Carlos Sainz had the honour of taking the Williams FW47 for its first drive at Silverstone… once he worked out how to get in.
F1 2025 launch season is now well underway and after McLaren’s surprise launch and shakedown run in their new MCL39 at Silverstone on Thursday, it was over to Williams the next day to put their FW47 through its initial paces at the venue.
Carlos Sainz gets ‘lost’ at Silverstone
Williams has a fresh driver line-up for F1 2025 with Sainz making the move from Ferrari to become Alex Albon’s new team-mate, and both drivers were present at Silverstone – home of the British Grand Prix – as the FW47 was introduced to the world.
Sainz would be the one to take the FW47 for its first run, though his…