F1 News: Two More Formula One Teams Announce 2024 Livery Reveal Dates

Both teams will launch their cars on the same day.

The Sauber and Williams F1 teams announced that they will be launching their 2024 contenders on February 5, 2024- two weeks before pre-season testing. The two teams are the second and third to announce the launch dates after Ferrari announced its February 13 launch date last week. 

Key Takeaways:

• Sauber and Williams F1 teams will unveil their 2024 cars on February 5, two weeks before pre-season testing, making them the second and third teams, after Ferrari, to announce their launch dates.
• Sauber will introduce its new car in an early evening event in London, showcasing the team's new identity in real-time. However, Audi branding won't appear until the German manufacturer's official takeover in 2026.
• Williams F1, retaining drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, aims to build on its commendable seventh-place finish in the 2023 Constructors' Championship. The team began work on the 2024 car after the Canadian Grand Prix.

Sauber has not revealed details about the launch. However, it has been revealed that, for the first time, there will be an early evening event in London where the team's new avatar will be showcased in real-time.

The team's chief recently confirmed that the Audi branding won't go on its car until the German manufacturer's official takeover in 2026. Sauber's driver lineup for 2024 is to remain unchanged as Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu retain their seats for the next season.

Coming to the Williams F1 team, no details about its launch event have been revealed yet. The British team is also to retain both its drivers- Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant for the next season.

Though the latter's future with the outfit had not been decided until the last moment, team principal James Vowles revealed that the American driver's ability to perform "under the pressure of the world stage" made him the perfect candidate for Williams. 

The team looks forward to next season to alleviate a commendable seventh-place finish in the Constructors' Championship of 2023. After all, it began work on the 2024 Formula 1 car long ago, after the Grand Prix in Canada this year.