Williams has unveiled its revised Formula 1 livery for the upcoming 2020 season, which begins in a week’s time with the Austrian🀅 Grand Prix. 

The Grove-based outfit’s updated liওvery retains a similar design to the original but the ROK💝iT red has been replaced with a smart navy blue and light blue colour scheme. 

Canadian food manufacturer Sofina and Italian coffee brand Lavazza, both of which are linked to the team via Nicholas Latifi, also fea🔜tures prominently on the FW43 and driver overalls. 

The l𓂃ivery change comes after a split with title sponsor ROKiT last month prompted the need for a rethink of its colour scheme for the new campaign. 

While there was no spec꧙ific reason provided for the termination of the deal, it is understood that Williams’ engine supplier, Mercedes, is closin♕g in on striking a sponsorship agreement with the mobile phone manufacturer. 

ROKiT only joined Williams 🥂as its new title sponsor on the eve of the 2019 season and extended its deal until 2023 last sum♔mer. However, in May Williams announced the deal had ended with immediate effect. 

The Williams Group is currently searching for additional investment to help secure its long-term future in the sport. As well as replacement sp𝔍onsors, this also could include a partial, or꧙ full scale sale of the F1 team. 

Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams insisted 𒉰last month she ꧂was confident the team could attract new sponsors. 

“We very much feel that we look after our partners in a fantastic way,” she said. “There’s been plenty of evidence of that over the years 🦋with many of Williams’s partners remainin🎀g with the team in the long term.

“We have also, just in the past three months, put in a whole new process around our commercial proposition😼. We’re working with a new agency and we’re very much redeveloping the way in which we꧅ go and take Williams to market and we have huge confidence in that.

“Williams has♛ always done a good job attracting new partners into our sport, into our team and I believe and have every confidence that we will continue to do so.”