{"id":204644,"date":"2025-10-16T17:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/204644\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:19:10","slug":"williams-to-run-iconic-f1-throwback-for-united-states-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/204644\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams To Run Iconic F1 Throwback For United States Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4z\">Williams will run in a stunning special livery for the United States Grand Prix in homage to its 2002 Formula 1 challenger.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"52\">Celebrating its partnership with Atlassian, which was founded in 2002, the team will use a blue and white color scheme that was used on the FW24, which finished second to Ferrari in the championship that year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"55\">The car was driven by Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya that season and was the only car other than Ferrari to win a race, while the Colombian set what was then the fastest lap in F1 history with the car at the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01k7pdp8y0s9bqk8jzrs.jpg\" alt=\"Williams 2002 livery\" title=\"Williams 2002 livery\" width=\"3838\" height=\"2158\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"5e\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Williams Racing<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">Williams says the livery is &#8220;a visual representation of how both Williams and Atlassian have survived and thrived in the face of relentless change since 2002 through harnessing the power of teamwork&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">Montoya was present to reveal the design alongside current driver Carlos Sainz and Atlassian Co-founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes.   \u201cThe FW47 looks incredible in this 2002 retro livery which I am sure will be a fan favorite and I can\u2019t wait to drive it at Austin this weekend,&#8221; said Sainz. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">&#8220;I have seen first-hand how Atlassian\u2019s software and approach to teamwork is helping move the team forward, and I am excited about what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2002 and 2025, side by side \ud83d\udc4a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aGyybs5bDf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aGyybs5bDf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlassian Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamsRacing\/status\/1978785400081510618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 16, 2025<\/a>Alpine make it six with livery changes<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">Alpine will also run with an alternate color scheme at the Circuit of the Americas in partnership with Mercado Libre, for which Franco Colapinto serves as a brand ambassador.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">The livery features a band of Mercado Libre&#8217;s yellow on the engine box and will be used in this weekend&#8217;s US Grand Prix as well as in Mexico City and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01k7pdhadvnd6arda860.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine Special livery 2025\" title=\"Alpine Special livery 2025\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1124\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"69\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BWT Alpine<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">It marks the launch of the Unidos por la Velocidad campaign, translated as United by Speed, which features Colapinto and Brazilian soccer player Neymar Jr.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">\u201cRacing with Mercado Libre&#8217;s colours is very special for me,&#8221; said Colapinto. &#8220;It means bringing a brand to the track that was born in my country and now represents millions of Latin Americans on a global stage. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">&#8220;For any driver, competing in Formula 1 is a dream. I&#8217;m living mine \u2014 with effort, dedication, and the support of an incredible team. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adding a touch of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ML_Argentina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ML_Argentina<\/a> yellow to our car for Austin, Mexico and Brazil \ud83d\udc9b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioAL0ozk4z\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ioAL0ozk4z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@AlpineF1Team) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlpineF1Team\/status\/1978762845056544950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">&#8220;Doing it alongside Mercado Libre, a company that continues to support me and shares the same values of commitment and perseverance, makes it even more meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">With Haas, Racing Bulls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/f1\/news\/mclaren-becomes-fourth-team-to-change-livery-for-f1-united-states-grand-prix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McLaren and Aston Martin all revealing new schemes<\/a>, six cars will run special liveries this weekend.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">The Latest Formula 1 News<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Williams will run in a stunning special livery for the United States Grand Prix in homage to its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204645,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,372,6537,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-204644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}