Williams have revealed the one-off livery they are going to use at this weekend’s British Grand Prix to have fun their 800th System 1 grand prix.

The staff won’t really attain that landmark till the following race in Hungary, as a result of cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix earlier this 12 months, which turned the British spherical into the tenth somewhat than the eleventh occasion of the season.

The livery, which is an adaptation of the same old livery adoring the Williams FW45, has been “designed with a British twist” because it features a stylisation of the Union Flag on the engine cowl. The staff’s founding 12 months, 1977 can also be printed on the engine cowl and the higher use of a blue-and-white color scheme harks again to liveries of the mid-Nineteen Nineties and the 2000s.

Whereas the livery will solely be used for one occasion, the 800th grand prix celebrations will happen over the following two race weekends because the staff wished to incorporate their house followers within the commemoration as soon as they found the landmark would transfer to being in Hungary.

As a part of the Silverstone celebrations, Williams’ model ambassador Jenson Button will drive the FW14B which dominated the 1992 season throughout the British Grand prix weekend.

Williams can also be on account of run a particular livery on the Singapore Grand Prix in honour of certainly one of its sponsors.

Williams 800th grand prix celebration livery for 2023 British Grand Prix
Williams 800th grand prix celebration livery for 2023 British Grand Prix

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