Williams was one of a number of teams trying to evoke previous glory with a retro paint job, with ‘ Lotus-Renault‘ – an iteration of what is sometimes called ‘The Enstone team’, which started off life as Toleman, then became Benetton, Renault, Lotus-Renault and then back to Renault – favouring the black and gold of Team Lotus (a different Lotus altogether), and ‘ Team Lotus‘ – a third and entirely separate Lotus (are you still with me?) also trying to cash in on the success and heritage of the original Team Lotus by copying their 1950s & 1960s livery.Īt least Williams were harking back to an era in their own history for which they could claim credit, even if they found the success more difficult to replicate! The livery of the Williams FW33 was inspired by Williams’ Rothmans era of 1994 – 1997 (see Williams FW16), with a silver stripe and a metallic red stripe adding to the dark blue of previous seasons.
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