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# Williams kicks off fan vote for special Gulf F1 livery
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/williams-kicks-off-fan-vote-for-one-off-gulf-f1-livery/
- Published: 2023-05-26T12:23:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-28T12:09:04.000Z
- Description: The Williams Formula 1 team will run a special Gulf livery in three F1 grands prix later this year – with the exact design to be decided in a ‘tournament’ vote
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-center-center, #williams

The Williams Formula 1 team will run a special Gulf livery in three grands prix later this year – with the exact design to be decided in a ‘tournament’ vote.

Gulf Oil, which two years earlier had been the theme for a special McLaren livery in Monaco, became a Williams sponsor this year.

> Which one makes it to Singapore? 👀
> 
> Vote for the [@gulfoilintl](https://twitter.com/GulfOilIntl?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) livery YOU want to see on the FW45! 🤩👇[#WeAreWilliams](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreWilliams?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [#GulfxWilliams](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GulfxWilliams?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [#GulfFanLivery](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GulfFanLivery?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [pic.twitter.com/t1kO93vvMW](https://t.co/t1kO93vvMW?ref=the-race.com)
> 
> — Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) [May 26, 2023](https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1662051528222359554?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

Its footprint on the main livery on the FW45 is relatively minor – with the logo placed on what was otherwise a very similar livery to what Williams wore in 2022 – but the announcement also alluded to “fan-centric activation plans”.

The vote announced by Williams represents just that, with four livery options to choose from for the design – which will race in Singapore, Japan and Qatar.

![Unnamed (19)](https://storage.googleapis.com/the-race-com.appspot.com/1/2023/05/unnamed-19.jpg)

The Grove-based team has officially unveiled two designs for the first ‘semi-final’ – one dubbed ‘Bolder Than Bold’, which is primarily light blue with a smattering of orange, and another called ‘Contemporary’, which has more of an orange presence and also features ‘speed lines’.

![B94688f3f91be30754700c1324309f09e0e27266 3840x2160 (1)](https://storage.googleapis.com/the-race-com.appspot.com/1/2023/05/b94688f3f91be30754700c1324309f09e0e27266-3840x2160-1.png)

The ‘semi-final’ vote between the two of the liveries will be ongoing until 12pm BST (11am GMT) on June 4, while June 5 will kick off a contest between two other liveries – ‘Visionary’, which is a more sharp-coloured, almost BMW-esque interpretation, and ‘Heritage’, effectively a stripped-down classic Gulf livery.

The winners of the two head-to-heads then presumably pitted against one another. You can vote for [your favourite livery here.](https://www.williamsf1.com/gulf-livery?ref=the-race.com)