{"id":338664,"date":"2025-12-10T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338664\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:44:12","slug":"f1-news-fans-set-to-choose-williams-2026-testing-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338664\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Fans set to choose Williams\u2019 2026 testing colours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WilliamsLivery.jpg\" alt=\"Fans set to choose Williams\u2019 2026 testing colours\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFans will get to choose the 2026 testing livery for Williams. Image: Williams<\/p>\n<p>The initiative gives supporters the chance to choose from six designs that will feature on the car driven by Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz during January\u2019s opening running at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Each option retains the team\u2019s traditional blue palette, with three incorporating a bold dazzle pattern built around Williams\u2019 newly modernised \u2018Forward W\u2019 logo.<\/p>\n<p>Voting opens on December 9 and runs until December 16 on the team\u2019s website, with the winning design set to appear when the all-new 2026 cars hit the track for the first time as the sport enters its most significant regulatory shift in a generation. The changes will see shorter and lighter machinery forming part of a fresh rules package aimed at improving racing.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign follows a strong 2025 for Williams, which scored its best constructors\u2019 championship finish since 2016 by taking fifth with 137 points. It also builds on a series of recent fan-engagement projects, including the \u2018Driven By Words\u2019 initiative that drew more than 140,000 messages from supporters and the globally selected \u2018Bolder than Bold\u2019 livery in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Team principal James Vowles said the vote reflects the team\u2019s determination to bring fans closer to its journey back to the front.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWin a 1:12 Erebus Motorsport #1 2024 Bathurst Winner from Authentic Collectables  <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/christmas-giveaway-day-10-authentic-collectables\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8211; Enter Now!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our joys this year has been seeing the growing number of fans proudly wearing blue to support Atlassian Williams Racing on our path back to the top,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no better way to start 2026 than by giving our millions of fans around the world the chance to choose what the FW48 looks like on its very first laps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be special for the team and a pleasure to carry the fan livery as we enter a new era for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Albon echoed that enthusiasm, highlighting the passion behind the team\u2019s recent resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see the incredible passion and commitment of Atlassian Williams Racing fans at every race and with the thousands of messages of support that help drive the team forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see which of these six brilliant designs they choose for us to kick off the new 2026 era with at Barcelona testing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChoose your favourite version of Williams blue and vote now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams will reveal the winning livery later this month, with the FW48 set to begin its first laps in Spain before the grid moves on to Bahrain for two more tests in February ahead of the season opener in Melbourne on March 8.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parcelprotect.com.au\/deliveryrun\/?utm_source=Speedcafe&amp;utm_website=EDM&amp;utm_campaign=Speedcafe_2025\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"328_Parcel-speedcafe_takeover_v1_728x90\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/328_Parcel-speedcafe_takeover_v1_728x90.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans will get to choose the 2026 testing livery for Williams. 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