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Williams Opens Fan Vote to Pick FW48 Testing Livery for 2026 Debut

The team uses a six-design ballot to launch its 2026 project under new rules after a fifth-place 2025.

Overview

  • Voting opened on December 9 and closes on December 16 on Williams' website, with six blue-themed options prepared for pre-season testing.
  • The winning design will be announced later in December and will appear on the FW48 for its first laps.
  • Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz will drive the FW48 in 2026 as Formula 1 introduces a major technical rules reset.
  • Williams plans a January rollout at Barcelona, followed by Bahrain test days in February, before the season opener in Melbourne on March 8.
  • The team retains Mercedes power units following a 2025 campaign that delivered fifth in the Constructors' Championship.