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[narain fan]

EXCLUSIVE: WILLIAMSF1 NEW LIVERY
Last Updated: Monday, 28, November, 2005, 12:32


WilliamsF1 will introduce a new interim livery when it begins winter testing at Barcelona, ITV-F1.com can exclusively reveal.

The team, which starts work on the new Cosworth V8 engine at Barcelona on Tuesday, will be resplendent in midnight blue with white detailing on both its cars and trucks.

The hybrid FW27Cs will also carry the white flying chevrons and white nose flash that first appeared on Frank Williams Racing Cars in the late 1960s and early 1970s prior to the formation of Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977.

The livery came to prominence in 1969 on Piers Courage’s Brabham BT26.

WilliamsF1's cars have been predominantly white with blue flashes since the team joined forces with BMW in 2000.

But with the Munich manufacturer moving on to start its own team after buying Sauber, and principal sponsor HP's decision to quit F1, Williams has changed its identity to suit its current requirements.

As well as continued RBS branding the car also bears allegiance to new tyre supplier Bridgestone.

The team intends to run in these colours until its definitive livery is revealed at the launch of its car at the team's Grove HQ in the UK on January 27.









http://www.suttonima...review.asp?.JPG
here is a link to the pic

Edited by narain fan, 28 November 2005 - 01:45 PM.

[Jenson_Rules]

I think it looks god awful! What a dull livery!

[narain fan]

http://www.itv-f1.co...spx?PO_ID=34608
here is the link to the article from itv....on clicking on the pic it enlarges......
ben did the earlier link work for u

[Jenson_Rules]

i saw it on itvf1 earlier so i didnt bother clicking the link!

[Sato]

Yeah, the link in the firs tpost doens't work.

[Panchito]

Jenson_Rules!!!, on Nov 28 2005, 01:50 PM, said:

I think it looks god awful! What a dull livery!

I wasn´t expecting a different opinion from you

[monza gorilla]

Looks a bit like Uncle Ken's colour scheme, bless his soul.

[ButtonGod]

I really like it. I think it is one of the best looking cars that Williams have had since Hill's 1994 Williams car.

[Senna]

ButtonGod, on Nov 28 2005, 06:05 PM, said:

I really like it. I think it is one of the best looking cars that Williams have had since Hill's 1994 Williams car.

hardly!

[Sato]

noway, the 94 - 97 car liverys were awesome, this one whilst not the worst around, is pale in comparsion, to me.

[Der Kaiser]

the big number on the side looks hideous.

[Senna]

Sato, on Nov 28 2005, 06:51 PM, said:

noway, the 94 - 97 car liverys were awesome, this one whilst not the worst around, is pale in comparsion, to me.

Indeed.  Many of the pre-1994 Williams cars had fabulous liveries as well.  The FW19 is my favourite:

Edited by Senna, 28 November 2005 - 06:55 PM.

[Der Kaiser]

i don't like that one... has crap all over it

[Senna]

kaisersalsek, on Nov 28 2005, 07:04 PM, said:

i don't like that one... has crap all over it

Yes but try and ignore the driver…

[Der Kaiser]

Senna, on Nov 28 2005, 07:11 PM, said:

Yes but try and ignore the driver…

         

[bajo39]

Senna, on Nov 28 2005, 02:11 PM, said:

Yes but try and ignore the driver…

[Kopite Girl]

It looks alright, I suppose.

[Panchito]

It looks kind of retro.

[AutoRacer5]

Nice livery, that blue looks good.

[pumpdoc]

What a dull scheme, it'll get lost among the shadows............

[Lure]

I like it. Just plain old navy blue looks the goods, it's a mean looking car!

[Buttonfan]

all i have to say, is very blue

[F1 FANatic]

plain is about the only word that fits the bill. f1 has had some great paint jobs. something i have always liked was the jordan jaws and the fact that manardi never had the same colors twice. sad to see both be gone, those jordan jaws were only around though when jordan actually could fight with othere then just manardi. they really made the cars look mean

probuably they want it to blend with the track so if it ever manages to get close you wont see it till its soo late. that or they try and get the races moved to night time and that way nobody can see how horrible the car looks.

Edited by F1 FANatic, 29 November 2005 - 05:15 AM.

[hollywood2003]

""The team intends to run in these colours until its definitive livery is revealed at the launch of its car at the team's Grove HQ in the UK on January 27."

This is only a temporary make do until they get all the new sponsors for the car, dont get too excited about the colours until we see then launch car. If they land a bigger major sponsor it may be pink,purple, green or yellow yet.
Remember when winfield smokes were the sponsor th cars were all red!!!


    

[nojvnof1]

It's only interim, nothing special, but I like it. I'm with monza, it is strikingly similar to the old Tyrrell's raced by Sir Jackie. The Rothmans livery kicked serious a$$ though, and the driver in that car Senna posted was not half bad either if I may say so myself.

[Red Bull fan ire]

I think the colour has changed to make sponsors more visable because on the old car they where not very easy to see. I like its a change, something new for next years grid.  

[ecapdeville]

Of course is an interim livery (like the car itself), the final livery will be different...anybody remember the livery that Mclaren had for testing at the start of 97 season, when they lost Marlboro for West sponsor...it was an orange - yellow (horrendous) livery...but at the end the livery was the silver one that everybody knows now...dont panic!  





a coincidence...number 9 and 10 too...

Edited by ecapdeville, 29 November 2005 - 06:52 PM.

[Senna]

ecapdeville, on Nov 29 2005, 06:33 PM, said:

Of course is an interim livery (like the car itself), the final livery will be different...anybody remember the livery that Mclaren had for testing at the start of 97 season, when they lost Marlboro for West sponsor...it was an orange - yellow (horrendous) livery...but at the end the livery was the silver one that everybody knows now...dont panic!  


a coincidence...number 9 and 10 too...

I remember that!  It was a striking livery, quite nice but perhaps a bit overpowering.

[mclarenmatt]

What i will wait to see is not if the livery changes....but the speed of the car with that cossie engine in it!  

[Wez]

ecapdeville, on Nov 29 2005, 08:33 PM, said:

Of course is an interim livery (like the car itself), the final livery will be different...anybody remember the livery that Mclaren had for testing at the start of 97 season, when they lost Marlboro for West sponsor...it was an orange - yellow (horrendous) livery...but at the end the livery was the silver one that everybody knows now...dont panic!  


a coincidence...number 9 and 10 too...

That Williams livery looks a bit too blue...

Yeah Ecap, I remember seeing that Orange Mclaren, there was also a Black Ferrari not so long ago.