Button senses Williams 'shift' after huge new F1 deal

Jenson Button believes the fact that Williams has been able to lure a big title sponsorship shows a turnaround in the team's fortunes. 

For the first time since 2019, Williams will race with a title sponsor after signing a big money deal with Australian software developer Atlassian, its first since a deal with ROKiT. 

The new FW47 broke cover for the first time at Silverstone on February 14th, with new signing Carlos Sainz taking the car out for its first laps, with his signing regarded as a coup for Williams after the Spanish racer left Ferrari.

Boss James Vowles heavily courted Sainz having also worked hard to modernise Williams' approach - an effort team ambassador Button feels is now paying off.

"It just shows the progress that this team has been making over the years to land such a big partner as Atlassian, it is a big deal," the 2009 world champion explained.

"They can see where this team is going, they can see the leadership of this team and how they've turned it around over the last few years.

"With the new owners, it is a big shift for this team, but still having that family atmosphere at Williams is really, really special. 

"Everyone here is not just here because of their job, but they're passionate about motor racing and all of that together, we're going to see great progress in this team and 2025 is going to be really exciting year, we can sense that."