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Williams Racing is set to run a special dedicated livery featuring the iconic yellow colors of its 1993 livery. This special livery is part of the team's sponsorship deal with Mercado Libre, a digital payment giant.
The FW46 running in the upcoming two races in the Americas will be reminiscent of the colors of the FW15C, which Damon Hill and Alain Prost piloted in the 1993 season of Formula 1. The latter won his fourth and final World Championship that season.
This time around, it is the team's partnership with Mercado Libre that will see the yellow tone on the engine cover, matched with its iconic blue and the Duracell bronze-black on the intake vent. While many teams were earlier focusing on keeping their cars light with the least paint, Williams is using various colors on its cars.
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James Bower, the team's Commercial Director, said:
"Williams Racing and Mercado Libre are two brands synonymous with speed, trust and innovation, and this eye-catching engine cover is the perfect way to celebrate our partnership."
"Yellow livery designs hold a special place in Williams’ storied history and it is great to see the colour return to our cars with one of Latin America’s leading technology companies."
Williams' Alex Albon hoping to bounce back in Mexico after tough weekend at COTA
Alex Albon's weekend at COTA was rather subpar with a P16 qualification and race finish. However, heading into Mexico with the new livery on his car, the Thai driver is motivated.
In a statement released by the team, he mentioned that they would look to make the most out of the three Free Practice sessions available. The weekend in Austin featured only one practice session because of the Sprint format.
"After a tough weekend, I’m looking forward to jumping straight back in the car in Mexico this week and seeing how the car performs around this unique circuit, which has always been a track with a lot of unpredictability for our car," Albon said.
"We’re back to a normal race weekend format, so we’ll build up during the Free Practice sessions and if we can address some of our issues, we will get more performance out of it. The fans are always passionate here, so I’m looking forward to a good weekend."
The UK-based team has scored 17 points so far this season, placing in eighth place in the constructors' standings. Behind Williams are Alpine with 13 points and Sauber with zero points.
