Williams has introduced that its season launch on Feb. 5 will happen in the USA, with the group heading to New York Metropolis.
Final yr noticed each Crimson Bull and AlphaTauri finishing up launch-style occasions in New York, as groups faucet into the bigger curiosity from American followers and corporations in System 1. Williams is owned by Dorilton Capital, with the funding agency having places of work in each New York and Houston in addition to London, and is about to kick off the 2024 launches on the East Coast.
Given the timing of the occasion, it’s unlikely the group’s new automotive — the FW46 — itself will probably be unveiled, however the 2024 livery will probably be on show alongside returning drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant.
Williams has retained Sargeant as a part of its pairing, after the Floridian exhibiting improved type within the latter levels of 2023 and have become the primary American to attain a degree in F1 in 30 years when he was categorised within the prime ten at the USA Grand Prix in Austin.
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The 2024 Williams would be the first produced since James Vowles joined as group principal, having begun work within the place after final yr’s automotive was full, whereas chief technical officer Pat Fry began in November. Though Fry could have had restricted affect on the FW46, he says Dorilton’s latest investments present Williams has momentum following its seventh-place end in final yr’s constructors’ championship.
“I believe it’s a group that’s shifting ahead, to be sincere,” Fry stated. “There’s no level hiding behind the very fact we’ve obtained a mountain of labor to do, and issues to develop. However I believe folks will see that there’s a dedication there, and so they’ll say that dedication has to begin proper from the very prime, which we’ve got. And folks will see us shifting ahead.”
