livery for the 2022 season on Tuesday, but the new colour scheme was initially displayed on a show car as the team wanted to “perfect” the livery.
Team boss Jost Capito explained that it elected not to show its new colours on its actual 2022 car because: “We worked on the livery and we wanted to have that perfect and that’s why we could only do it on the show car – because it took a while to do.
“It’s just we wanted to show something proper on the livery.”
Following the digital reveal, the new Williams completed a shakedown run at British Grand Prix venue Silverstone in wet conditions, with Nicholas Latifi initially at the wheel.
The real FW44 looks significantly different than the car unveiled during the digital launch, with the front end, the sidepods and the engine cover area similar to that spotted on the 2022 McLaren car, which was unveiled last week.
Williams FW44
Photo by: Williams
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