Williams to mark 50th year with legendary cars on show in London

Williams will mark its 50th year in Formula 1 with year-long celebrations. At the heart of the festivities is the "W50 Live" exhibition, to be held in London.

Championship cars together

The exhibition, at 26 Leake Street next to the famous graffiti tunnel in London's Waterloo area, will feature six cars that hold an important place in the history of both Williams and F1. Among them are the FW06, the first F1 car built by Williams Grand Prix Engineering, along with the FW11B, FW14B and FW19, in which Nelson Piquet won the title in 1987, Nigel Mansell in 1992 and Jacques Villeneuve in 1997.

Two record-breaking cars will also be on display: the 2003 FW25, with which Juan Pablo Montoya set F1's highest average speed record, a mark that stood for 17 years, and the FW38, in which Valtteri Bottas set F1's top speed record by reaching 378 km/h during the 2016 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. A show car carrying the team's 2027 livery will also be exhibited.

2027 car to be named FW50

Williams announced that the car it will race in 2027 will be named the FW50. The team is skipping the FW49 name to mark the 50th anniversary of its first race in F1.

The exhibition will be open to ticket holders from Feb. 11 to 28. Tickets go on sale to W Club members on Oct. 26 and to the general public on Oct. 29. Williams will also let fans choose the car's livery for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.