Williams announce launch date of 2018 car

  • Published on 26 Jan 2018 16:06
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  • By: Fergal Walsh

Williams has confirmed that it will give the world a view of its 2018 car on February 15 at a launch event in London. The new FW41 will be the first car whose development has been overseen by Paddy Lowe, who joined the squad in March after a number of successful seasons with Mercedes.

Lowe previously admitted that the new car will have "quite substantial changes" in major areas. In 2017, the Grove-based team finished fifth in the standings with a best finish of third, coming at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the hands of Lance Stroll.

Stroll has been retained for the 2018 season and will be joined by Sergey Sirotkin, who replaced Felipe Massa. Robert Kubica will also be part of the team, and will take part in a number of free practice sessions throughout the year. Williams joins Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Toro Rosso on the launch date schedules.

Team Launch Date
Mercedes February 22nd
Ferrari February 22nd
Red Bull  
Force India  
Williams February 15th
Renault  
Toro Rosso February 25th
Haas  
McLaren February 23rd
Sauber  

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  • So, first out, and quite significantly so. I hope that isnt a bad sign.

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    • Jan 26 2018 - 17:11
    • I don't read much into that... the real test is when the car hits the road. They usually use a lot of props at launch events to conceal several of the parts of the car.

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      • Jan 26 2018 - 18:50

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