Williams: special rear wing in F1 Austin GP, chosen by fans. Williams and Kraken have just unveiled the design of the rear wing for Austin .

The Williams rear wing was selected after an online contest: it features six fictional characters dressed in outfits inspired by the team’s history.

Williams revamped in Austin

Williams and Kraken have just unveiled the design of the rear wing that will adorn the FW46 at the United States Grand Prix. As chosen by the fans, who voted for it among 12 options in the Rear Wing Takeover contest, the car will feature six digital alter egos of fans from the Williams Racing Cosmos Collection.

Each fan received their own digital alter ego and could have it appear on the car, then sent their design to Williams. The winning design, which gathered over 35,000 votes, features characters from the Cosmos Collection dressed in outfits inspired by different eras of the team’s history.

James Bower’s words

“We are always looking for innovative ways to showcase our proud history in F1 and our bold ambitions to our growing global fanbase, and the Williams Racing Cosmos Collection is a perfect example of this,” commented Williams commercial director James Bower. “The combination of the iconic Williams Racing brand with Web3 technology has proven to be extremely popular, and we can’t wait to see this eye-catching design on track.”