The British Grand Prix weekend was a very special Formula One race for Williams Racing: The legendary team celebrated its 800th Grand Prix at Silverstone, which included a special one-off livery that fans can now race in F1 23 themselves.
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The usual mix of black and dark blue on the Williams cars gets white accents for the British Grand Prix, including a Union Jack on the engine cover - for what is actually Williams' 799th F1 race: Due to the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola due to the flooding of the region earlier this year, the actual anniversary has been pushed back by a race, so start number 800 will occur at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 23rd.
Nevertheless, Williams decided to stick to the plancs for a celebration of their history on home turf - and F1 23 players can obtain the special livery by simply logging into the game from July 10th to 23rd. They will then be able to claim the livery via the in-game mail system to use in My Team and F1 World.
Since 1977, the team founded by Frank Williams took nine Constructors' Championship and seven Drivers' Championship titles in Formula One, the most recent in both classifications in 1997 when Jacques Villeneuve secured his only F1 crown. Since then, Williams may have declined to its current backmarker role, but Grove-based team is one of the sports' icons without a doubt.
Williams is not the only team celebrating its heritage at Silverstone, however: In a nod to their 2006 to 2014 cars, old rivals McLaren adopted a special chrome livery to celebrate their 60-year anniversary, with Lando Norris even sporting a chrome helmet for the occasion. It is not yet known whether or not the livery will make its way to F1 23 as well.
Image credit: Williams Racing
The usual mix of black and dark blue on the Williams cars gets white accents for the British Grand Prix, including a Union Jack on the engine cover - for what is actually Williams' 799th F1 race: Due to the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola due to the flooding of the region earlier this year, the actual anniversary has been pushed back by a race, so start number 800 will occur at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 23rd.
Nevertheless, Williams decided to stick to the plancs for a celebration of their history on home turf - and F1 23 players can obtain the special livery by simply logging into the game from July 10th to 23rd. They will then be able to claim the livery via the in-game mail system to use in My Team and F1 World.
Since 1977, the team founded by Frank Williams took nine Constructors' Championship and seven Drivers' Championship titles in Formula One, the most recent in both classifications in 1997 when Jacques Villeneuve secured his only F1 crown. Since then, Williams may have declined to its current backmarker role, but Grove-based team is one of the sports' icons without a doubt.
Williams is not the only team celebrating its heritage at Silverstone, however: In a nod to their 2006 to 2014 cars, old rivals McLaren adopted a special chrome livery to celebrate their 60-year anniversary, with Lando Norris even sporting a chrome helmet for the occasion. It is not yet known whether or not the livery will make its way to F1 23 as well.
